2012 Useage & Pics

DAVENET · Feb 23, 2012

Ok guys. Seventy percent of us across the country are looking out our windows at grass on February 23rd. And most of us have only had dustings and minute snow fall amounts to date. You boys out in the Rockies & Northwest are finally getting some frozen precipitation.

How about some current pics and vids to keep the rest of us 1) sain, 2) motivated to keep working on our projects and 3) not to be tempted to sell our cats due to lack of snow!

So, come on, get those GoPro camersa rolling. please .. . :w00t2:

JimVT · Feb 23, 2012

first of the week you should see some "track party" pictures.

Alaska Snow Cat · Feb 23, 2012

We have just under 5' on the level and it is lightly snowing this morning. I groom just over 150 miles a week for a total of about 1500 miles for the season which is a little more than half way over. I can't imagine winter without snow. :mellow:

mattfidaho · Feb 23, 2012

crappy pics, but it was last night... the viz was 100% better that night then it was during the day... our area had reports of 100mph gusts. :-/ that is keeping me busy

teledawg · Feb 23, 2012

Got plenty of snow here...

mattfidaho · Feb 23, 2012

I had to look at that pic twice... I normally only see krustis covered in snow... but thats because they dont run...

trackhead · Feb 23, 2012

Yeah, it's not "real" snowcat, but for $1200 for the vehicle, and $2900 for the tracks, it does pretty well. Once it gets locking differentials..............

Vehicle weight is about 1800lbs. PSI is somewhere around .75. Going to make some mods this summer to get the PSI closer to .60, then lock the rear, and maybe front differential.

More pics and vid here.
http://www.fritzrips.com/2012/02/24/samurai-ski-day/

deepmud · Feb 24, 2012

teledawg said:
Got plenty of snow here...

hey cool that's Hatcher Pass

I have another not-snow-cat, with ancient Unatrac assemblies for my not-Samurai....

The Sammy is still pretty light, even with the VW TDI-M (manual inject pump conversion), extended frame and Toyota axles/transmission so I figure with the big tracks I'll be at less than 1 psi - maybe even as low as .5 to .6-ish. The tracks are like 250 apiece so they add a lot (like 25% or so) to the total vehicle weight.

This video of the same set of Unatracs on a much heavier full-size Jeep (in Hatcher Pass

) show they are very effective. There is even a "stuck" :whistling:

video link-piccy....

wesley · Feb 25, 2012

At camp near Big Bay, MI. Looking out the window at my "ride"

Alaska Snow Cat · Feb 28, 2012

30" fell over the weekend. :clap:

These photos were taken Sunday morning and then another 12+" fell after that.

DAVENET · Feb 28, 2012

Now we're talking! :clap:

Mtn-Track · Feb 28, 2012

I do believe the Alaskans win this round! :w00t2:

DAVENET · Feb 28, 2012

Speaking of . . . OK Stu, we've only seen two pics of your rig away from your garage (last year). Have you had a chance to get out this year?

Mtn-Track · Feb 28, 2012

DAVENET said:
Speaking of . . . OK Stu, we've only seen two pics of your rig away from your garage (last year). Have you had a chance to get out this year?

Not yet!

Snow's been real thin up high until recently and even had very limited riding with the sleds out of our cabin this year. We plan to take the O'l Tucker up there next week though, and on the new trailer I built for it as well! :wink:

DAVENET · Feb 28, 2012

Same here, but supposed to finally get 7-10 inches Thursday. There has been so little snow that a couple of guys drove all the way into our camp in upstate NY- which no one can ever remember doing in the winter. And that covers the past 80 years of camp logs.

Mtn-Track · Feb 28, 2012

Yep, we were sharing our snowmobile riding area with rubber-tired ATV's a couple of weeks ago.... :ermm:

mattfidaho · Feb 28, 2012

CLick for video,

Cutting a road today

Mtn-Track · Feb 29, 2012

Great video!

Just thinking, with all the Avy's we've had in CO, WY, and UT this year, have you had any issues with the slopes you're cutting? Snow in the video looks kinda' 'slab-like'. Sure as hell don't want to hear of you and your cat getting cought in one....!!! :ermm:

Nice work, but be safe, my friend!

mattfidaho · Feb 29, 2012

So far this year I haven't had any major issues, but it is in the front of my mind while out there.

Snowtrac Nome · Feb 29, 2012

i took the family out for a ride to watch the iron doggers come in and yesterday i took some clients out for a ride up the side of anvil mountain to see muskox the day was about 0 but it felt good with the ultraviolet radiation you get off the sun this time of the year after the big blow the last couple of days the snow just isn't as soft now made for slow going in places

Snowtrac Nome · Feb 29, 2012

more pics

Snowtrac Nome · Feb 29, 2012

try this again

Snowtrac Nome · Feb 29, 2012

last pic at the white alice site didn't down load

Northcoast · Feb 29, 2012

Wow ! So hard to believe those ox can survive there. Thanks for the pictures.

JimVT · Feb 29, 2012

Don,
Looks like they never tore the site down. Isnt that a long drive from town?
Jim

Snowtrac Nome · Mar 1, 2012

no its right behind town the plan now is to abate the site of hazmat and keep the towers as they are a well known land mark that can be seen from long distances and yes them animals don't burn any more energy than they have to but don't worry if they need to they can get up and move fast the other thing is they eat a lettus looking vegitation off the rocks makes you wonder how they can survive on that stuff

Cletis · Mar 1, 2012

The wife and I took in the muskox ranch there in Palmer, Ak last year. Pretty cool animal. They were in season and the bulls were fairly aggressive. Rest of the time they say they are a really docile animal. Thought I was gonna have to have a talk with the anti-hunting, extremely liberal tree huggin young gal that was giving the tour and her (unwanted) point of view!!

Cletis

wesley · Mar 1, 2012

Its good that you save things like that. We have an old abandoned ore dock here in Marquette. The city wanted to tear it down. Then a devloper wanted to make it into a restaurant/marina. Finnally, the citizens spoke up and told them to leave it as is. It is part of our city history and a great landmark. Oh, by the way we got hit by a nice little storm yesterday 7 inches, and expect more this weekend :w00t2:

redsqwrl · Mar 1, 2012

Wesley if you are hard up for entertainment you can load up and meet me near iron mountain. I am going to have my first real outing in that heavy wet snow they got.
Yes there will be photos. I am ankle deep in mud loading up frost is gone. What a winter.

shopman · Mar 4, 2012

Finally got to get the rebuilt 4T10 Power Selector out on some runs! Have hauled some stuff up to the cabin a few times, but got quite a bit of snow 2+ feet in the last couple weeks!!
:wow:

Ran into some friends getting ready to ski up to their cabin (a mile or more past my place) had their sled, 3 year old behind it on a tether and her skis, and mama with their 6 month old in her coat, and of course the dog... Asked if they wanted a ride up and they were up for it (never been in a snowcat) and I just wanted to go up where there was even more snow!

There was at least 4 feet of unpacked snow in their drive and our baby drove right through it all up to unload them - it was great! Then after I dropped them off and helped check out their TeePee and little cabin...

I drove back down the mountain and took this little video... a beautiful day and beautiful drive and she ran PERFECT!

http://youtu.be/GI_TiwNlEYg

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