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Things are going high class for Cochrane! Damn, my wife will want to go sledding again haha.

If you build it, they will come! I guess the question is will there be enough business to keep it open longer and do they have staff to service them!

A Chucks Roadhouse is also going in out front of the Comfort inn, hopefully they will stay open past 8pm LOL..

Shes come a long way since the ol chimo or John H at the North adventure Inn. I remember when you couldnt find a spot to park your sled out front there was so many riders. Well, I remember because I have photos otherwise I might not. Those days were filled with plenty of Blue sky and Wheat based anti freezes

Super 8 in Hearst? I knew about one in kap.

Super 8 is a big chain. Apparently there is one in Hearst...just sayin'

Thats great news. Saw it last year under construction when we drove to Floods Landing

I bought this trailer three summers ago and used it once for a road trip. I added the additional options; the Malone J-hooks, spare tire and jack stand when I purchased the trailer. It will accept any combination of three kayaks or canoes; two on the J-hooks, one down the centre. The J-hooks can be placed anywhere on the support rails. Would be a great camping/road trip trailer with kayaks on the J-hooks and camping totes strapped down the centre. The trailer has a great feature for storage. The tongue can be moved under the entire trailer and even stood upright for storage in a shed or garage. I paid just over $2,200 with options and tax. Here is the link https://www.kayak-ity-yak.com/tr15-glv-rt-angler-64-trailer.html I am looking for $1,100

Yup no problem, was just letting everyone know there is one more option now.

But when Westwind is booked, we will look here. However, we were pleasantly surprised with the Econolodge last winter, Stayed twice.

Looks nice but I still go to west way first, since I know they suppprt club. We need to suppprt buisness that support us. These big chains do squat for local clubs and trails besides take business away from ones that need it most to survive. Any news on hornepayne one yet?

Just noticed a open sign when I was driving by.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle_drivetrain

What veehickle ever used that arrangement? .

Look at the pictures of the trucks again. They all appear to be heavy haul or off road trucks where the tare weight is not normally a primary concern.

You can use it as long as you aren't powering wheels directly with it. Transports use it for refrigeration and to run APU. Why can't I use it to re charge battery then?

Yeah I never bought into the traditional hybrid. Too complex. Why pay for the transmission, driveline and then electric motors and battery on top of it. Too many parts. Not sure anyone has the answer. But definitely interested in seeing how this ram does. Hopefully it isn't a flop like the Ford lightning turned out to be.

Not arguing any of that. My boy has a plug in that is relegated to around home, and a hybrid that goes anywhere. It does well on milage as I understand it. Not just in town, but out on the open road it does somewhat better than an all gas version of the same {I think}. As you say - the camming and whatnot for gen-set use may be a big part of that difference. Hybrids don't have much battery at all, compared to a plug-in. More like a capacitor I think. .

My buddy just got a new GMC Denali EV. What a truck! Crazy fast. Super range empty (700kms). Crappy when pulling a big trailer though. He pulled his big pontoon from Stratford to North Bay and had to charge 2x on the way up and ended up having his BIL with a gas Yukon tow it home.

The ram is a gas engine. Might get a diesel retrofit from Edison. If you're truck has solid axles

I think the tax man would be after you Strong Farmer, Dyded fuel is for off road use only, your tractor is exempt for road travel, all others are not.

If it is a diesel generator and since generator don't drive wheels, dyed diesel could be used. That would be a huge plus for farmers, ranchers contractors etc that have fuel 👌. weak point is battery's and control module. Diesel generator is heavy especially since they are talking about. Not sure how much pay load truck would have left. Between batteries and generator might not be much.

True but if that internal combustion engine is only running a fraction of the time that is the savings. How much heat gets pushed out the tailpipe and rad in an internal combustion engine. Also its a small naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor (presumably de-tuned for efficiency and reliability). No turbos to crap out and 2 cylinders less than a v8. You get the benefits of electric (torque, instant power, quiet, etc) without the range anxiety. Diesel electric is not new tech. Been used in rail and mining for decades successfully. Time will tell, but I think this idea has merit.

Every time that you change energy from one to another - there is loss, typically shows up as heat. So you will lose energy at the gen set, likely at the battery, at the power amp, and again at the wheel motor(s). .

I had the 2024 GMC 2500 AT4X and now have the 2025 GMC 2500 AT4X both with the 6.6 gas. No issues with plugs or oil in either.