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Msnow vs turf

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ezav
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I'm building a drop in for my summer setup with some old pallets and msnow, but i'm not sure if it's gonna give me enough speed to clear a 12ft tube. i've seen other drop ins that are significantly taller and longer, but they're covered in turf instead of msnow, so i'm just wondering which slides better. hopefully, if turf isn't as fast, i won't have to change what i have now (its around 3.5ft tall i'm already pretty worried about making it too tall and unstable). do you guys have any input on how well each slides? i'm also adding some pics of what i have so far if you guys have any suggestions. thanks
Mar 18 2018 1:08AM
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weastcoat
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If that whole thing is on flat ground you might wanna build a taller drop in
Mar 18 2018 3:07AM
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Rparr
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Msnow is undoubtably faster than turf. I have used both extensively. Just make sure you don’t use msnow for the landing, that shit is brutal to fall on.

I think that drop in is a hair too short, and the flat part of the transition of the ramp is a bit too long. You’ll lose lots of speed there. Check out my summer setup video in my profile, I had a much bigger drop in and I was still struggling for speed occasionally on a 12 foot long pipe

**This post was edited on Mar 18th 2018 at 9:14:15am
Mar 18 2018 9:12AM
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ezav
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RparrMsnow is undoubtably faster than turf. I have used both extensively. Just make sure you don’t use msnow for the landing, that shit is brutal to fall on.

I think that drop in is a hair too short, and the flat part of the transition of the ramp is a bit too long. You’ll lose lots of speed there. Check out my summer setup video in my profile, I had a much bigger drop in and I was still struggling for speed occasionally on a 12 foot long pipe

**This post was edited on Mar 18th 2018 at 9:14:15am


I'm gonna add some more crates on top and cut down the transition length. The max height i could get from what i have is 5ft so we'll see if thats enough. I'll update the pics as i go
Mar 18 2018 10:19AM
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ezav
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I added some pallets and now its around 5ft tall. I also changed out the transition and I'll be getting some 2×6s for the drop itself. I dont think speed will be an issue but im worried about the stability of the drop in. What do you guys recommend for reinforcing/stabilizing this setup?



Mar 18 2018 11:05AM
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willyg0808
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Speed looks money, drop in definitely a little sketchy lmao. You can always just throw some 2x3 studs vertically screwing them into whatever pallets you can get them to align with. It would probably cost $50 to make a 5' platform from 4x4s that would be super stable, but I think your setup will work. I sketched up a design for you real quick on photoshop because my illustrator skills are subpar lol. It's essentially what I did and my drop in is fucking hurricane proof
Mar 18 2018 1:08PM
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ezav
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willyg0808Speed looks money, drop in definitely a little sketchy lmao. You can always just throw some 2x3 studs vertically screwing them into whatever pallets you can get them to align with. It would probably cost $50 to make a 5' platform from 4x4s that would be super stable, but I think your setup will work. I sketched up a design for you real quick on photoshop because my illustrator skills are subpar lol. It's essentially what I did and my drop in is fucking hurricane proof


Thanks for the input. I was originally going to build something similar to what you have but im broke as shit so i didnt want to spend too much on lumber. Also stacking pallets was quicker and easier. To help with stability im gonna screw a 2x10 to each side so we'll see how that works. Ive practically finished the drop in tho and im attaching some pics






Mar 18 2018 2:31PM
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theabortionator
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Just drop like 20-30 bucks on 2x4s man. Idk, msnow is expensive, 2x4s are practically free.
Mar 18 2018 2:53PM
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theabortionator
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msnow is faster than turf on your drop though for sure
Mar 18 2018 2:53PM
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ezav
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theabortionatorJust drop like 20-30 bucks on 2x4s man. Idk, msnow is expensive, 2x4s are practically free.


at this point i don't really think i'll be needing any 2x4's, and i already have msnow that i got for cheap last summer.
Mar 18 2018 2:58PM
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theabortionator
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ezavat this point i don't really think i'll be needing any 2x4's, and i already have msnow that i got for cheap last summer.


True, just saying it's pretty easy to built a tower as high as you want with 2x4s. Idk I get that the pallet think works but 2x4s are cheap. Either way as long as it works whatever.
Mar 18 2018 3:05PM
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willyg0808
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theabortionatorTrue, just saying it's pretty easy to built a tower as high as you want with 2x4s. Idk I get that the pallet think works but 2x4s are cheap. Either way as long as it works whatever.


2x4s add up quick tho. I did my whole setup last summer thinking I could keep it cheap, and ended up shelling out $400-$500. Still isn't that much for a summer of fun, but as a college student without a solid summer income stream it definitely hurt.
Mar 18 2018 3:59PM
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theabortionator
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willyg08082x4s add up quick tho. I did my whole setup last summer thinking I could keep it cheap, and ended up shelling out $400-$500. Still isn't that much for a summer of fun, but as a college student without a solid summer income stream it definitely hurt.


I mean they do, money is money, but if you spent 400_ already, 50 bucks to make a rock solid tower seems pretty worth it imo.
Mar 18 2018 4:04PM
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Tmcauliffe
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Lol this is an old thread, but are you guys high? I just finished a baller ass summer setup, and the total cost of the drop in was under $100 2x4s are like 2 dollars 80 cents.
Mar 27 2019 9:32AM
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