I tried to start this right at midnight to kick off the my October intro into ice fishing, but there must have been a maintenance thing happening with the blog site, luckily the auto save feature was still working before the lockout.
First up is the new heavy duty hitch available from Shappell . I have one already, and it is a big improvement over what was available before. You can tell right away, just from feeling the weight in your hand that this thing has been beefed up. When you lookfor it on the website, its under the new products for this season. This really is the type of hitch you need for running long distances over the ice, and jumping cracks. It was actually designed for those who run on Saginaw Bay. It will work on my shanty or my sleds and just connects to the back of my quad by a keeper hitch pin.
Talked to the guys at Frank’s Great Outdoors, they have them in stock already. The hitch retails for $39.99, which is really pretty good, most hitches of this quality go for at least 59 bucks, or more.
This is what you get:
# JSH-HD
Heavy Duty 1″ Sq. Tube Arms.
Arms Adjust from 3″ to 30″ Wide.
Use with ATV or Snowmobile.
Pinless Connection to Sled.
Bindless Connection to Vehicle.
40″ Long
