Tobagans/Skimmers

Have never seen the 10' Artic Mule Snowmobile Skimmer (MacKenzie freighter) made of fiberglass but looking at it on the net it wouldn't work for us here.  That skimmer would be fine on relatively flat ground doing long hauls but our trails are windy and steep hills.  The long 10' would have a hard time cornering between the big trees here.  Even our 800 Skandic couldn't pull that fiberglass one here for any distance without getting into lots of trouble.  Also to have to unhook the skimmer and turn it around would be hard with that heavy one.   Right now we have a light Trail Boggan 93" x 26" x 12" deep. We try to keep it lightly loaded with the heaviest stuff loaded right in the middle.  We also had trouble with snow and slush coming into the skimmer from the back of the skidoo.  How we fixed it was by putting a 3/8" sheet of plywood over the tongue and tracing the pattern 1" larger.  Then drill 5 or 6 holes in the plywood and wire it to the tongue (tried Nyties first but they don't last).  This turns into a great bench for loading the springs on conibears  etc. I put large loads of firewood it this skimmer and the sides bulge out..... but the next day all is back to normal.  I worry that the fiberglass might not be so forgiving in the cold.   If you find your skimmer still tippy lower the mounting of the tongue bars on the skimmer.  I had to do that with the smaller ....2 or 3 time the weight..... covered green Trapper skimmer).

Bottom side of tongue.

I'm surprised that no one has thought of a shock between the tongue and the front of the sled to stop the violent teeter tottering that happens out on the bumpy trail....  the front slams down and the back flips up.