OLLIE BUCKET!!!!!!

HHI Dave · Posted: Jul 26, 2009 2:58 pm Post subject: OLLIE BUCKET!!!!!!

Behold what I hath wrought. Smile

TnR6Rida · Posted: Jul 26, 2009 6:39 pm Post subject:

Behold what ye hath not the skill to clear and knockith it over.

_bruky · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 May 2009 Posts: 1201

What poor contractor did you steal the cone from?

kriggs · Posted: Jul 26, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject:

HHI Dave · Posted: Jul 26, 2009 10:50 pm Post subject:

big_steve, good one. Laughing

Unfortunately, I only got a couple of passes at it today. . But I'll post better pics eventually. And I promise I've got the skizzles to clear it. Wink

I still have some fine tuning to do to keep it upright. It falls over pretty easily right now. Boat rollers were knocking it over today more than hitting it on a pass. Sad

_bruky, my skank of an ex-gf brought that cone home one drunken evening. Its been in my garage for a couple of years, just waiting for its shot at immortality. Mr. Green

The bucket was purchased at Lowe's along with the eye bolt hardware. Not shown in the pics is my ollie bucket anchor...the rear belt pulley off of an '07 Harley Road King. Shocked

TnR6Rida · Posted: Jul 27, 2009 9:29 am Post subject:

HHI Dave, Seems like all you would need is a bigger base and it should work fine. Find a bigger round float.

Christobull · Addict Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Posts: 898 City: Tulsa

I like the idea. I've been wanting to find a buoy that I can ollie, but the only ones I've seen are nearly chest high. Maybe 4' out of the water. I can ollie up to my waist which I guess would be about 3'. What can I do to go higher, I seem to have reached my limit. Could a smaller board make a difference? Like a 136 instead of my 142?

GnarShredd · Posted: Jul 27, 2009 9:55 am Post subject:

Christobull, I think the bigger the board the more potential you have to ollie higher however it takes more force to push it down for that result. I'm not 100% sure but that's what's making sense in my head right now. Shocked

Christobull · Addict Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Posts: 898 City: Tulsa

GnarShredd, I guess I just think the opposite. With a smaller board, you could push it down further with the same amount of force which would create more pop... maybe. I think it's weird that my vertical is only 6" shorter than my ollie. I'd expect more of a difference when I'm picking my knees to my chest, but maybe the same physics don't apply. I doubt if I'm actually jumping up more than a half of a foot out of the water. What height is would be normal for an ollie?

WilsonH · Posted: Jul 27, 2009 11:35 am Post subject:

I love the floaty and the stickers. Makes it look pretty.

pet575 · Posted: Jul 27, 2009 11:38 am Post subject:

HHI Dave · Posted: Jul 28, 2009 2:41 pm Post subject:

JeffreyCH · Posted: Jul 28, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject:

Pretty slick idea, be a lot of fun once you get it dialed in.

TnR6Rida · Posted: Jul 28, 2009 6:35 pm Post subject:

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

do you have that connected to chains and weight? if so what did you use?

HHI Dave · Posted: Jul 29, 2009 9:16 am Post subject:

spyd4r, I used rope not chains. My anchor is the rear belt pulley off an '07 Harley Road King. Mr. Green

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

I am building one of these this week for sure!

thanks Dave... and yeah.. rope.. (Nylon probably) would be a lot more user friendly then chain if you bit the dust.. Wink

Christobull · Addict Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Posts: 898 City: Tulsa

Yeah, me too. I have a 3' construction cone that would be perfect. But, I think my strategy would be to weigh down the bucket more to keep it upright. Or just put a heavier weight attached to the bottom. How much weight do you think a 5 gallon bucket could float?

LFADAM · Posted: Jul 29, 2009 10:10 am Post subject:

HHI Dave, I have no idea how much your belt pulley weighs, but I feel like you need more, maybe try some cinder blocks?

Skywalker022 · Outlaw Joined: 25 Mar 2009 Posts: 205 City: Tuscaloosa

Get one of these!

Christobull · Addict Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Posts: 898 City: Tulsa

Skywalker022, lol, I might have to. The cone I want to use is pretty heavy. And, My second problem is that the base is almost big enough to go around the bucket.

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

Ollie Bucket... Sponsored by Home Depot! Wink

got the bucket built... just need the anchor. thinking of using an old boat anchor.

WilsonH · Posted: Jul 30, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject:

Isn't that a little small?

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

WilsonH · Posted: Jul 30, 2009 8:34 pm Post subject:

spyd4r · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2006 Posts: 701

yeah, i think its a 5 gallon bucket.

HHI Dave · Posted: Jul 31, 2009 11:52 am Post subject:

spyd4r, looks good!

That looks like a 5 gallon bucket, same size I used. Make sure you post some finished pics. Cool