Great video! We did a similar thing. We live near a famous kayak/snorkel spot that fills up on the weekends. They wont let cars in but bikes can get in. We like to use their kayak launch, so we made a kayak towbar for each of our bikes.
Could you show a close up of how you "attach" the kayak to the steel tube? I really enjoyed your video. This is a much more inexpensive option than buying an entire kayak trailer that attaches to the bike.
You know what... You are absolutely right on the pulling a beach cart for surf fishing... That one totally skipped my train of thought... I guess I'll be following your lead on that one... Awesome! Thanks for pointing that one out! 😊👍👍👍👍
Very nice. Great way to get back into those lakes where there’s only a service road I have a canoe trailer and am wondering if I could build a contraption to the bike. Just unhitch the trailer from the truck and attach it to the bike. Those trailers are so light that I’m thinking that could work.
Yes sir it is! One of the most reliable toyota cars a person can own. I owned it for thirteen years and just sold it a couple of weeks ago and I'm probably going to regret it. 😳
I know it's simple for some..yet I have not that much with bike hitches and riding with a trailer. I'm doing DIY bike trailer . I find my needs change . Love your video but I still in mad search to see the system connect action and the. Way it connects to cart. Hope that makes sense. Maybe you could update as a 2nd with this added?
Hi JourneyBrook! The tow hitch bar extending past your bicycle seat does not connect to a kayak cart but only to the nose of the kayak itself. Here is a link to an image showing how I hang the nose of the kayak off the end of the tow bar. Hopefully this info helps you out and thanks for watching the video. 😊👍 floridafishhunter.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/img_2410.jpg
Thanks! Depending how steep of a hill it can be since the 3 wheeler is a single speed bike as opposed to a 5 or 10 speed bike where you can change gears to make for easier pedaling up a hill.
A little late but, yes, can be a little difficult if you're riding single speed. However, if you have some gears with the bike you're riding then you should be OK because that Kayak weighs probably around 50lbs and wheel-aided. I've hauled a person who weights more than 100lbs on a bike back rack, feels like a dead weight, and it was fine going uphill (not super steep 45deg type of course) using 9sp bike.
Thanks TJ! No clue on what the max weight would be for the square steel tube but if the kayak is center weighted correctly on the cart, as it should be, there will not be much static weight at all on the end of the tube to contend with as the general forces on the tow bar itself will be mainly linear when it's pulling. In the video you can see when I'm pulling (6:19) that the tow rope is slack most of the time indicating that there is almost no static weight pulling down against the tow bar. I balance out the kayak to keep just enough weight on the nose to maintain some tension between the tow rope and the tow tube. I have not tried out the slayer but I can tell you that the abaco kayak shown in the video feels much heavier to me than the slayer when I'm picking it up so with that said the slayer would be just as easy, if not easier to pull due to its shorter length when compared to the abaco.
Hi Dale, I have never had any issues with this setup using parachord handles when towing. Parachord has a weight capacity of 550 lbs which are the ones that came on my kayak which I use tow with. When a kayak is properly balanced on a cart there is barely any weight being placed on the nose of the kayak which makes it an ideal situation for when towing.
floridafishhunter I think you have the best set up for what you have gong on there. I didn’t care for the hanging rope idea more for the esthetics value than function. I decided to use a mid size spring I found a Ace; I covered that with some anti chaffing material used to cover hydraulic hoses. Again; the rope is perfectly functional I’m sure but the spring does dampen the swinging and jerking when starting or stopping and I’m pulling my kayak with a two wheel bicycle. I also used a golf bag cart so; there are a few differences.
looks like it works. The hitch is in my opinion not well designed though. Those four bolts to clamp your seat post is not a good way to go. A better way would be to have a clamping sleeve and have a bolt going in from the side, hence locking it in position properly without clamping and damaging the seat post. But you would need to drill a hole through the seat post. And there is no reason to remove the seat. just pull the seatpost out.
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Great video! We did a similar thing. We live near a famous kayak/snorkel spot that fills up on the weekends. They wont let cars in but bikes can get in. We like to use their kayak launch, so we made a kayak towbar for each of our bikes.
That is awesome! Thanks for sharing! 😊👍
Thanks - the 'dumb stick extreme' was sold out...I found your video...essentially the same product for $52 delivered vs over a $100...very helpful!
Thanks Noah! I'm glad the video helped you out. 😊👍
Could you show a close up of how you "attach" the kayak to the steel tube? I really enjoyed your video. This is a much more inexpensive option than buying an entire kayak trailer that attaches to the bike.
Thanks Sara! 😊👍 Here ya go: floridafishhunter.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/img_2410.jpg
That is a great idea! Makes me think I could rig something for pulling my beach cart down the beach for surf fishing. Thanks for the idea!
You know what... You are absolutely right on the pulling a beach cart for surf fishing... That one totally skipped my train of thought... I guess I'll be following your lead on that one... Awesome! Thanks for pointing that one out! 😊👍👍👍👍
Cool idea. I guess there a lot of things that could be towed that way
Very nice. Great way to get back into those lakes where there’s only a service road
I have a canoe trailer and am wondering if I could build a contraption to the bike. Just unhitch the trailer from the truck and attach it to the bike. Those trailers are so light that I’m thinking that could work.
Off topic, but that's a sweet red Tercel you have parked there! I used to have a '97 Tercel coupe...still miss that car.
Yes sir it is! One of the most reliable toyota cars a person can own. I owned it for thirteen years and just sold it a couple of weeks ago and I'm probably going to regret it. 😳
@@FFHTV Hope it found a good home! I had mine until it threw a rod while I was delivering pizza LOL.
Good stuff... I wish I lived close enough to the water to use a bike
Thanks! 😊👍
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You're welcome! And Thank you for watching! 😊👍
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Thats awesome thanks for this
Thanks for watching Mike! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 😊👍
Hi I enjoyed your video I was wondering what type of upgrade would you do so that I can pull a pro angler 12 (120 pounds) thank you kindly
I know it's simple for some..yet I have not that much with bike hitches and riding with a trailer. I'm doing DIY bike trailer . I find my needs change . Love your video but I still in mad search to see the system connect action and the. Way it connects to cart. Hope that makes sense. Maybe you could update as a 2nd with this added?
Hi JourneyBrook! The tow hitch bar extending past your bicycle seat does not connect to a kayak cart but only to the nose of the kayak itself. Here is a link to an image showing how I hang the nose of the kayak off the end of the tow bar. Hopefully this info helps you out and thanks for watching the video. 😊👍 floridafishhunter.files.wordpress.com/2022/04/img_2410.jpg
@@FFHTV Thank You! 💯😀
@@FFHTV 🤣🤣 Fancy stuff. I got it from here. Been trying to use stiff and fixed hook up. This will work better .
@@FFHTV Thank You👍💐
Good job sir, Is it difficult to go uphill with 3 wheels and kayak?
Thanks! Depending how steep of a hill it can be since the 3 wheeler is a single speed bike as opposed to a 5 or 10 speed bike where you can change gears to make for easier pedaling up a hill.
A little late but, yes, can be a little difficult if you're riding single speed. However, if you have some gears with the bike you're riding then you should be OK because that Kayak weighs probably around 50lbs and wheel-aided. I've hauled a person who weights more than 100lbs on a bike back rack, feels like a dead weight, and it was fine going uphill (not super steep 45deg type of course) using 9sp bike.
Very cool! What do you figure is the max tow weight for that 1x1x36? Did you try the slayer on it?
Thanks TJ! No clue on what the max weight would be for the square steel tube but if the kayak is center weighted correctly on the cart, as it should be, there will not be much static weight at all on the end of the tube to contend with as the general forces on the tow bar itself will be mainly linear when it's pulling. In the video you can see when I'm pulling (6:19) that the tow rope is slack most of the time indicating that there is almost no static weight pulling down against the tow bar. I balance out the kayak to keep just enough weight on the nose to maintain some tension between the tow rope and the tow tube. I have not tried out the slayer but I can tell you that the abaco kayak shown in the video feels much heavier to me than the slayer when I'm picking it up so with that said the slayer would be just as easy, if not easier to pull due to its shorter length when compared to the abaco.
Yeah that's true. Getting the load balanced is tough with my c-tug, but your cart looks a lot better since it's wider.
Max tongue weight should be around 10% of trailer gross weight =D
Are you using a caribiner to attach the kayak to the hitch? What size? Also, what is the weight of your kayak?
No, I just used the carry strap on the nose of the kayak which was just a looped chord with a plastic handle on it.
The kayak in the video is 80-90 pounds
this set up looks great! cant seem to find the weeride hitch anywhere though :(
Thanks Cody! Yes I'm guessing a lot of thing that were coming from china are now back logged to the local retailers... :(
Need to show the connection
The dangling rope connection kinda makes it look; ummmm 😒.
Hi Dale, I have never had any issues with this setup using parachord handles when towing. Parachord has a weight capacity of 550 lbs which are the ones that came on my kayak which I use tow with. When a kayak is properly balanced on a cart there is barely any weight being placed on the nose of the kayak which makes it an ideal situation for when towing.
floridafishhunter I think you have the best set up for what you have gong on there. I didn’t care for the hanging rope idea more for the esthetics value than function.
I decided to use a mid size spring I found a Ace; I covered that with some anti chaffing material used to cover hydraulic hoses.
Again; the rope is perfectly functional I’m sure but the spring does dampen the swinging and jerking when starting or stopping and I’m pulling my kayak with a two wheel bicycle. I also used a golf bag cart so; there are a few differences.
looks like it works. The hitch is in my opinion not well designed though. Those four bolts to clamp your seat post is not a good way to go. A better way would be to have a clamping sleeve and have a bolt going in from the side, hence locking it in position properly without clamping and damaging the seat post. But you would need to drill a hole through the seat post. And there is no reason to remove the seat. just pull the seatpost out.