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Just pulled from the mold, my new double ended concrete sled it weighs 177lbs.

I modified this sled with plywood and sheet metal for the sled row.

New sled made from light weight concrete weighs in at 278 lbs. and now I use concrete blocks made from one 80 lbs. bag each of regular quickcrete the weights varry from 82 to 87 lbs. with a total weight at about 790 lbs. 800 with a small block I made from left over concrete.

Friction Coefficient

With this scale I came up with a friction coefficient on grass of about .53 after pulling 177, 277, and 302 lbs. After doing that I looked up the friction coefficient of car tires on concrete which is about .015. So with a little more research led me to the approximate weight of trucks so that I can attempt to prepare for truck pulls by pulling the concrete sled. Here it is.

Vehicle

Vehicle Weight

Force in Pounds to Move on Flat Concrete

Calculated Weight for Concrete Sled on Grass

1/2 ton

4500

67.5

127.358325

3/4 ton

7500

112.5

212.263875

2 ton

10400

156

294.33924

loaded 2 ton

30000

450

849.0555

empty semi and trailer

35000

525

990.56475

full 18 wheeler

80000

1200

2264.148

small jetliner empty

110000

1650

3113.2035

medium jetliner empty

200000

3000

5660.37

The peak of 415lbf on the scale display occurred during Mike’s pull for 25′ at 362 lbs.

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