Just got in from clearing the driveway (mostly, I only did enough to get to
work tomorrow, the rest can wait until the snow quits falling) and measured 8
1/2" but being that its powder that could be drifted one way or the other. I'd
guess its low but thats just a guess.
Got my '79 Polaris Cobra 340cc out (the other two that run are on the trailer)
and promptly got stuck. Vintage sleds are difficult in deep snow because of
limited suspension travel. You bottom out on the footboards and the track
spins. I learned how to deal with it today though, power Power POWER! Get on
the throttle and give 'er hell. When it starts to slow down rock side to side
to pack the snow under the footboards and gain traction. Worked sweet, I bombed
all over the yard. Took the Go-Pro with me, should have something neat on it.
At one point I had the Go-Pro clipped to the left side footboard (I've got the
clip on mount) and made a sharp left turn, the camera dipped under the snow
like it was a boat in a big swell. Hope that came out...
-Curt
From: Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>; Curt Raymond
<curtlud...@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, February 2, 2015 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Curt, Got the Schneemobiles ready?
Take your passport just in case. Rain & sleet here on top of 4" of fresh wet
snow.
On Feb 2, 2015 11:47 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:
Angie and I went to the store a little while ago. When I wrote the message
below I hadn't been outside or looked at the thermometer. Its 15F and the snow
is fluffy powder. We've got around 8 inches and its still coming down good.
Volume is good for snowmobiling but it'd be better if it was a better kind of
snow. I'm not going to complain though, any snow is better than none...
-CurtFixin to make another pirate run, down the street 50', take a right, down
that street 200 yards take a left, 50 yards and then a high speed run down a
long driveway to a furniture factory, behind the factory is an old railroad bed
and access to trails theoretically to Canada...
From: Jon Agne <jonag...@gwi.net>
To: Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Monday, February 2, 2015 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Curt, Got the Schneemobiles ready?
No WET snow. I hate shoveling margaritas!
> On Feb 2, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> wrote:
>
> I did 15 miles Saturday morning, a pirate run through the backwoods without
> my registration stickers. Then Angie joined me, we put the stickers on and
> hit "the big trails" where we rode another 20 miles. The trails were nice and
> smooth although the soft powder doesn't hold up all that well and its easy to
> spin the track and dig in. Hopefully this next batch of snow will be a little
> wetter.
> I haven't been out yet but we've got probably 6" on the ground now with
> predictions up to 18". Not as much wind as the last storm but we're almost
> certainly going to get more snow than we did last time. The riding should be
> great!
> -Curt
> From: Curly McLain via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 1, 2015 4:12 PM
> Subject: [MBZ] Curt, Got the Schneemobiles ready?
>
> 'Nother storm sending snow your way.
>
> We got a foot of heavy wet stuff so far. A real heart attack snow.
> Are they predicting much for you? They are not calling this one this
> week's storm of the century, but it looks like it could be as big or
> bigger than last week's.
>
> MB Content:
> Went up to the grocery to get chicken broth for SWMBO, who is sick,
> in the 126. Could not get up the small hill when I left. Backed
> down and went out the other gate with less incline. Lousy no name
> tars on it. But the car is not worth a set of Blizzaks.
>
>
>
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