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I have a homemade rig and have used a steering setup
which works quite well.....if you know anyone who rides
Polaris snowmobiles, they all used to use a "trailing arm"
front suspension for their skis. Most of these people will
have had to replace one or more of these if they do any
real riding at all. Bent ones can usually be had for $0.
Here's the deal - cut the bad/bent trailing arm about 6-7"
behind the front end of it. This gives you an angled-back
section into which you then insert the old ski spindle and
the splined top assy. The back of the trailing arm contains
a handy, bushing-equipped hole which you then can insert a
5/16" pin of some sort with a pipe thread adapter.
Going back to the front splined spindle assy, make/weld
another pipe thread attachment to it. Find the right length
of heavy-wall conduit to go between these 2, and you have
foot steering. Thats what I have now, but I'm movin' on up
this week...with a used DN. Hope this helps/gives you some
ideas. The advantage to this setup is that the front runner
"leans into" the turns - it doesn't stay flat on the ice.

Good luck

...'ala Isabella.

Isabella

/Adam