PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) With the lower amount of snowfall in District 5 the last few years, the District is trying an experiment with the groomer that runs out of Graham Snyder's (Groomer Graham) this year. Snow tires on a rented tractor rather than a track kit on an owned tractor. Edited December 20, 2019 by PISTON LAKE CRUISER 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Pete Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 48 minutes ago, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said: With the lower amount of snowfall in District 5 the last few years, the District is trying an experiment with the groomer that runs out of Graham Snyder's (Groomer Graham) this year. Snow tires on a rented tractor rather than a track kit on an owned tractor. Talk to the Eastern Ontario Snowmobile Club (EOSC) District 1. They have used a tractor on tires (with chains I believe) for years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PISTON LAKE CRUISER Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Big Pete said: Talk to the Eastern Ontario Snowmobile Club (EOSC) District 1. They have used a tractor on tires (with chains I believe) for years. I believe Graham had actually tried chains on a 4 wheel drive tractor a few years ago. Maybe V2 can chime on that as he has operated that southern stationed groomer many times. Hoping the snow tires will work in low snow and/or for hard packed trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volunteer2 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I am pretty sure there were no chains I know it was used when we had a good solid base and if you did fall off the trail you could get into trouble pretty quick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Farmer Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Looks great now just need to screw in some I-grips for extra traction on hard packed icy surfaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 On 12/20/2019 at 10:14 AM, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said: With the lower amount of snowfall in District 5 the last few years, the District is trying an experiment with the groomer that runs out of Graham Snyder's (Groomer Graham) this year. Snow tires on a rented tractor rather than a track kit on an owned tractor. Hopefully we get snow TO groom this sesson. Wish them the best of luck with the machine also.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strong Farmer Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) On 12/20/2019 at 11:11 AM, PISTON LAKE CRUISER said: I believe Graham had actually tried chains on a 4 wheel drive tractor a few years ago. Maybe V2 can chime on that as he has operated that southern stationed groomer many times. Hoping the snow tires will work in low snow and/or for hard packed trails. I remember north east hope club getting one, when their groomer broke down. I believe the tractor and chains was a spare district had on hand. That was awhile ago though and did a good job on hard pack trails. I only seen it on trails once. Edited December 22, 2019 by Strong Farmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baylaker Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Those look like Nokian tires, they’re supposed to make a big difference. If there were ever a ton of snow, I’m not sure the tire setup would be as good as tracks. But if it’s a low snow area, I can see where the tires would be cost efficient and most likely work better than tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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