Garage mat under sled?

[Cubby]

I'm looking for something to put under the sled in the garage to catch the snow melt. Looking for something 3 ft x 8 ft. Any ideas? Looking for cheap, easy, and portable (non permanent).

After a ride I leave the sled on the driveway and knock off as much snow and ice as I can. But once I move it into my garage it melts a bit. I don't have a drain in the garage (I asked when we built the house and its illegal) and of course the garage floor now slopes the wrong way where I store the sled.

 

[steiner]

I asked when we built house and its illegal

I really hate it when they give you that line of BS. There is a way you can to do it but most are to lazy give out that info and do the work.

You can build your own catch pan with a sheet of plywood, a couple of 2x2's and some Blueskin. Border the plywood with the 2x2 and then line the pan with the self adhereing and sealing Blueskin.
The biggest obstacle is getting the sled over the edge of the pan unless you have a lift and place it into the pan.

TY member Irv has a pic somewhere in these forums where he has a Princess Auto sled lift and some plastic pan below the sled.

 

[Cubby]

Thanks Steiner. My sister's house in Southdale in Winnipeg has a drain!

I thought about the plywood with a pan underneath. I may go that route. I looked at some garage mats online but they are all bigger for a car.

I would really like a rubber mat or two. I have found some mats for snowblowers but they are only 3 ft x 4 ft and $40 each. Someone on another site recommend a pet crate mat. Looking into those too.

 

[Grimm]

Maybe you could find a used 8 foot bedliner from a truck for easy drive on/off ability? Mount it on a slightly sloped base so that when the snow melts, it drains towards and out the garage door.

 

[YammyRX1]

You can buy 4' x 6' x 3/4" rubber horse stall mats at TSC. There are larger ones but I'm not sure where to find in Canada:

http://www.tscstores.com/Stall-Mats-C181.aspx

http://www.coastalfarm.com/product.cfm?pid=2077

 

[Yamadog]

I use cow mats. They are sold at your local feed store and come in several sizes - made out of hard rubber to protect cow & horse hooves on concrete.

There is no lip to stop the water from flowing off but you could make a frame out of 2" x 2"'s then caulk around it lay the mat on and attach it with screws with fender washers to the frame. and then flip it over.

I would paint the wood first to protect it.

I have used them for years on my open 2 place over the plywood to protect it from the massive amount of studs I used to run.

 

[Cubby]

Those horse mats would be perfect. Need to find a TSC.

 

[Irv]

I asked when we built house and its illegal

I really hate it when they give you that line of BS. There is a way you can to do it but most are to lazy give out that info and do the work.

You can build your own catch pan with a sheet of plywood, a couple of 2x2's and some Blueskin. Border the plywood with the 2x2 and then line the pan with the self adhereing and sealing Blueskin.
The biggest obstacle is getting the sled over the edge of the pan unless you have a lift and place it into the pan.

TY member Irv has a pic somewhere in these forums where he has a Princess Auto sled lift and some plastic pan below the sled.

I purchased some "under the bed" type storage bins in hopes of using them for the snow melt but even they were too wide so I ended up just using the lids that came with them.
I do have to wet vac the water up before it has completely melted sometimes but that depends on how much is in the skid prior to bringing it in the garage.
Pics are in this post, can't show seperately due to being at work.
http://www.ty4stroke.com/viewtopic.php?t=121852

 

[Beech]

I have a sled lift and when the sled is up on the lift
I slide a metal pan (door off an old oil furnace) just below the track at a slight angle and let it drain
into a 4 gal pail.
The sled being off the floor, the ice and snow will
melt quickly if the garage is heated. The pail will
usually be full and then some at times.

 

[ApexSE/Vector]

I use a 2x2 bordered tray measuring 6ft x 2ft and used leftover laminate floor planks as the base instead of plywwod (cheaper and lighter) screwed and siliconed together. I place a 1.5" x 16" x6ft piece of hard styrofoam insulation underneath and wet vac in morning. The styrofoam allows studs to easily penetrate and place no undue stress on track as opposed to sitting on a hard surface. I do this for my wifes' sled also and raise them up with a homemade hoist made from 2x4's, heavy duty casters, a 1500 lb atv style winch, lawn tractor battery and a battery tender. It also works great for track tension and alignment, studding, skid removal etc and saves my back from lifting these gas filled, snow caked beasts on to shop dollies to turn them around. I routinely shop vac 30-40 pounds of melted snow from each sled. I usually let the snow melt for about 2-3 drinks and then vac otherwise, if left all night, the melted snow sometimes over flows the 2x4's!

 

[couch]

Maybe you could find a used 8 foot bedliner from a truck for easy drive on/off ability? Mount it on a slightly sloped base so that when the snow melts, it drains towards and out the garage door.

X's 2
was thinking the same thing

 

[TOMBOB]

garage mat

I think you guys are making this to difficult. place sled in garage over drain
use a tarp and cardboard make tent over your sled use a turbo heater
20 min clean use rubber hammer get hard stuff

TOMBOB

 

[YammyRX1]

Re: garage mat

I think you guys are making this to difficult. place sled in garage over drain
use a tarp and cardboard make tent over your sled use a turbo heater
20 min clean use rubber hammer get hard stuff

TOMBOB

Canada makes it difficult- garage drains are not allowed in most areas and Cubby stated that his floor slopes the wrong way.

 

[Bigfish]

another vote for the stall mat.
4' x 6' was $40 at the local Co-op

 

[canadianhunter]

For my 136"s I use old fridge doors, the one off a 24" wide, seal holes with silicon and duct tape. Knock some of the ice and snow off outside, the drive into the garage and lift rear 8" to 10". Position the fridge door correctly and it catches all but an oz. or 2 of the melt.