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Just saying 😜 👋 hello. Get those rockets ready days are getting shorter and me thinking another great season just around the corner...hope all is well peeps. Lep

That is good news. Bought my last few sleds from Lockharts , even though Two Wheel is only 10 k down the road . Lockharts is much better managed in my opinion .

There were never any deals at 2 wheel either

Well the big news in BRP World is that Lockharts have bought 2 Wheel Motorsports in Guelph and rumour has it that they may be adding a 3rd location in Southern Ontario sooner than later as well. 2 Wheel has just started a 50-80% off sale on everything non- BRP related as Lockharts is only buying the building and the BRP part of the business.

i would second that always my second set after the factory originals great tire.

Did the same here. I even knew the saleman at 2 Wheel personally and Lockhart's was $1500 cheaper.

Great idea, thanks for bringing this to our attention...i've signed

I have Falken Wildpeak AT3W that I ran as winter tires for 2 seasons and now have left on my truck for the summer. I would guess 65 or 70,000km on them i have D rated version on my GMC 1500. I have run about 2/3 tread off them Still quiet. No issues. I have noticed some age cracking in sidewall They are 3 years old since I had them Not sure how long they might have sat in warehouse before. I figure I have this summer and one more in them. AT4W are suppose to be better! I did buy dedicated winters last year Bridgestone Blizack LT and really loved the dedicated winters as I spend a fair bit of time driving northern Ontario and Quebec in winter.

Whatever tire you go with, make sure the tire store has a road force balancer, and they really know how to use it. Have your tires road force balanced. It costs more for the service (about 100 or so per set in the US) but, doing it eliminates the chance of a bad tire, vibrations from tires, tells you if a rim is bad etc... GM mandated all dealers to get this technology to avoid tire/wheel issues causing vibrations. Ski

Michelin LTX m/s

Just FYI CCSO(Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations) has launched a national campaign asking the federal government for a one-time $55 million investment to renew trail infrastructure and equipment across Canada, and to make winter trails eligible for federal infrastructure and climate funding going forward. Use the following link to send a letter to your Member of Parliament and key federal ministers. https://app.goadvocate.ca/en/campagnes/support-snowmobile-trail-infrastructure/email/

That's the way it sounds. All provinces. Something is better than nothing. The OFSC sent it down so I assume it has some merit. I have doubts that Carney has ever been on a snowmobile. ..lol.. Would be good to have federal/provincial support to keep our sport alive and also keep the tax revenues up. Throw some of that gas tax/val tag revenue in our direction. It also helps the other user groups on the trails that we share. If we fail, there will be an enormous amount of trail work and costs, ie bridges, culverts, washout rebuilds, brushing, etc that will have to be absorbed by the other user groups. Side note: We, the snowmobile clubs, do the majority(95%) of bridge refurbishing(labour) in our areas. The other groups do equally help financially.

When we are having a garage meeting 2 wheel is called no deal LoL. As cold finger states 10 k from our place and tried to get a bit of a deal but no go. Always delt with Lockharts. Will definitely be interesting how things unfold

Sauders camping is closing after 50 years in business. They have some trailers in inventory on sale, including a few sled trailers. https://sauderscamping.com/product-category/trailers/cargo-trailers/

Yep, dealing with perspectives from a variety of people. Plus, I think they all adjust there manufacturing process along the way, some just more then others..and why the same tires bought on separate occasions can be different, but vehicles suspension also gets tired causing different results. For me, the reviews of the wildpeak were good and they were on sale at the place I buy from, so bonus. I imagine not many buy an LT tire for a Tacoma, another factor in how tires feel and the reviews.

Funny enough, I just bought a set of new rubbers for my 2500HD. I’ve seen on some trucks falken wildpeak A/T4W so did some research and sounded like a good tire, so went with them. Still new, but they feel pretty damn good on the road, over bumps, etc… Last set was duratrac, they were not so good to me, my first set were really good and why I bought them again, but they were not the same great tire. I’ve never heard a bad review of the Toyo open country AT III

Ya the shop I go to road forces the tires.

I'm currently running Cooper Discoverer AT#'s on my work truck. BFG AT's on my pretty truck. I find the Cooper's ride better, wear seems ok, not concerned about traction as I don't run either in the winter. I buy what ever is cheap at the time I need to buy. Bought the Coopers on red tag clearance from Crappie Trash. My buddy just bought a set of them China tires you see on Facebook. $1000 for 4- 12.50x35/20's. He says "why spend more? They balanced up nice and look great. " We shall see how they last. I have a buddy who owns a Repair shop and he swears by Toyo's. He says everything else is garbage these days. It's all he sells. Too steep for me though.

Great on road tire but, if he got stuck with the Toyo at2 (an all terrain tire), he will be stuck while using the Michelin LTX M/S (not a true all terrain, mostly a street use tire). I know you say you dont like the Toyo's but, look at their AT3 offering. I put close to 55,000 on my Tacoma since 2020, with their at3, no complaints. Looking at replacing them now too. Also look into the Cooper Discoverer line, I have those on my Sierra 2500 and they have been great. I have heard good things about the Nitto Terra Grappler G3 as well, they are 3 peak mountain snow rated too (great winter traction). Good luck in your choice. Ski

Sick of summer, itching for the white gold!

lol, oh yes, the daylight is already shrinking - so enjoy the summer while you can!!! Should be another great winter as well - hopefully the OFSC remains mostly intact and there is good news to share at some point about the 2026 season!!

OFSC own the groomers right? They should have a end of season inspection completed. No later than May 1st Any visible and/or known repairs required confirmed then - ( get quotes etc. ) Make decisions by June 30th on what to do and go from there Seems everything is left to the last minute and reactive rather than pro-active. could be, and likely wrong- but that's the optics

Our group of 4 saddlebagged for over 30 years together. Worked great only booking 2 rooms (adjoining where possible), easier to get table for 4 at restaurants and only one vehicle and trailer to deal with. Got so that we only had 2 guys who would lead and the 3rd & 4th guys always rode in same position. We even had different riders that brought different maintenance items like antifreeze and tools to save space for necessities LOL. Great times and memories.

We're at the middle of August and we still don't know what groomer(s) we will have in our stable. Yes, post season maintenance/warranty work has been done. However, we still have the BR180 with the broken axle. Is it being mothballed or do we fix it? Do we have one or two groomers this season? Do we fix up the groomer and drag from another club that we have in our possession? Will it be our groomer for this season? Don't know. Side note: The trail we gave up last year for the "OFSC trail reduction" plan(15+kms) has been OFSC approved/good to go for this season. Other than removing as much signage as possible prior to "Dougie's" influx of cash in Dec 2025, we haven't touched that trail. There's many work days/weeks worth of work to clean up the March 2025 Ice Storm damage and much of it can only be accessed after the swamps/lakes are frozen. Problem is, the OFSC shuts down trails that haven't seen a groomer or opened in 2 years, outside of situations out of our control. Trail hasn't been open in 2 years. We probably have an extra year. Is it worth the effort if we still have 30+ kms of other trails that haven't been touched since that ice storm (solid 10 days work)? First world problems...lol..