Possibly a better vibration dampening option

This is probably a better option than the "great stuff" spray-on foam.  I read a little bit of the MSDS for the spray foam and it says not to use it with metals.

http://www.silentrunning.us/html/products.html

Expanding foam for use in vibration dampening

Just wanted to post this link for some expandable foam-in-a-can which we may want to consider putting inside of square aluminum tubing.

http://greatstuff.dow.com/greatstuff/cons/choosing.htm

Runner Company

This is the homepage for SnapFit Runners

http://www.snapfitrunners.com/index.php

maine-based polymer manufacturing site

http://www.garlandmfg.com/plastics/comparegardur.html

UHMW - Polymer Properties

This site has some nice info on UHMW polymers. 

 

Mechanical Properties:

http://www.crownplastics.com/properties.htm?snti=2-2-1

 

FAQ:

http://www.crownplastics.com/faq.htm?snti=2-4

Terry Adkins Bio

I found this bio of Terry Adkins from the Cabela's Iditarod Race Coverage site.  Everyone should check it out.  Dr. Adkins is quite the fella.

 

http://www.cabelasiditarod.com/mushers/adkinst.html

Dog Sled Basics

http://www.expeditionsamoyeds.org/sledbasics.html

Good intro on dog sled rigging and different parts of a dog sled

Distance Sled - Husky Creek

http://www.huskycreeksleds.com/pages/distance.htm

They've got a design here with features that may be of interest.

Welcome!

Welcome to the UMO Long Distance Dog Sled Project Blog! Here, members will be able to post and share info and communicate with the dog sled team.