Where is this? On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 9:24 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> lotsa snow at the snowmobile capital of the world this year. about 10' > with no melting other than direct evaporation. Some people have > shovelled their roofs 4 times already! > > Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote on 3/10/19 10:13 AM: > > Lousy snowmobile season here in southern New England. Northern Maine got > snockered, they'll be riding through April, into May for sure. Last I knew > Caribou had 150+ inches with more on the way. > > I did my first run in the ASV this season on Tuesday, 6 hours, 2 big > washouts filled with snow, no breakdowns. If you remember last fall I had > to replace the heater hoses, it took 2+ hours of running before we had > significant cabin heat. After that it was business as usual until my > partner accidentally shut the valve with his elbow... > > > > Anyhow we have to close at the end of March no matter what, as its going > to be 60F(!) next week we're done for the year. As part of the closing down > process we need to move the northern Tucker to its summer home which is in > the southern part of the range so buddy Ben and I decided to drive it down > on the trails.For reference: > https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4887/45890552655_1ce5305457_b.jpg > > The Tucker is farm equipment with delusions of grandeur. Its got 2x Dana > 70 rear axles. The front one is on a pivot so unlike a normal front axle > where the ends pivot on the Tucker the whole axle pivots. This makes for > odd steering feel. Its hydraulic ram steering which gives no feedback and > is hard to turn at the ends of the stroke making the machine drive like an > old tractor with a bush hog, it takes a football field to turn around. > > Power comes from a Cummins 4BT, I think around 140hp, through a 4spd > automatic transmission, since theres a lot of mass in the tracks the 1-2 > shift is rough, the upper gears are smoother but there is NOTHING smooth > about this Tucker, its whooped out. 1989, 51,000+ miles which at 9mph is > saying something... > > Anyway we made it, didn't break anything and nobody got hurt which is > always the real accomplishment. We even started training a new operator: > https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7848/47286066092_a9bb9d8b08_b.jpg Thats > Ben's son TJ, he's 7. While TJ was "driving" Ben was working the pedals and > I controlled the drag, a big operation making a trail that wandered back > and forth through the woods. ;) > > -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 > > _______________________________________ 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
