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I have no doubt there are folks and people that go as far as possible, espcially fleets, just for me personally and my own gear, no thanks regardless of other circumstances.
Plus gas vs. diesel engines operate quite a bit differently.
But these types of programs & experiences do provide another perspective on the topic for sure.
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Oh ya-10 in Cochrane too apparently!
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1 minute ago, RAMSOMAIR said:
In the forecast bahahahaha
Come on, even if they are off by half, still 15 to 20
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-10 in RDL right now with 30 to 40cm in the forecast for the next few days!
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Most times, when my trailer is parked at home, I have it so it is tilted forward as much as possible and the snow tends to slide off the top, down the front and makes nices piles of snow beside the tongue that I need to shovel away......
Alternately, since I do not store sled inside of trailer, I lift tongue in the air until the rear of trailer touches the ground and all snow slides off the back.
My trailer is a TC118 so I can tilt/lift my trailer by hand like this.
If I am away and this happens while parked, I try to get what I can off with snow brush and the rest usually comes off as I drive down the first few km of road.
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Sludge in engines these days, and for some time now, are a huge issue, that is caused by a lack of routine oil maintanence and engines that run much hotter than they did in the past.
Manufactures have these built in gauges that tells you when to change, these are not geared towards engine longevity, they are built based on using less oil for our enviromentalist groups and of course by the time a failure occures, warranty is usually long gone.
But yes, to each their own, you do you and I'll do me sort of thing, no issues really, just practices that people use based on thier own beliefs/routines.
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The rain line is slowly moving north as the night goes on....seems to stop right around Dorset closer to midnight.
So if you are on the east side of the line, you have snow, west side is rain......
See what tomorrow looks like.
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3 hours ago, Ox said:
Looks like the groomer came through ahead of you tho.
We broke that open in 12/96 (different route back then tho) with no tracks and hardly any signs in -30*.
That day could have gone much worse...
1 hour ago, 1049 said:Wow like looks a crazy day lol . My wife would kill me if I took her out in them conditions 🤣
Those are/were the crazy days - takes a long time to go a short distance and the bigger the group, the longer it takes!
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40 minutes ago, RAMSOMAIR said:
Except Yamaha motors last longer than anything else out there by a mile
LOL - might be somthing to that......
I still aint using their recommended oil change interval if I had one!
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34 minutes ago, Spiderman said:
We have 5 passes and a brand new sled for my son............
Galoosh!
Keeping the sport alive - good job!!!
It will get used, just when and for how long is TBD....
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2 minutes ago, RAMSOMAIR said:
I fully agree. However, I change my filter when I change my oil.
LOL - nothing worse than having a shower and putting on dirty underwear or better yet, putting on a clean pair of pants while still wearing a shitty diaper.......lol
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8 minutes ago, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said:
You are correct Ransomair. I just checked my manual for the 1049 engine and that's exactly what it states. While I prefer not to adhere to that schedule I don't believe for a minute that Yamaha would put that in print if they weren't confident in that schedule.
Curious, if you had a warranty claim, how did Yamaha handle them?
I ask because I recall people always stating they were the worst for dealing with warranty stuff, but of course you know you only hear the bad on the interwebs and sometimes there is more to the story than meets the eye.
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5 minutes ago, skidooboy said:
That is way too long on any internal combustion engine. Even with full synthetic, and a good quality filter I try not to go over 10,000 km on autos, trucks. On our motorcycles (street), it is less than 3000kms. Higher revving/load engines, will need more frequent intervals, throw in condensation, and you need more changes, more often. It is cheap insurance, for motor longevity. Ski
I was thinking the exact same - that is nuts and who would do that, but than again some also reuse old filters too to save a buck or two and a few minutes.....LOL!
My truck with full synthetic is 10K, before the gauge tells me too.
I would never leave old oil in my sled after the winter whether it be engine oil or chain case......although I did always leave my 2-stroke oil in the canister and never changes that......
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On 1/7/2024 at 2:04 PM, stoney said:
Just took a snap shot, let’s see what it looks like tomorrow!
Tues and Wed already changed….lol
On 1/7/2024 at 4:50 PM, stoney said:Update, 5 less mm of rain and more snow
Heading in the right direction…for now!!
lol
Okay, I’ll stop with the update, see how things look in 24 hours and more importantly in 48 to 72 hours.
So this is the now....little less rain for today and a little more snow, if correct....
Wed is about the same as before.....hoping the long range stays close or near the course, colder each day and some snow each day too, not a ton of snow, so good and bad I guess depending how you look at that.
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I have not been overly motivated to work on the sled with the slow start, but other than waiting for a few more pieces/kit to arrive and be installed, most is done….hoping last pieces come in this week so all can be buttoned up and ready for some trails.
- Trailer guides installed/replaced- Fuel tank sock and filter replaced and tank cleaned
- Primary clutch serviced, cleaned sheaves and replaced belt
- Sliders replaced
- skid shocks both rebuilt and inspected skid/idler wheels, all good
- Limiter strap adjuster installed
- found broken bolt on toe hold so replaced that
- replaced comfort seat with a used/new to me seat
With the lack of activity around here as of late, figured I’d update with something sledding related…other than the crazy weather.
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2 hours ago, RAMSOMAIR said:
They have no idea. Throwing darts at the board. If you listen to all the reports Ontario will get 200cms lol. Hopefully we get it!!
The system clearly will be border line, just need to determine where the rain/snow line will be…..perhaps 118, hopefully south of that, we’ll see.
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Yes, Dorset area has always had its own little eco system bubble, just like some parts of the forest.
Some trails are forgiving not needing a ton of snow, others not so much, and not a lot of roads to run….plus TP and ASC do a great job! -
2 hours ago, stoney said:
Just took a snap shot, let’s see what it looks like tomorrow!
Tues and Wed already changed….lol
Update, 5 less mm of rain and more snow
Heading in the right direction…for now!!
lol
Okay, I’ll stop with the update, see how things look in 24 hours and more importantly in 48 to 72 hours.
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Just took a snap shot, let’s see what it looks like tomorrow!
Tues and Wed already changed….lol
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Just looking at Dorset right now
Mon night wil be -4
Tues is high of 0
Tues night is -4
Wed will be 0 as well
Tues 5 to 10mm of rain and 10cm of snow will hopefully be more snow and less rain.With snow almost everyday after this and double digit lows at night.
Looking promising I’d say.
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4 minutes ago, RAMSOMAIR said:
I'm a realist!
I'm in Parry Sound and usually ride from the garage door to trail across road and hit the trails/lakes.
Last year I rode twice from the door and all other rides were road trips.
5800kms last year, among the top mileage years of all time.
You say, go where the snow is........and that is what I did last year. This year may be the same but way latter start. Rode Cochrane?Hearst last year on Jan 11. No way that is happening this year.
LET IT SNOW
Predicting the future by the sounds of it....lol.
Last year was a good one than for you, even with the crappy start we had - hopeing this year is just as good then!
I have found the PS area the last while to be rough with all the canadian shield there and not enough snow to cover up all that rock as of late.....they need a good amount of snow.
Late start in the not so normal areas for sure that you can normally count on.
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9 minutes ago, signfan said:
If you decide to go I highly recommend going mid week. Will get much better trails. Expect the weekends to be very busy.
Do you think there will be lots of long track sleds out and about or not really due to early season riding and possibly lack of off trail snow depth?
When we rode the area it was crazy how the trail from one day went from smooth to super bumped out, but we saw the groomer both days too....second day we just had bad timing.....
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3 minutes ago, RAMSOMAIR said:
Damn chilly there this week, brrrrrr.
Are you there now or were you there?
I thought you mentioned you were going.....or maybe that was someone else.
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43 minutes ago, signfan said:
Km 31. Right at the top of the mountain.
We stayed there, good place with fuel, food, drinks and lodging!
I would recommend it as well.
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Baysville webcam - looking pretty wet.
The live cam on Kawagama shows snow, but very wet.
Headed down to -9 tonight, so all that moisture will start to freeze up, looks to still be staying south of 0 degrees for the next little while too.