Hi All,
I was interested in the ice fishing RV trailers suck as  ice castle and noticed they have some models with ramps for snowmobiles atvs etc.   Being a true fisherman at heart, I was looking at getting a true wilderness do-it-yourself package,  (which amazingly I have athority to obtain from my wife)  So the first step I was looing at is a true workhorse of snowmobile and finally found the Artcic Bear cat Z1 which seems like a decent pick for what I would use it for as it would not be needed for high speeds.  My question is that this snowmobile would fit inside the icehouse, but when you get to the lake, I was wondering if the snowmobile would be able to pull a 16' trailer with single axle across the ice ( slow speeds of course).  especially as I see now there are skis that you can drive the wheels of the trailer on and strap down which would help in the floatation on top of the snow of the trailer, and I would think you could always rig a ski on the toungue of the trailer to reduce downforce on the snowmobile for reduced turning ability, but would something like this actually be feasable,  I have always seen people pull these with normal trucks, but this seems to defeat the purpose of a "toyhauler" in this application and you are at the mercy of the snow depth at that point.  besides with this set up you could be less worried about ice thickness, within reason.  and of course it is always easier to lose a snowmobile value wise than a full sized pick up.   I thought  that and Argo could probably do the job, but then would not fit in the interior of the trailer for transport to the lake, same with a lot of the UTVs on the market now.  Any ideas of what is possible with a sled.  Looking to have a mobile shack that you can spend a few days in right on the ice instead of having alternate accomodations.  especailly when going to Northern Minnesota where these things are becoming more common, popping up on a lot of their big lakes.
thanks in Advance for your ideas

sorry the sled is an arctic cat Bear cat Z-1 utility sled

well when I first started icefishing as a kid my dad had built a shanty that was 8foot by 8foot with 6inx6in frame for the floor and with all of our gear we pulled it with an old ski doo from the mid 1970's. That shanty was litteraly a cabin on the ice extremely heavy. I curently pull my 6x8ft shanty with my yamaha viper 700. the most important thing is to stud the track for traction on bare ice. in deep snow on the ice youll want good paddles on the track 1.75in is good. I believe that is was the bearcat has. Just have to be carefull not to spin out or youll go no where hopefully this will help in some way happy fishin -Roper-

I'm by no means a snowmobile expert, but I don't think you're going to get very far pulling that large of a wheelhouse with a sled if the snow has any depth to it. That sled is really nice with the long track and extra seating, but it probably doesn't have enough weight to get the necessary traction for a 16' single axle house. Depending on how much tongue weight the house has, you may be better off with a larger atv. I have an Arctic Cat 700 TRV, and use it to pull my 8x10 atv trailer around the ice. It's a big, heavy machine (724# without riders) has a 2" receiver with a 1050 # towing capacity, but even that will have problems with traction once the snow gets to be more than 10". I was out on Green Bay this winter, and barely made it through a few spots pulling the trailer because the trailer axles would bottom out in the snow and increase the drag. At the time, I didn't have chains, but I put them on all four tires and it has helped. Yes, skis will help the wheels from sinking down all the way to the ice, but you really can't rig up a ski to the tongue unless you figure out a way to make the ski turn with you as your tow vehicle turns. The front ski will want to keep the trailer running straight and will just dig in when cornering.

The other thing you may want to consider using a truck to pull the wheelhouse out onto the lake and use it as a base camp. That way you can still pull out all of your toys out to your "basecamp" and then unload them once you get out there. You can still use your sled to pull a portable shack around to better spots if things turn slow at the permanent. Talk to other wheelhouse owners, dealers or resort owners to see if they've ever done it and get their recommendations. Good luck with the purchases.