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How big should my drop in be??

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Birddogmurray
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I setup a rail in my backyard (which is flat) and built a drop in that's about 4 feet high. whenever I try to hit the rail i don't get enough speed.. How big should the drop in be to get sufficient speed
Jan 18 2012 6:14PM
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jmasterp
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mine is 7 ft and a little soooo perfect
Jan 18 2012 6:23PM
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Birddogmurray
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damn, it took me 2 days to make one about 'nipple height' with the amount of snow i have..
Jan 18 2012 6:31PM
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EAST~COAST
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Jan 18 2012 6:38PM
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Birddogmurray
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Don't have the cash for one of these :(
Jan 18 2012 6:53PM
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Tent
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8ft
Jan 18 2012 7:10PM
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bschott19
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build a platform out of wood (if you have the cash) and make the slope out of snow
Jan 18 2012 7:33PM
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Birddogmurray
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Im sure I can salvage some snow, ill use some random boxes and stuff like that to full space. Should the slope be steeper or longer to get maximum speed?
Jan 18 2012 7:35PM
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T.CORC
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Mines about 7ft and works fine. if its turf try soaping your skiis
Jan 18 2012 7:43PM
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tglav95
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i built one thats 6 feet and shes a beaut
Jan 18 2012 10:11PM
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roddy116
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pics?
Jan 18 2012 10:15PM
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tglav95
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This is when it was partially complete we added extensions to the legs screwed the last pvc on


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ps: sorry for the crooked pic
Jan 18 2012 10:31PM
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Birddogmurray
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mines a bit smaller than that, and i get nowhere near enough speed :/
Jan 18 2012 10:35PM
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tglav95
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yea mines good now, just add on to the legs make it taller
Jan 18 2012 10:41PM
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Birddogmurray
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mines built outa snow :/ which wont last much longer unfortunately
Jan 18 2012 10:47PM
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tglav95
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Ohh okay, well skate?? or get a buddy to pole whip you?
Jan 18 2012 10:51PM
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Birddogmurray
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Ramp is too skinny to skate haha, i will probs end up pole whipping in the end
Jan 18 2012 10:53PM
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roddy116
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if its as short as it looks i would put the jump on a down rail or on top of a small hill to get a little more speed
Jan 18 2012 10:59PM
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tglav95
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yea its not the best picture here its about 5ft - 5 and half ft but its taller now it works pretty good because of the pvc you just slide like lightning
Jan 18 2012 11:04PM
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Birddogmurray
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gotta love pvc
Jan 18 2012 11:12PM
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tglav95
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speaking of, me and my buddies just got one from our highschool we talked to the house building teacher and he hooked us up with a 14ft long pvc one of those wide blue ones

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Jan 18 2012 11:19PM
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Birddogmurray
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damn!! dude thats so dope!!
Jan 18 2012 11:28PM
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marsh.
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i have that same pipe. found it in my neighbors junk pile /claim
Jan 19 2012 12:29AM
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tglav95
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sick man!!
Jan 19 2012 7:57AM
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McFellon
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45 degrees is going to get you the max speed. Then just build it longer.
Jan 19 2012 8:15AM
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Bateman
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heres mine. Its fucking perfect
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crooked pic lol

i could hook u up with the blueprints (ish) if ya want
Jan 19 2012 9:06AM
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tglav95
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thats beautiful ;) K+ on that work of art and that would be sweet man!!
Jan 19 2012 9:10AM
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Otter.
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better to have way to much speed than too little.
Jan 19 2012 9:10AM
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Bateman
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ur welcome man, heres the pictures etc
(writing is in swedish, but the pictures should be sufficiant)
http://www.freeride.se/forum/thread.php?t=55632
Jan 19 2012 9:14AM
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Bateman
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sorry
Jan 19 2012 9:15AM
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tglav95
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thanks man thats too sick i now have a new project, my last one i just played by eye and made it as i went, using scrap wood from my garage
Jan 19 2012 9:20AM
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Bateman
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No problem, i might put up a thread with excact same pictures and text but ill translate it
Jan 19 2012 9:27AM
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B_K
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my drop in is about 8 ft high and 10 feet long and i get plenty of speed
Jan 19 2012 10:13AM
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CalebT
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Jan 19 2012 10:48AM
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CoachJabroni
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go to a mall parking lot or shopping center with a shovel and fill up your car with snow. pref. a pick up truck
Jan 19 2012 1:15PM
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Birddogmurray
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Thanks for the help everyone!
Jan 19 2012 6:11PM
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