OTB
This goes for volunteers as well. Personally, I spent more than $1200 in fuel in my truck hauling my ATV and sled doing trail work last season (plus fuel/repairs in my atv/sled/chainsaw). Yes, it was extreme due to the 2025 ice storm. Would be well over $1600 with today's gas prices. (How about a free trail permit!😉) These costs don't show up in the OFSC budget ledger.Â
I imagine we may see a decrease in volunteer activity this year due to fuel costs. Many of our volunteers aren't high end people(me included) but do it for the love of sledding. The juice may not be worth the squeeze anymore to some people. Hope not. Time will tell. JMO.
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Also OTB, this will again limit the amount of new or younger people that will join the sledding utopia.
The question now is 137 or 146.  You won’t notice much difference going to a 137.  If you’re going to a newer chassis chances are it will handle better with a 137 than your old 129 did.  137 is today’s trail sled.  They work well. Â