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2019 Colorado Snowcat Jamboree
- Thread starter Aaron Tucker
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It wasn't easy but forum8fox and his brother were able to get the bombikee up to Vail pass and to the top of shrine pass for the group shot. They even spent the night. I bet the bombikee is more capable than any sno-track but since we can't get any to come up we will never know.
PJL
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There is a group of SnoTrac hoarders here in Western Washington. It's hard to find a Tucker here though.
http://www.forumsforums.com/3_9/showthread.php?p=20692859&posted=1#post20692859
Here is a cluster of 3 out in the wild.
http://www.forumsforums.com/3_9/showthread.php?p=20692859&posted=1#post20692859
Here is a cluster of 3 out in the wild.
Day 3 was fun and there were no issues.
Just wanted to say thanks again to everyone who came out and everyone that made this happen. What a great time! Also special thanks to John for helping bring my friends out and back, you were a savior. I also want to thank everyone who was psyched to finally see our project out in the wild, it really helped justify all that has gone into it. Oh and finally getting to camp in it was awesome!
Here is a video of the Frandee and mid engine Tucker
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWNbFI-bhtI
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWNbFI-bhtI
I don't post much here, mostly read and look at pictures, but I came out to VP on Saturday; I see MikeM pretty much every weekend skiing, I've thought about cats in the past, I've gone back and forth, and the hour I spent Saturday watching was REALLY helpful.
I'm terrible with names, but thanks for putting up with my questions (if you have to think about it, I probably did not corner you
. That was fun - I wish I'd stayed later to see the Snowtrac, but alas, was long gone by then.
I certainly got WAY more than I bargained for, though, I figured I'd see some interesting snowcats, but did not expect to see them being pushed in deep snow; that's always been my dilemma - snowmobiles or snowcat? I use snowmobiles for skiing, but a cat is interesting.
I'm not in the turbo-hydrostatic market, but I could put together a pretty nifty Tucker or Thiokol or whatever - but I was never sure what to get. I've asked anyone with experience what they think about the cat/s they might have experience with & deep snow capabilities, and I've gotten a LOT of different answers.
All of them were good answers, but it is maybe like asking two people what the weather was like in Fargo last weekend.
The Canadian might say it was nice, the Floridian would likely say it was freezing.
Exaggeration, but you get the idea, perspective.
Anyway, I spent the morning breaking trails on my snowmobile, then skiing, then an hour or so in the afternoon watching all of you in the cats, in the same conditions I'd spent the morning in - the relative perspective of "deep" was not an issue.
Priceless, really. That was really, really enlightening.
Entertaining, too. That was fun.
I hope everyone made it back/makes it back ok, thanks again for answering twenty(ish) questions!
Iain
I'm terrible with names, but thanks for putting up with my questions (if you have to think about it, I probably did not corner you
. That was fun - I wish I'd stayed later to see the Snowtrac, but alas, was long gone by then. I certainly got WAY more than I bargained for, though, I figured I'd see some interesting snowcats, but did not expect to see them being pushed in deep snow; that's always been my dilemma - snowmobiles or snowcat? I use snowmobiles for skiing, but a cat is interesting.
I'm not in the turbo-hydrostatic market, but I could put together a pretty nifty Tucker or Thiokol or whatever - but I was never sure what to get. I've asked anyone with experience what they think about the cat/s they might have experience with & deep snow capabilities, and I've gotten a LOT of different answers.
All of them were good answers, but it is maybe like asking two people what the weather was like in Fargo last weekend.
The Canadian might say it was nice, the Floridian would likely say it was freezing.
Exaggeration, but you get the idea, perspective.
Anyway, I spent the morning breaking trails on my snowmobile, then skiing, then an hour or so in the afternoon watching all of you in the cats, in the same conditions I'd spent the morning in - the relative perspective of "deep" was not an issue.
Priceless, really. That was really, really enlightening.
Entertaining, too. That was fun.
I hope everyone made it back/makes it back ok, thanks again for answering twenty(ish) questions!
Iain
PJL
Well-known member
KT3survivor
Active member
More please !
The hillclimb was fun to watch and participate in. Hillclimb video part 1 of 3 https://youtu.be/wILtwjJxyA4
I think the 1642 (in reverse) got the highest but not that's not official.
I think the 1642 (in reverse) got the highest but not that's not official.
Aaron Tucker
Active member
The Colorado Sun wrote an story about the Colorado snowcat jamboree.
https://coloradosun.com/2019/03/15/...ming-so-ubiquitous-they-even-have-a-jamboree/
https://coloradosun.com/2019/03/15/...ming-so-ubiquitous-they-even-have-a-jamboree/
Duffycustomworks
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PJL
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KT3survivor
Active member
submarine shaped!?!? hey. . . . I resemble that remark! lol