Slip-On Cleats Help On Ice

Slip-On Cleats Help On Ice FARM HOME Clothes 22-1-11 The 10-degree incline into Stephen Toth's barn is just steep enough to become treacherous after an ice storm. After nearly taking a couple spills, the Hanover, Ontario, farmer decided to do something about it. "I made æslip-on cleats' out of an old pair of overshoes and wood screws," Toth says. "They work great and cost practically nothing to make." He cut the overshoes down to within an inch or two of the sole and punched holes in the sides near the toe and near the arch and threaded laces through them. He next pushed 16 3/4-in. long wood screws through the bottom of the soles, fitting them with 1-in. dia. washers to keep the screws from pulling through the rubber. About 3/8-in. of the screw sticks out of the sole. "I pull them on and lace them over my overshoes whenever I leave the house and it's icy," Toth says. "I made the first pair several years ago and haven't even had a close call on ice since." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Stephen Toth, Box 20155 Mid-Town, Hanover, Ontario, Canada N4N 3TI (ph 519 364-3040).

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