Snow trac #58025

[leadvillerpm]

I have not had much time to use it this winter due to my auto repair shop going up in flames, but I did get it out after Leadville's skijoring event this week end. Skijoring is where people get pulled behind a horse on skis through a course of jumps (some 8-10 ft tall). They also have to try to collect rings from poles all while reaching speeds close to 60mph.

After the weekend event is done...Leadville allows the 4X4 club to go out and play around on the jumps for awhile. I hooked up with them and tested out the capabilities of my rig.

Here are some pics taken with a friend phone. I'm hoping to find someone with some better quality photos and some video.








Ryan

[JSX]

Cool pix, good to see you got it out!
Hope everything is working out on the shop.

[dds]

good to see you are still around have to expect you are buisy trying to get your shop replaced . always good to get your st out and show off i've deen turning heads around here with mine quite a bit too iditarod is about to start and the town will be flooded with out siders too i think it's cool how you seem to draw all the camaras your way just crawling over those piles of snow.

[leadvillerpm]

I'm trying to find someone with video of me going over the jump in the last pic. It was pretty scary the first time I went over it. It had a step in the middle of the back side of the jump and the upper section of it was almost straight up and down. All I could see was ski, but it made it. I can not believe what these things will go over.

[dds]

hey Ryan what is your preference on pushrod tubes mine are still leaking it's driving me nutso

[leadvillerpm]

Whenever I build a motor I use the stock style pushrod tubes. I buy them new so you do not have to deal with getting the length right before installation. Many people use silicone on the seal area when installing to try to get them not to leak, but I feel this just makes it worse. I use a silicone grease on the seals to get them to seat properly...and make sure the sealing surfaces are clean.

You have to pull the head to do these so in your case you may want to go with and expandable tube to make the job much easier. DO NOT buy a plastic tube...spend a little extra money and buy a metal tube from empi or scat. I believe they both make either spring loaded and treaded styles. I have used both styles and if properly installed they will work fine....at least for a while. The spring loaded ones are the easiest as they have a preset tension...many people over tighten the threaded ones which deforms the seal and causes leaks to develop sooner.

Ryan