My 500 Foot Long Zipline - How to Build a DIY Zipline thats fast!

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12 жыл бұрын

My name is Austin Ziegenfuss and I made a unique 500 foot long zipline. This took a LOT of skill and a LOT of hard work to complete. Its one of the longest personal ziplines around. In this video I show me and my family riding it and a little of how it is made and works.

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@HavanaWoody 2 жыл бұрын

Best DYI Zip I have seen, That motorized lift is damn well ingenious

@WVCountryBoy101 3 жыл бұрын

I figured that it was professionally made, the pulley system is a really good idea, thanks for sharing

@jolllyroger1 10 жыл бұрын

You seriously should have a back up brake system for when your current system fails

@TheTinkle1 3 жыл бұрын

How could it possibly fail he has three heavy duty stretchers on both sides that are typically used for jumping off when bungy jumping

@rx7yam 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like one of them t posts could come flying out of the ground

@neno3123 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheTinkle1 Accidents happen.

@robpearcy6407 9 жыл бұрын

That is good stuff! Great ingenuity.

@slavapal00za 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job 👍 I like the tow rope system you have and the brake is good too!

@stigcc 9 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Thanks for showing!

@thomasmichouxwright8922 6 ай бұрын

The way the platform shakes when he moves the ladder 🤣

@sunnysacto 7 жыл бұрын

Nice ride, good job. I may install 300 foot zip

@liraziyad5806 8 жыл бұрын

Kudos! You young people are inspiring! Using math and engineering to make something fun! I really like that you did NOT have a lot of money invested in order to see your results and that you mentioned using mathematics as to help someone else. Thank you for sharing your fun! I would love to see the ride face forward especially as you get close to the end. Weeeeee!

@TheTinkle1 3 жыл бұрын

I dont know how much he spent but it wasnt a small penny that cable alone would be worth more then 400$ plus the bungy cable

@brandib264 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTinkle1 Truth. We just got 250ft of the cable at home depot. That's a fortune!

@fordguyfordguy 5 жыл бұрын

that seating area is fine carpentry! lol great video

@dennyatkins3842 6 жыл бұрын

Holy cow! Y'all are crazy! No way in hell I'd ride on that thing. Enjoyed the video... lol

@shepardconstructionllc6922 8 жыл бұрын

haha nice job!! I want to build one and this was the first video I found, I struck gold, thanks man!

@justincleland8107 8 жыл бұрын

this deserves an award

@baileyka 4 жыл бұрын

Justin Cleland Darwin will give eventually!

@bleemmhuis 5 жыл бұрын

Ingenuitive. I love it

@iliketrains0pwned 10 жыл бұрын

if only I had a backyard big enough to build this...

@moviedemocom 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome run! Love the tow rope and motor. I always wanted to put a tow line in the kids for skiing off my tractor and this gave me some ideas. As well as the zip line too for the summer ;). so thanks!!! Great video.

@treehousesmotors2562 5 жыл бұрын

A towline IN your kids? Damn, you need to chill out

@CaliforniaTravelVideos 2 жыл бұрын

At 0:36 and 2:10 the zipline trolley looks like the Naxen YSP004 zip line pulley tandem with ball bearings good up to 35 m/s (78mph) and able to handle 30kN (6,700 pounds). If so, it can handle ropes up to 13mm or a steel cable (rated up to 12mm) and carries the CE EN362 certification. At 2\:51 we can see the ladder going up to the backup secondary tree to double-anchor the zip line. What worries me most isn't the high speed but the two unprotected steel fence poles around the brake area (at 1:35) when the rider is swinging around randomly and get thrust forward (at 1:37) with lots of G-forces. And at 1:09 the riders should be careful not to get their body/legs over the pull twine that could break and cause the upper end of the twine to then wrap around the riders head or body - yikes! Still, I thought your proof of concept and low cost DIY was amazing - WTG and I can't wait to try something myself...

@jsn1275 11 жыл бұрын

Dude! That is Rock Star status sh*t right there Man! Nice, love the Brake action! The best is "0f course, We're use'n bail'n string" .. Best use of a hay field and tree Ever! Thanks Austin! Peace

@Scratchthejeepguy 3 жыл бұрын

Any updates to this? Repairs, additions, deaths...?

@lordsauron6167 7 жыл бұрын

Cool. I've got a flying fox that has different stations, did you build the motor or buy it. Did you weld anything. Did you connect the wires. How do you even get electricity. Also what would happen if it suddenly rains it would ruin the machine.

@marksatterfield 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best zip line ever! Okay, when can I come by? I'll bring any fixings you desire! :)

@pronewbsgt8407 8 жыл бұрын

I overlooked the brake and ended up smashing my face into a tree...

@courtney9160 4 жыл бұрын

Did u break anything

@teekotrain6845 3 жыл бұрын

@@courtney9160 yeah my face lol

@joshwatters5395 7 жыл бұрын

I am definitely getting one

@JD2CYLINDERNUT 8 жыл бұрын

That's way better than sitting inside glued to an iPad. Get outside folks..

@sophieevans8432 5 жыл бұрын

JD2CYLINDERNUT says while watching KZfaq, on most likely a laptop iPad or phone

@glokkpolo 3 жыл бұрын

Sophie Evans lol

@joepepper3991 9 жыл бұрын

Love it. What size cable did you use? And do you know how much tension you have on it?

@cowsgonemadd3 9 жыл бұрын

We used a 5000 pound turnbuckle and pulled it up quite tight. We set the tension to how fast we wanted the rider to go.

@briandrum1 11 жыл бұрын

That is badass! I've been thinking about making one myself for my kids (and me!) in my back yard. The only issue is our backyard has a fairly steep hill and I know I can't make the drop of the zipline too steep. Hopefully I'll get it up and running in the next few weeks...

@penguinyt375 3 жыл бұрын

Ur kids it’s 500 feet;-;

@williamterry3177 3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever get yours done?

@briandrum1 3 жыл бұрын

@@williamterry3177 no joke, I JUST walked outside and thought to myself; “I really need to get a zip line back here” 😱😱😱 What are the chances that you’d comment asking me this and I’d get an email notification as I walked outside thinking about it? 🤯

@Starkilla90 5 жыл бұрын

I remember it was fun the first I tried not long after you built it

@jtonerII 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, A tip that you may like. I did some zip-lining here in NJ and the guy who created the brake said he's actually got a patent out for the idea but I'm sure you can recreate it no problem. The idea is that instead of having that bungee cord. You'd use rope (strong rope that can handle the abuse) and rather than having it tied down, you'd attach weights at the end. Once you hit the break, the weights will rise up obviously and slow you down. You'd have to do some math to figure out how much weight to use. Maybe use a few bags of cement or something instead of a person zipping down to test it out. But that worked very well. Thanks again for the video. Be safe.

@jameswalker590 4 жыл бұрын

Seems like the weight would be heavily dependant on the rider? An 80 lb child slamming into a block attached to 500 lb of weights would likely not move the weights and be a sudden shock stop. Inversely, a 250 lb person hitting the block attached to 500 lb might move the weights quite a ways and not slow down fast enough. The bungee cord allows more flexibility for different sized riders.

@steventhehistorian 4 жыл бұрын

@@jameswalker590 I wonder if they could devise some sort of air brake, like a big diameter pipe with a piston that is attached to the brake line. When the rider hits the block, she pulls the brake line and causes the piston to compress the air in the pipe, similar to a storm door. The rate of compression could be adjusted for riders of different weights with a twist valve, again similar to a storm door piston. They could rig multiple pipes like this too for redundancy, to their existing elastic cord brake. I agree with you that using a static set of weights for a brake would present some complications when there are big differences in rider weights.

@samuelruben8726 8 жыл бұрын

It could be better if u put something to hook you up with the moving line so you dont have to hold the rope , sorry for my english

@nicktesta8291 6 жыл бұрын

What kind of motor did you use?

@dannybyrd9916 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@boxes247 8 жыл бұрын

That's awesome mate!

@FTech100 9 жыл бұрын

Love the motor puller. The brake is really good; what pulley are you using?

@cowsgonemadd3 9 жыл бұрын

Pulley?

@samobrien3358 7 жыл бұрын

What did you use to make the spinning wheel thing?

@possiblebot6858 4 жыл бұрын

A pully i think

@Iz0pen 4 жыл бұрын

A++ 👍

@Scratchthejeepguy 5 жыл бұрын

Looking for your opinion... I have 150' of brand new 5/16" winch cable. I have two 26" strong Oaks to anchor to. I'm using 5/16" chain to wrap around the trees, do you think will chain be ok? I need to use the chain because my location is about 10' too long. I want it to be safe for 200 pounds. I've tried about a 70 lb tire and it works fine but haven't gone with a person yet.

@brandib264 3 жыл бұрын

Lol this is such a funny comment! I'm a bit late to the party but were you ever able to feel safe enough to go from the tire to the human!?? 😆

@Scratchthejeepguy 3 жыл бұрын

@@brandib264 Oh yeah... I use it a lot now. I started by using a climbing harness and hooking myself (and others) to the pulley with that since its over a 35' deep ravine, but now I just use a strap and sit in it like a swing set. the zip line gets lots of use over the past few years! Here's a video on it, skip to 3:20 for start of zipline: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l8B9p86mq92uZYU.html

@themaestro5338 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome man. That countryside looks familiar. What state are you in?

@cowsgonemadd3 8 жыл бұрын

+Homey Van Smack We are in South Carolina.

@johnstrickland3933 5 жыл бұрын

@@cowsgonemadd3 where at in sc I'm in Olanta

@cowsgonemadd3 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnstrickland3933 this was filmed in ware shoals.

@randybeard6040 4 жыл бұрын

I have seen Pine Trees Snap Very Easily and your 50 ft. Up Hanging from the Top, if this were an Oak Tree, would be much more Safe.

@cowsgonemadd3 4 жыл бұрын

I have seen quite a few large oak branches drop as well. We were around the middle trunk and also had a fastening strap to the oak tree behind it. I believe it was plenty safe. Tree looked healthy all over too.

@davidgee4601 3 жыл бұрын

If you’re going to have fun, safety has to be third. Love this!

@lordsauron6167 6 жыл бұрын

I prefer backyards with slopes. So that I can start low and build up height. Since my trolley doesn’t need much slope for it to go. It goes like crazy once it starts moving. And better yet the slope isn’t even more than 5*. For it to start going fast.

@maddiepratermusic1461 5 жыл бұрын

hey what size cable did you use me and my brother are trying to build one in the cow pasture so were using your video for ideas

@cowsgonemadd3 5 жыл бұрын

I think I used 5/16 or 3/8. I forget what I used but I used some of the largest. I used 7x19 galvanized aircraft cable. Either size will be strong enough. I bought a 500ft long spool on Ebay. It was like 200 bucks or so.

@maddiepratermusic1461 5 жыл бұрын

Austin Ziegenfuss thanks so much

@adamcturnbull 7 жыл бұрын

That doesnt look like cable. It looks like rope. No way its that torque tested especially after a long spell in the sun. I'd be careful if I was you. But I absolutely love your wheel thingy. I've yet to see that. Its just a guess but is the motor for that a motor for a haybale elevator ?? But did you hook it up to a battery or do you have electricity out there ?

@davak72 7 жыл бұрын

It definitely sounds like a cable. Where in the video did it look like rope??

@davak72 7 жыл бұрын

Actually, Austin said this: "On ebay was the cheapest place. Buy strong cable. Mine has a snap rating of over 17000 pounds."

@WillBravoNotEvil 6 жыл бұрын

Adam Turnbull Torque tested? What does that even mean? Do you have any actual expertise or are you just yammering?

@Kurtacuss 3 жыл бұрын

I know it was a long time ago but i'm just now seeing this video How about instead of a hornest to keep one on it safely like how about some way of being able to stand up on a broad or something then you'd be able to control yourself better with maybe another pully one for legs and one for hands. Some thing for others to ponder on.

@charlesmcmillon6373 10 жыл бұрын

what is the motor you are using?

@cowsgonemadd3 10 жыл бұрын

Its an old curtain motor. Its geared way down. Its like 1/2hp motor maybe.

@Gdjai4 9 жыл бұрын

do you know how thick the steel wire is?

@cowsgonemadd3 9 жыл бұрын

I forget but I could probably find out. It's 15,400 rated strength I believe. Snap strength was over 20k.

@Starkilla90 5 жыл бұрын

Niall Thomas think it was an inch thick

@andrewf67 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like fun but the rider is coming in way too hot (pitch of and slack in the line is not right). Only a matter of time before someone gets hurt.

@kevinbo56 10 жыл бұрын

"bailing string, of course"

@MrAudio77 3 жыл бұрын

Hope the bungee doesnt pull the post out, damn thing will go thru you

@BrokenRRT 8 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me where you bought the cable?

@cowsgonemadd3 8 жыл бұрын

On ebay was the cheapest place. Buy strong cable. Mine has a snap rating of over 17000 pounds.

@brianrolshoven9387 5 жыл бұрын

super cool.....LOL

@mascatrails661 6 жыл бұрын

5 years later and I'm wondering... did anyone get hurt on this crazy thing? love the simplicity, but the danger factor looks high!

@cowsgonemadd3 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone survived with no injuries.

@ExploringCabinsandMines 4 жыл бұрын

you squared a pie ? thats city talk !!

@kayakerodie 10 жыл бұрын

good video....also check out the video called Zipping With Billy

@carsonwille9133 9 жыл бұрын

3:53 π r squared is for area of a circle

@cowsgonemadd3 9 жыл бұрын

I said it wrong in the video for sure. We used math to determine the speed in which the rider would go up.

@director7685 4 жыл бұрын

Bailing twine is gonna break....j/s

@chipyfigy 10 жыл бұрын

This is filthy!

@coracollins2125 6 жыл бұрын

chipyfigy 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

@coracollins2125 6 жыл бұрын

Don't leave rude comments

@WillBravoNotEvil 6 жыл бұрын

Cora Collins Like what you're doing?

@brandib264 3 жыл бұрын

@@coracollins2125 You're joking right?

@utubesuckshit 4 жыл бұрын

Let me help everyone out before they watch...There is absolutely NOTHING in the video about how to build a DIY zipline, NOTHING. Your welcome.

@cowsgonemadd3 11 жыл бұрын

8-10 foot or so per 100 feet is what you want.

@1badanko 7 жыл бұрын

Don't like the suspension or the hard braking aspect... this homebuilt needs a lot of improvement!! there are better designed zip lines for home use on the net... check them out!!

@cowsgonemadd3 7 жыл бұрын

grampa brian be sure and share your improvement ideas. the hard braking is because of the speed.

@cygnus1965 4 жыл бұрын

Actually I’m building a 500’ zip right now and this video was part of my inspiration for doing it. From everything I’ve read and researched his is just about perfect. A little more slack in the wire rope might make the landing smoother but then it wouldn’t be as fast. I plan to get the longest turn buckle I can find so I can change the slack up for women and children but the men are going to be riding with it cranked up. 10’ of elevation per 100’ of cable is recommended from what I’ve seen. It’s going to be a little harder for me as I am about as flat as I can get on my 80 acres and there aren’t any trees. So I’m thinking a tower maybe since I would be able to use it for scoring motocross races on my track. Then again a lift system to a single guy wired pole could work too.

@rylee6979 2 жыл бұрын

@@cygnus1965 Use a cable puller instead of a turnbuckle. Much easier and you can go 12 feet easy.

@derbyavenue Жыл бұрын

Thats not rope, thats string lol, and dodgey string😮😂

@bestrongalone757 2 жыл бұрын

Someone’s ganna get hurt . It’s looks unsafe

@cowsgonemadd3 2 жыл бұрын

Looks can be deceiving. It was held in the tree with multiple clamps and the cable was rated for a working load of basically a car. Harness and all gear was official weight rated climbing gear. Pulley was also weight rated for humans. You don't cut corners at 50 feet in the air.