On Sat, 6 Jan 2018 18:45:47 +0000 (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Run-on sentences breaking URLs fixed ... > So as a follow up to my getting the ASV started yesterday I thought > maybe you'd like to see it: > https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4647/25670161128_33cf875d50_b.jpg > Here with the Golf for size comparison: > https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4692/38831788994_6328cf950f_b.jpg > > https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4726/27764530599_98f43af108_b.jpg > This is the battery bay. Nearly $300 in batteries there. In the > foreground you can see the heatgun I used to get the machine started. > When I got to it the air filter (behind the rear battery) was out > already so I just stuck the heatgun in there. In the future I'll > probably just pull the cap. > https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4686/24672933297_09ca494cab_b.jpg > This is a Tucker Sno-Cat, the club has 2 of these. They're "Glorified > farm equipment" which is to say they're pretty simple, Cummins 4BT, 4 > spd auto trans. The ASV has a computer controlled John Deere V6, the > cool thing about it is you just stomp your foot down and it maintains > speed depending on what gear you're in. The other machines you have to > use your foot to vary engine speed to match conditions. > https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4637/38644526375_720c498458_b.jpg > This is the big boy, Pisten Bulley PB200, its got a Mercedes inline > 6cyl. I think its the oldest machine we have, '85 I think. Its 10.5 > feet wide, the ASV is only 6. Part of my run is under a railroad > trestle where the path is only 8 feet wide, the Pisten Bulley is much > faster but doesn't fit. I've run the PB some too, its what I learned > on. > Finally a shot from the operators seat: > https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4680/38831785094_b125ba296a_b.jpg > I should have gotten one of my backtrail, we call it "making the white > ribbon". Long night, we met at 7:30, the Pisten Bulley was fighting bad > fuel and had ice in one of the hydraulic pumps so we didn't get out > until 8:30 or 9. Then I lost the trail and got stuck into a place I now > call "The Hellhole" which was the exact size of the machine, backing > out of there was miserable and cost me probably an hour. Got home at > 3am but on the positive note we didn't break down and although I very > nearly ripped the mirrors off I think I can re-align them... > > -Curt _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
