One more device to help our fat and lazy American kids get even fatter and lazier. Bravo America! Bravo!

Spot on BJG! I had two FAT families blocking the 8 foot wide isle whilst trying to enter Lowes last weekend, they could not decide where to go, and yes I was not polite, my gawd the husband and wives 45\" BUTTS easy, that move for a minute when they stop walking, pigs

I wouldn\'t go that far? If your out skiing or sledding your being quite physical anyways! And speaking as some one who does those activities I wouldn\'t mind having one of those at my disposal at all and I\'m FAR from fat and lazy! :-)

another use could be as a portable well-puller. if you\'ve ever had to replace your submersible well pump, you know how hard it is, especially if you have to pull 150\' or more . . . this is a good invention . . .

We have a rather old portable unit for pulling our boat up on the beach. It has an electric motor driving a winch. One speed, one clutch.

I would think a radio remote control would be a nice enhancement, especially for shifting up or down or stopping completely if needed.
Disregard the fat comments. Being out there active in the snow much better for you than sitting on the couch eating chips. People using this device will still get just as good of a work out. They will just get to go down the hill a lot more times before they get exhausted and want to go in for cocoa. :-)
Great Idea!!

Nice home build project but nothing new here. Home-made rope tows have been around for a long time. I operated one forty years ago and it wasn\'t a new idea then either.

There are better ways to pull a well but looks like a great way to pull a sled.

We had a great hill on my grandparents far, we used the PTO from John Deere with an old steel car rim and a rope. that was 35 yrs ago. Our Challenge was not ending up in the frozen river. All in all I like the idea I am thinking beats hiking up hill to snowboard jumps over and over.

Just get a big dog. Our big black family mutt used to race the sled to the bottom of the hill, the kids would then hitch him to it and I would call him. It was a scary ride back up the hill, but way more fun than some smelly motor winch running on Colonel Ghaddafi\'s oil.