DIY Knees Over Toes Guy Sled - How to Make Weighted Sled for Kneesovertoesguy Exercises
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- Tiny Tank Weighted Sled for Grass / Turf thetibfactory.com/products/ti...
Tiny Tank Weighted Sled for Hardwood / Courts thetibfactory.com/products/ti...
Other affordable Knees Over Toes Equipment I make can be found at www.thetibfactory.com.
2” Felt Pads if making Hardwood / Court Version amzn.to/3y57urt
You should be able to find the other materials at your local hardware store.
Good luck with your build and thanks for watching!
I’m about to give you everything you need to make your own knees over toes guy inspired
weighted sled
For those that want to support the channel or don’t have the materials, tools, time, or skillset to make your own,
my sled design is available for purchase at www.thetibfactory.com.
You can find the link in the description below
There are two different versions of this weighted sled and I’m going to walk you through how to make both.
One is made for grass and turf
the other is made for hardwood and indoor courts
While knees over toes guy didn’t invent the weighted sled,
he did popularize the concept of reversing out knee pain
which I have personally benefited from in my own training
The Tiny Tank weighted sled includes pull handles
These can be used for quad dominant backwards sled drags
As well as glute and hamstring dominant forward sled drags
The max weight capacity is 365 lbs when using metal weights
and the sled breaks down for easy portability to and from the gym or field.
To start the build, you will need
(2) 19-¾” 2x3 cut on 45 degree angles top to bottom
(3) 10-¼” 2x3 with 1 pc marked marked on center on the face and 1pc marked at 3-¾” and 6-½” on the side
(1) 6-½” 1x3
(2) 18-⅛” 1x2 cut on 45 degree angles side to side
(2) 11-¾” 1x2 cut on 45 degree angles top to bottom
(12) 1-⅝” wood screws
(5) 2-½” wood screws
(1) 5/16” x 2-½” x 5” U-Bolt with a face plate
(4) 5/16” bolts
(1) ¼” x 2-¼” Hitch Pin
(1) 2-⅛” pc of ¾” PVC
(1) ¾” coupling
and
(1) 14-¾” long pc of 1-¼” PVC
For assembly I’m using a worx drill so that I can pre-drill and drill at the same time
Drill your center marked 2x3 on a drill press using a 1-1/16” forstner bit.
Hammer your ¾” pc of PVC into the ¾” coupling
Insert your PVC into the 1-1/16” hole in your 2x3 and secure it with a 2-½” screw through the side.
Make sure to pre-drill all of your holes so that you don’t split the wood.
You can use a washer to keep your screw from poking through the side of your 2x3.
Drill a ¼” hole through both the 1-¼” PVC and the ¾” PVC coupling.
The hole should be ⅜” up from the bottom of the PVC.
This is where your hitch pin will go so that you can break your sled down for portability
This hole can be a little tricky to line up so I am using a jig I made for the drill press.
Drill your other 2x3 that has the 2 markings with a 5/16” forstner bit.
I’m drilling from both the top and the bottom on this pc because the drill bit I have isn’t long enough to reach all the way through.
Insert your U-bolt and tap it down into the holes.
Now attach the faceplate on the back and the 2 bolts on each side to keep the face plate from moving.
Assemble the top of the sled by connecting the longer pcs of 1x2 to the center pcs of 2x3 using 1-⅝” screws.
The pc connected to the PVC shaft goes in the middle and the u bolt pc will go in the front of the sled.
Like before, make sure to pre drill your holes
Next we are going to make the skis.
Sand down all of the sharp edges including the bottom edges to make sure that your wood doesn’t split if it hits any debris while you are dragging it.
For the hardwood version of the sled, you will attach (3) 2” felt pads to the bottom of each sled for a total of 6 pads. It’s easiest to do this step at the very end.
For the grass and turf sled, cut down 2 pcs of peel and stick vinyl flooring to 16-½” x 2-⅜”
After removing any sawdust, attach the 2 plastic skis to the bottom of the wood skis and make sure they are fully secure.
From here, sand every edge of the vinyl to make sure there aren’t any edges to catch while the sled is moving across the grass or turf
Attach the wooden skis to the top assembly of the sled using (4) 2-½” wood screws placed in each corner of the sled
Attach the shorter pcs of 1x2 on the top of the front and back of the sled.
These will provide a surface for the weight to sit on so that all of the weight isn’t resting on your hitch pin in the middle.
Once the sled is assembled, flip it over and attach the PC of 1x3 using (2) 1-⅝” screws to cover the hole on the bottom
At this point you can connect the felt pads to the bottom of the sled if you are making the hardwood version.
Lastly you need to assemble your pull handles. For the handles, I am using 2 PCS of 6-½” long ¾” PVC that I have sanded to remove and sharp edges.
The black rope I’m using is 16 ft long and tied on each side to secure each handle.
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Tiny Tank Weighted Sled for Grass / Turf thetibfactory.com/products/tiny-tank-weighted-sled-grass-turf
Tiny Tank Weighted Sled for Hardwood / Courts thetibfactory.com/products/tiny-tank-weighted-sled-hardwood-court
Other affordable Knees Over Toes Equipment I make can be found at www.thetibfactory.com.
2” Felt Pads if making Hardwood / Court Version amzn.to/3y57urt
You should be able to find the other materials at your local hardware store.
Good luck with your build and thanks for watching!
Tiny Tank Sled for Standard Weights now available! thetibfactory.com/collections/weighted-sleds
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Need to make this
@@RB3thefuture in the description
"Affordable and portable" ... I like it.
Thanks!
I recently bought the Tiny Tank for grass. I’ve been using it every day after my workouts in my backyard and am loving it. Best $90 I’ve ever spent.
That's awesome, thanks for the feedback!
Beautiful design! Thank you for sharing it 😊
Thanks! Sure thing!
This is rad, great work and thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
You're a stud, Petie!
Haha thanks
Mic drop. This is awesome. Im a 54 year old who hasn't strength trained in far too long. Knees are good, but the sled drag caught my eye as something novel. I have no plans to join a gym or spend $100s on something that will likely end up sitting in my garage. This checks all my boxes. Thank you and kudos.
Sure thing!
Brilliant and so simple. Great work! I'm gonna try make one of these
Thanks! Good luck with your build
Weekend project sorted. Thanks.
You're welcome! Hope the build goes well
Awesome video, thank you for the specs in the description!
Thanks for watching!
That's a great design! Thanks for sharing. Gonna build one of these!
No problem, good luck with the build!
Great video, thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Good job man!
Thank you!
definitely could have built it, but I love the mission, just ordered the asphalt one with extra cleats. Thank you!
Awesome, thanks for the order!
I had set a $100 budget for a weight sled. Almost bought one on Amazon and then I found your video. I definitely have the skills and tools to do this but I’m going to let you handle it for me. Just placed an order!
Thanks for the order!
Thanks!
you're welcome!
thank you!
No problem!
OMG. Your amazing!! After my brother in law makes my slant board this will be his next project. I would love to buy from you but I would imagine the postage to New Zealand would make it a tad too expensive.
Haha your brother in law has quite the to do list now! Hope the builds go well!
Awesome
Thanks!
Great design. Though I recommend having the ability to pull from both directions. I've found turning the sled around (while loaded with weights) becomes arduous after time. Being able to simply pull the sled the other way would be ideal. At least for shorter places like hallways or limited lawn spaces 👍
Thanks! Yes ideally you want a decent amount of room to turn around with this design. If you maintain constant tension while turning rather than stopping and pivoting it around it feels very fluid but you need enough room to do so
Sounds like another set of rope/handles on the other side would solve the issue?
Nice
Thanks!
Beautiful, I'm building this tomorrow out of the scraps I have laying around. Need to figure out what I can put on the bottom to make it suitable for concrete and them I'm all set!
Awesome!
Did you come up with a solution? Only spot I have that's really suitable is the driveway. So I've got the same cement issue. Worried it'll just chew through the rails.
Scrap hard wood flooring? Any hard wood. Or any wood really, just be ready to replace it after a while. Wood would make less noise than metal.
@@IamHattman I'm going to try the white cutting boards that you would typically use for chicken and cut it into strips, and counter sink the screw heads, theyll eventually wear down but should be easy to replace and could probably get atleast 2 sets from one board
PVC pipe?
This is amazing. I'd love to purchase one as well as support. So you guys deliver to UK mainland?
Thanks! Yes we deliver to the UK
This is a great design. I'm trying to replicate this build at home and was wondering where you bought the UHMW plastic since I will be using on concrete and asphalt. Thanks!
You can get it at wood supply stores or other places online. Big box stores don't have it
Hey, looks cool, good work! Would either work for very thin carpet? (The fitness area is on second floor of a gym gym (court), but there's a large hallway/pathway I could use this at, but it's thinly carpeted. (I don't want to do any dmg either)
If so, which one would you recommend?
Thanks!
Thanks! The grass/turf model will work well on thin carpet. Should have a similar glide to turf
Amazing! I really like the design as well. I have very little experience with the training method. How do you think this would perform on the beach?
I think it would dig in too much in the sand but you could always modify the bottom with more surface area
Makes sense. I'll just try it out and report back. Thanks for the reply!
I really like the small size - and I'll be checking out your other kit!
Awesome!
Just put a metal eye hook through the side of a tire. Throw two cut 2x4’s inside the tire throw weights on and drag with whatever you want as your rope or chain or whatever very easy
I'm about to get one by the end of this month, the one for concrete draggin. Are the plataforms on that one Made out of metal?
The concrete one has uhmw cleats on it which is a high durability, low friction plastic that is designed for use on concrete and asphalt
instead of PVC, but a little heavier and more expensive is using black pipe flange and black pipe
Black pipe works great for a permanent setup! The problem I have found is with the threads if you undo the pipe from the flange a bunch of times. It eventually starts sticking which makes the sled much less portable if you can't get the pipe off. With the PVC it's easy to break down and throw in a gym bag!
@@ThePetieProject probably true about the threads.
Is there anyway to make this into a push sled, or is doing the reverse drag recreating the same activation.
The forward sled drag is the same activation as it relates to the lower body as a push sled. Feet, calves/Achilles, hamstrings and glutes. The stretch on the shoulders behind feels really nice too
I noticed your grip is elbows extended. Thoughts on the tucked position?
You can use both! Tucked position is definitely more fatigue on the upper body so you will get a fuller body stimulus if that what's your going for. Another thing I like to do with the tiny tank that I didn't show in the video is a slow smooth constant row while going backwards and keeping tension on the rope the whole time.
Do your arms interfere with the legs getting a proper workout with the pulling motion going into the arms rather than the center of the body?
Not at all. And if you want to pull strictly from the hips in reverse, you can run a dip belt through the handles
Ordered a Tiny Tank and love its simplicity. One coat of polyurethane and I'm shredding grassy fields left and right...
Any tips for not straining the lower back? I've tried to keep my back straight and pelvis tilted backwards but I still seem to round it. I'm pulling 100 lbs and don't feel like it's that much... but the back pain is killing me. :(
Glad you are enjoying the tiny tank! One position you can play with to keep your back more active is keeping the arms flexed at 90 degrees by your side. If you hold them out in front you may be breaking at the mid line a little too much. Try this and see how it feels. You can also play with a rowing motion while moving backwards to keep the low back more active. If it's strained and you need to reload it for a few sessions, you can also connect the handles to a dip belt and pull only from the waist. Hope this helps, thanks for the order, and thanks for the positive feedback!
@@ThePetieProject Great advice, thanks!
I wonder if a person can buy PVC tubes and drill to wood with a plate or two to do on concrete? As the concrete wears away the PVC which hopefully lasts a month or two just put on new ones. What do you think?
I use UHMW cleats for concrete. It works great! It's a high durability, low friction plastic. You can buy just the cleats from my website at www.thetibfactory.com if you want to make your own and add the cleats. I also sell a asphalt/concrete version there. If you want to cut your own cleats down to size, just make sure the plastic is UHMW instead of PVC. It will cut through the pvc like butter if you pull it on concrete
Are you going to make a sled that fits standard weight plates as well?
It's in the works! Aiming to release it next week. Will keep you posted!
Tiny Tank Sled for Standard 1" Weights Out Now! thetibfactory.com/collections/weighted-sleds
I got your sled and I like it, but the hitch seems to be in the way of the plates and they don't sit stable. Is there a specific kind of plate you use with some indentation or is it supposed to be like this?
Can you please email me a photo so I can figure out a solution for you? I've never heard of this issue before. The plates should sit completely flat and be stable. No specific weight plate required
@@ThePetieProject hey sorry for taking this long. To reply back.
I will see if I can get a picture, but I think the issue is that the diameter plates I have is smaller than the sleds end brackets so it sits in that lower level the hitch is. If I get at leats one plate of the diameter you have I can just put the rest above so it avoids the issue.
So what diameter plates or what brand/type do you use?
Will the court one work on pavement?
I have a new model out for pavement! thetibfactory.com/collections/weighted-sleds
Could this work on a driveway or concrete pavement?
Neither sled is rated for long term use on concrete. Working on a solution for this in the future!
Would I be able to sprint on grass with this?
Hmm haven't tried sprinting with it. I don't see why not if you used a different harness
Hello how to make useable in a gym floor?
Uhmw is good for the gym floor as well as concrete and asphalt. There is a uhmw model available at www.thetibfactory.com
Can you use a wheelbarrow?
You could get some benefit but different stimulus than you get with the sled. Much more upper body with the wheelbarrow. Better than nothing if it's all you have
you knew what it was for lol
Haha
How well do think this would do on gravel?
Hmm, I wouldn't recommend it for gravel. I think it would get hung up a lot
@@ThePetieProject any ideas for making a sled for gravel?
@@2ndchancefitnessnutrition175 I think something with off-road tires would be your best bet. Maybe some really heavy duty multi terrain casters. You may be able to find a heavy duty multidirectional yard cart that you could modify. Anything that is sliding rather than rolling will have issues in the gravel
Hi sir would this make noise on concrete
I have a concrete version now available at www.thetibfacyory.com that uses UHMW cleats on the bottom. Its relatively quiet but will still make some noise. The smoother the concrete, the less noise
Are you still selling these any discount for veterens
Yes, still for sale! Shoot me an email at thepetieproject@gmail.com and I'll give you a code for vet discount
Does anyone have total cost and time to make this?
It's highly dependent on what tools and materials you have access to. Hopefully someone else with chime in with their own personal experience. Thanks for watching and good luck with your build!
Thicc stixx
haha
Awesome video thanks, now that I actually have a garage with a work bench, I'm gonna dig into this, and the slant board. Have you tried building the type of weight sled which uses solid vertical bars as hand holds to push? (Like the kind you might buy from Rogue for example)
Glad you enjoyed it! I haven't made a push sled. One of the gyms I got to has one so I mix it up between pushing that one, forwards drags with the tiny tank, as well as cable machine sled
It looks like the 19 2/3” pieces is not 2x3, are they 3x3?
They are 2x3. Actual exact size for US 2x3 is is 1.5" x 2.5"
Are you saying the 2 ”skis” (19 3/4”) are the same dimension as the 3 pieces of 10” that sits in the middle? 🧐 It looks like the 19” pieces are square and the other ones rectangular? I’m just trying to get it right, building it right now 🙂
@@30000jerry yes, all the pcs you are asking about are made out of 2x3 which is 1.5"x2.5" in USA
A tire would work too
Or a sack of potatoes
Was there a limiting factor for how much weight you could put on the sled?
Height of the weight pole primarily. It can hold 360 lbs if you are using metal weights. Structurally, it can hold much more, I just didn't want any chance of it tipping over when turning since the sled itself has such a small footprint for portability.
@@ThePetieProject thank you for responding!