Cuyuna
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2 minutes ago, Turbo Doo said:
Read the sign, that's what happened.
We can't fix stupid, we all sure as hell have to pay for it.
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17 minutes ago, UsedtoSkidoo said:
why would that be.......
Actual reasons unknown...
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5 minutes ago, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said:
Its dated for Saturday Mar. 21 which would be 2 weeks down the road if that day was the 21st. As pointed out, that day is the 21st.
My guess is that with the longest season in the south this year they are running out of money for grooming.
Words is that HCSA has told their groomers that all grooming activity ends tonight - Mar. 07.
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Bought a 136" pre-installed-studded ice ripper type track way back when they first came to market... hated it. I was disappointed with the lack of penetration compared to a good stud. Also found the points to wear and dull down way ahead of the life of the track. The track itself was a thumper. Worst out of balance track I have ever encountered. I took the loss and bought a new track and went back to studs - never looked back.
As previously mentioned here about Lake Simcoe... Before moving to Haliburton, I used to live near Queensville and did all of my sledding around Cooks Bay / Holland River. You learn VERY quickly about the reasons for studding. Also mentioned here was the nightmare of making it 3/4 the way up an icy hill and rolling backwards - nothing more needed to say about that !
To all the guys who have modded their turbos well past the 200 hp mark and no studs ? gotta laugh at that.
However, this topic comes up in this forum EVERY year and is about as pointless as the other annual laugh fests :
- What's the best oil ?
- What's the best belt ?
- What's the best sled ?
- Hand signals
- ad infinitum
Have at it.
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6 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said:
He needs to be canned.
... not enough
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Feb 22/21 - Early Morning - Haliburton Lake Northbound
Days like this make you happy to have a stake line.
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Give it a read... bring on the hate... doesn't matter. I fight for the kids.
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59 minutes ago, Turbo Doo said:
Blame the sleds , Yup. Typical easy blame. Its the guys behind the flipper, period. Looks like the yamaha is rounding a corner there. Seems to me a T Bone gone bad.
You CAN'T tell exactly what happened, but you CAN tell that it didn't have to happen.
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Early start...
Lord knows, there are lots of problems and worries to think about...
but not for the next few hours. I give thanks for every ride.
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Early Morning Sun... Red Pine Lake
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2 hours ago, stonehaven said:
What happened to losing the trail through Moose and Eagle? Landowner?
PIA to go all the way around now
Camp Northland, whose property the trail ran through to Haliburton Lake Rd., had issues with the OFSC insurance policy for landowners. They pulled the land use agreement until there were improvements made to the policy, and here we are...
Same situation existed at Camp Towhee ( B Trail near West Guilford ) The trail was almost closed until they found that B trail was old "Legacy" trail and belonged to the County. It was a "close" call.
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5 hours ago, livin' on the b103 said:
Drove up to have a look at Hali lake on Friday. No stakes as of then, I have said it before, if that lake is not staked... DON'T GO. It is too bad we lost the way in through Moose and Eagle, they are long frozen safe. Hali Lake is unsafe and unpredictable in cold years, it just got into the minus 20's here the last few days, should set up soon. There is no issue with PHU boundaries, that problem is where HCSA, Maple Leaf, and Opeongo meet (Whitney) and where Paudash and Maple Leaf meet south of Lake St Peter.
Livin'
FWIW, Kennissis, Redstone firmed up pretty good as of today ( Feb 1 ) A little slush in the middle of Big Hawk and down at the Marina end of Kennissis, nothing major. Hopefully Haliburton Lake will come in soon.
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10 hours ago, gobills said:
Have you been up to clear lake or redstone?
No. I have only crossed Little Hawk to the Totem, and just a 1/4 mile into Big Hawk. Looked pretty good, but my thinking was to give it all another couple of really cold days...
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GLOVES FOUND ... B Trail - between Hwy 118 and Trail 8 Junction. 1 pair gloves, trail maps and chocolate bar. Picked up and wedged in tree. Today - Jan 28 @ 11:30 am. Cheers !
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51 minutes ago, Sksman said:
The saddest part of all these posts is we are witnessing the beginning of the demise of groomed trail riding. Not trying to be a nay sayer but until the snowmobile community as a whole becomes more responsible it will be in decline.
trail riding is uncool. How many YouTube videos show a group riding a groomed trail for 8 hours straight without any big excitement? If your not doing a big jump in deep powder your not being viewed.
Cans sell because loud is cool. Chopping a tunnel in Ontario and posting it on Facebook is cool. Adding saddlebags is only cool here on this site.
The new crew of riders are only worried about there 3 minutes of fame and self gratification.
Your post is SPOT ON. I was not fully aware of the Younger Youtube culture and the monkey-see / monkey - do aspect of "Street Culture". Rap music was old hat before I realized how huge it was and the billions being made from it. But along with pop cultural social influences, I also blame the poor parenting, public school system, and the nanny state of "entitlement" that has been festering since the late 70's. So, in that context, I guess we are all guilty...
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These were recommended to me by a member of the York Region Marine unit - Cooks Bay / Lake Simcoe. Standard issue for them, and they are out in the windy, wide open cold a lot. I run the lakes in Haliburton (fast) all the time and these have been THE best I've ever had in 40 years of running. Don't use guards or muffs and don't need them.
https://www.royaldistributing.com/fxr-leather-index-mitt.html
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6 minutes ago, Strong Farmer said:
I see. That’s too bad. I loved that trail.
Yes, that is a tough and bitter loss.
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10 hours ago, Strong Farmer said:
Ask hcsa. They are very responsive with questions. I am guessing hailburton lake isn’t ready yet, which is holding up that trail. They lost trail access via moose lake because of camp was logging. Now they have to wait on hailburton lake, which takes longer, then eagle and moose. Sucks since old trail was always open in good time.
Access was discontinued because the camp's administration had issues with the OFSC insurance plan.
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47 minutes ago, stoney said:
Roll into a town mid week with no reservations for the night only to have the owner open their normally closed mid week doors and provide a room after they ask you, "are you snowmobilers".
Or the local store deliver a pizza to the place your staying at who don't normally deliver and refuse to take extra money.
Or the local body shop let's you pull your sled into their shop, gets a portable heater so the frozen antifreeze in your sled can thaw out.
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6 minutes ago, soupkids said:
Who ???
We have a major washout in our C trail north, which is a a major logging road that is supposed to be maintained.
MNR's answer was we cant afford the fix it.
They may not be able to afford to make repairs, but they will certainly mandate how the repairs are to be done. Nothing happens without their approval on Crown lands.
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41 minutes ago, sledjunk said:
It is a club / district issue.
1 hour ago, Muskoka Man said:Hello OFSC
You need to add MNR to the equation...
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I don't use anything but SnowTrackers. Been using them since 2002. They change a suggestion of turning into an absolute statement. Zero push. You will need to brush up on body english as the sled will carve. Total performance. As to whether to use semi-aggressive or full on aggressive, it depends on your stud setup. I use nothing but aggressive. Never had snow clogging and find that they are more efficient than the conventional duallies out there. Fast on the top end if that is a consideration. Check out the Snow Tracker website for installation instructions. You will need to drill an extra pilot hole for the front tab. And yes, they will be hard on floors , etc. without guides. Also, they will really dig into grass, soft dirt, etc. I have wheel kits on all of my sleds. The carbides last a long time and take a lot of punishment in my experience. They are not cheap, but great bang for the buck.
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33 minutes ago, revrnd said:
A couple of items for Throwback Thursday
The 'car wash' @ Kenissis Lake during the winter of '86 or '87
(not 1 of us)
He sank it on a subsequent attempt.
Also, was the highlighted trail ever an official trail north from Kamiscotia? I think my friend who lived in Timmins from '92 to '99 mentioned to me about co-workers riding up to SRF using this route.
Watched a brand new Doo get fished out of the drink there a few years back. They had a truck up on the middle of the bridge with block and tackle / pulleys and a line down to the sled. The guy that hooked up the line ( the rider? ) got pretty wet.
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10 hours ago, soupkids said:
As mentioned on another thread it would be nice to have a "help me" list for different areas.
email me the following with a subject line of contact info and I will compile the list.
Name
Address
Phone # (best one to get you on the majority of the time)
Area of help
email address
Screen name
soupkids@fibreop.ca
Hi soupkids,
Sent my info. Thanks for running the ball on this !
Kapuskasing and Hearst
in Main Clubhouse
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Totally agree. Haliburton is my happy place. Trails and lakes, fantastic mix, right from my house. Have a 4 place enclosed trailer that has only been used for storing lumber for the last 10 years.