I’ve literally just purchased a set of wheels for my kayak and first time out I put them at one end. What a fool! Thanks for sharing this, I definitely won’t make the same mistake again 🙂

Wow, thanks for this incredible video. I am a 54 year old woman, trying to make things easier on my body. Waiting for the delivery of my first fishing kayak. Thanks again😁

@spiltmilt

2 жыл бұрын

That's great! I hope you enjoy your new kayak.

Placement was definitely my issue on the first day out. It was a rough start. But I'm learning what works and doesn't. Especially with videos like this.

Foundations of basic leverage 👌👌 It's funny how easily we can forget how to work smarter, not harder. Thank you, my friend.

Wow! Thanks for this info. I’m a 67 yr old woman and wondering how I was going to get my bigfish 103 pdl to the lake.

Very happy you made this video. Saves me a lot of unnecessary weight that I don’t have to carry.

This is an excellent video... i really appreciate the time it took to do this.. I just encountered a health issue and this is exactly what I'm struggling with. Thank you.

Well done video. Thanks. I was watching for cart designs and this is helpful.

Thanks for this great tip. Just got a kayak and cart. This video seriously just made my life easier. Thanks for making this video!

I am 76 and struggle with walking.I also put the wheels more central. Thirty years ago I would flip my canoe over my head , rest it on my shoulders and walk away. Ugh! Old age sucks.

Outstanding video! Very informative, clear and to the point! Thank You for sharing! I am a new subscriber!

Great video. Just bought a kayak cart today. Very helpful.

Plain and simple tutorial. Thanks. I appreciate the info.

great lesson i have been hauling my 120 auto sport and felt w disabilities this was impossible to actually get to/on the water, but now feel this is so much more durable under the mid handle, i like the wilderness cart better than malone cart

Great presentation. Thank you for the tutorial. Keep up the great work.

Great educational video on using the cart properly. I am 64 and just bought my first kayak. While I’m loving the kayak on the water, it is labor intensive for me to carry a 37 pound ( yes, you read correctly) kayak. Thanks for helping me.

@laurelnahorniak6448

2 ай бұрын

Mine is 60 lbs, and I am 69

You make great informative vids , thanks for your time.

Very nice video! I always had this thought running through my head, thank you for showing us. I’m looking to find one for my Vibe Seaghost 110.

Great idea for a video! Who knew? I would've just continued plodding along with my cart out back. Thank you, that'll save me some arm pumping power to land all those monsters!!!

Story of my life lol. I own large and heavy Predator PDL. Initially I went with boondox landing gear with inflatable wheels. Soon I realized that while inflatable wheels are probably beneficial on sand they make yak easily flippable if run over something on hard pavement. Or almost impossible to install on yak in the water. So I replaced them with c-tug sand trakz. Well then I realized that because they so back and close to stern I carry so much weight so I begun loading everythihng to the back of yack and assembling just before getting into water. Now I'm thinking I just need to get a small cart that i can pun underneath in the middle of yak and be done with it. Oh and remove 10 lbs of landing gear. Less is more.. Happy fishing everyone.

SCIENCE! Thanks for explaining it easily with tangible results displayed clearly.

THAT! Was a great video!! Very informative!

Thank you man this was very informative and cool to watch

Great presentation & demo!

Cool video! I don't think I've ever seen anyone explain this. Thanks for sharing!

Very cool video, very informative for a new kayaker like myself

Great demo! Thank you!!!

I have a PDL 120 and have not been a fan of the bow handle. The stern handles are so much more comfortable. Using your demonstration I may come to like my bow handle. Thanks for the video!!!

Great video. I was just taking measurements to build my kart and was going to put it just behind the seat. Guess ill be moving to under the seat. Thumbs up on your video.

That is a brilliant review and info thank you. I will be putting my wheels on my sit on top in the middle 😊

Good presentation. You are correct that some experimentation is warranted. The optimal position for balance may not be optimal for fitting the cart to the bottom of the kayak and, as you demonstrated, additional gear can change the balance as well. Speaking of additional gear, it should be remembered that it may be necessary to be able to pull/control this 'trailer' while going up and down hills, etc.

Awesome demo! Very helful!!

Fantastic information! Thanks!

I am today years old when I heard this! Brilliant mate!

Thank you for your video! Thanks to it, I know the best position to load my kayak onto the cart.

Wow. I just bought an Old Town 120 PDL and this is very helpful.

Just recently I saw a guy in a vessel very similar to your electric Old Town kayak on a local lake here in the U.P. of Michigan. When I went back to the boat lunch I talked to the guy and he informed me that it was the same Old Town set up that you use and mentioned something about an Old Town Forum. I was very surprized in how big and heavy it was (150 lbs). He used a Jet Ski trailer to transport it on. And, we both marveled at how you are able to transport yours on top of your Subaru!?

Thanks for intel boss, very helpful.

Thanks, very useful info and makes sense to apply it out there. I'm thinking of making a vest harness that connects to a clip strap to the bow to make it almost zero, lol

Great demonstration!

Thank you for the advice.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Excellent scientific methodolgy, my man!

This is exactly why I swapped out the Malone for the WS cart. The Malone never settled right in the optimal area to be placed for my Sportsman PDL 120.

Bravo! Très belle vidéo, images très claires

Great Demo!!

Great video thanks for sharing

Great stuff man!

Great demonstration.

Wow this is amazing thanks for this

I have a catch 130 and just bought the CTug and put it on the back....omg I was exhausted by the time I got it to the water from the parking lot lol I was barring all the weight on my arms and the front holder

Great video. Thank you.

Great video...thanks!

I still get this question at least three times a day. I consider that good as it tells me our sport is growing.

Great tip. Thanks

Thanks for the great tip

Good point, needed said!

that totally makes sense TY

I have the exact same kayak and wilderness systems cart. Just need to do both methods once with a fully loaded kayak to know what you’ve said is fact!

Thank you so much for this. I have wheels that are made to plug into my Hobie kayak in one position only - which is behind the seat. The kayak is 73lbs and it's very heavy, awkward pull down my street to the dock. I was wondering if backloading it with a cooler, the removable seat, the pedal mechanism, etc, might help tilt the balance of the weight in my favor and you just answered that. I'm going to try it out and see if it lightens it enough. Thanks again!!!!

Thank you great video

I'd be carefull adding weight in a kayak while on a cart due to stress in one spot on the hull. The hull was designed to distibute the weight across the hull. Stay away from carts that insets into the scuppers as it causes stress on the joint in the scupper where the mold joins during construction. I've seen videos where guys were 8ut to sea far from shore and they had to rush back to shore while the hull was taking water. The back end of the kayak was submerged. The trapped air in the front of the hull was the only thing saving him. Once on shore they discovered a seperated scupper hole that was caused by his cart thst inserted in the scupper hole. Just an FYI for you all.

Thanks for sharing!

Common sense. Thanks for showing I have been doing it right all along.

Thanks for doing this 💯🤝🏼

Hey how's it going man. Happy fourth of July to you man I hope you had a good one. Good video man I like how you demonstrate the weight on the scale where you put the kayak cart at. This is very good for new beginner kayaks. Keep up the good work man this is definitely a like 👍. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Does it matter which direction your cart is turned? I just got a Bonnlo and the kickstand always messes people up. Should the kickstand go in front (i.e. the direction you're traveling) or go toward the rear, away from the direction you're going? Also--thank you for teaching me this weight distribution thing! I'm elderly. I used to kayak a lot, then moved to Chicago where that river will kill you--not with white water, with fumes! But now I moved to coastal Texas and got a 50 pound kayak and this is going to make up for my diminution of strength! I can't wait! Thanks for thinking to tell us!

good vid! helpful

Squirrel alert, just off of the port bow in the brush line, at 1:34!

The kayak handles are placed at the center point unloaded.

Thank you!!!

This is great information but it just the weight of lift the kayak not the weight of pulling the kayak. The weight of pulling the kayak will remain the same regardless where you put it.

Great video for a noob like me. Thanks.

my kayak is very heavy and I had all kinds of trouble with this situation (too heavy for me to lift so high to hit middle and my rudder is at risk of damage in the rear. it was easier to get the bar cart tied to the kayak just behind the seat while still on the trailer pull it down mostly off the trailer preventing ground contact with the rudder then lift the nose onto another set of wheels and tie it securely below my 2 batteries in the front compartment. Haha 4 wheels is the bomb and both fit in the rear plenty room on my 13ft Brooklyn kayak with trolling motor and blue floaties sticking way out but way back and out of the way. I have a 140c hummingbird dual beam fish finder and a fish finder I can cast up to 400 feet and watch a wireless screen in front of me. I rolled my kayak around my block to test the wheels and told everyone it was my new emotional support kayak

Thank you so much for the demo, I appreciate the clarity, seriously. Could you tell me where you got your block and tackle system? i saw you lock it off with ease and I could totally use one of those. Feel free to direct message me. Thanks, Blake.

I also found out that throwing the pedal drive in the aft end for carting helps tremendously.

@spiltmilt

3 жыл бұрын

Yes that would shift the load from your arm to your cart. That's a good tip.

Wish I woulda watched this before I had to pull mine back and forth up and down a hill to the lake. Lol

I only have 2 college degrees and educational background in engineering and physics, but I was still able to figure this out on my own 😁 It is amazing how effortless it feels when you get the wheels positioned just right. I just bought a PA and unloading it from my truck to the garage was easy, almost felt weightless. But I’m pretty sure no matter where I put the wheels, it’s gonna feel heavy pulling it up an incline though. Another great informative video of the small things some people take for granted, Tyler 👍

@Sanctified_EDC_Gear

3 жыл бұрын

I have 0 College Degrees and Heavy is Heavy. And a PA14 or even a PA12 is are Heavy Tanks. Hull weight on PA 14 120.5 and fitted 144.5 if you put in your gear your talking 200+Pounds that's a Fat Heffer No matter where you put the wheels.

@ElliottCustomLures

2 жыл бұрын

If I had a PA, Iid just wet launch off a trailer!

Great video. I have honestly never seen anyone using a cart at the stern, that doesn't make any sense. Glad you are showing people how to use it the right way, but I am shocked people do it wrong.

Brilliant!

Basically find close to center of balance for weight

Amazing how many folks don’t understand what center of gravity is lol. Cool vid, well done.

@Sanctified_EDC_Gear

3 жыл бұрын

Must be Gen Z ers 🤣😂

Great video showing the pressure difference. I have the wilderness cart for my AP 120. The most difficult part is lifting up the rear of the kayak up high enough to get the cart in the middle. This is especially difficult if your kayak is loaded up with gear and your kayak is in the water. Any tips or suggestions?

@spiltmilt

3 жыл бұрын

I will slide the cart up underneath the kayak while its in the water. This works really well at boat ramps.

@drtoddsullivan

3 жыл бұрын

@@spiltmilt thanks for the tip I will try that next time. I assume you strap the cart to kayak while in the water to keep in the correct position.

@Sanctified_EDC_Gear

3 жыл бұрын

Buy a lighter Kayak 🤣😂 the AP is Heavy Heffer

@ytwyrm

Жыл бұрын

I have an Old Town PDL 106 and the Wilderness cart. I am still struggling with getting the thing out of the water. Launching it is easy-peasy. Recovering, not so much. I hate blocking the boat ramp as well, especially on busy days! Did you ever get a technique down when taking your kayak out of the water? Getting the cart underneath is usually easy enough but if you don't lock it down it will slide off every damned time.

Looks like amazon is out of the Wilderness Systems cart with flat free wheels. It looks like they still have the version with Inflatable Beach Wheels (if you also want to link that in your description). Do you know if there is a substantial downside to using the beach wheels on not the beach? I assume the main points are a lower weight limit and possibly popping the tires. Thanks again!

@spiltmilt

3 жыл бұрын

The beach wheels have lesser clearance between the kayak and the cart as well.

Thanks

Great tip, but havent you now greatly limited your lifting angle?

I am glad I have scupper holes almost directly in the middle of my yak. Made my own kayak scupper hole cart and I don’t think I have to pick up even 10 lbs of weight. Good video!

@BassManStrikes

2 жыл бұрын

LOL no one told you yet that you will destroy your kayak by using a scupper cart???????? Seriously don't do it

Black Walnut ... Good video by the way~

@spiltmilt

3 жыл бұрын

The taxonomist in me is hard to suppress.

#physics #pendulumaction. Great tutorial! Wish I could do this with my pontoon boat.

Hi, have you seen a wheel system that can be deployed without tipping or unloading and carry a fully loaded pa 14 that won’t risk cracks in hull?

@spiltmilt

2 жыл бұрын

I have not

Show me how you get it back in from the water and out of the water that’s where it’s difficult

I discovered this by necessity early on but I've always wondered why it's always portrayed incorrectly in kayak and cart advertising photos.

So if you have hills you need to pull the kayak up, should you position the weight closer to the front and vice versa?

The problem is all my beer goes in the front hatch so it's always heavy

Simple high school physics of the see saw.

What weight would you get if you placesd the Kayak cart at the balance point? Would there be any disadvantages to that?

The only reason to put the cart right at the stern is when going over rough undulating ground

The only kayak cart to use is the wilderness systems cart. It's got a 500 lb rating and works on all boats. Yes it's expensive but it's worth it. Under so circumstances should anyone use one's that go into the scupper holes, even if they are put out by a boat manufacturer. They stress the weakest part of the boat, especially when going over uneventful terrain.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but I can never get mine on properly. I always cause an embarrassing scene because it falls off on the side of the road lol

I have a Top water pdl120, and a sportsman 106pdl . Do you suggest this cart for theses kayaks?

@spiltmilt

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Have you ever done it on the autopilot kayaks with the battery installed and tackle placed ??

@spiltmilt

Жыл бұрын

Yes many times.