3-30-08
I hope you all have had a chance to enjoy some great spring riding right
here at home. Our trails are still in great shape as are many of the other local club's trails. Up in Ellsworth there is still 2-3 feet of snow on the trails.
If you can, go out for a ride around the loop before the rain
hits us on Tuesday.
Attn: RR tracks are scheduled to close @ midnight 3/31/08.
-- 3-17-08 --
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Our trails are still open & being groomed for some great spring riding. Be careful of open gullies on the sides of the trails & the snow is soft on the edges of the trails - get out there & you many sink to the bottom! Last week the bog between Plymouth & Campton was closed due to flooding. People have been through recently and reported no problems but I am not making any promises...This area is volatile...please be aware of conditions & always remember to use your best judgement. If you're not sure it's usually best not to risk it!
The Concord to Lincoln Rail line did not close to snowmobiles on the 15th, permission to ride has been extended untill March 31st, 2008. Even with the snow of this year, the RR tracks require a certain amount of respect, especially the bridges. Now, please use extra caution as the rails will be starting to show and the bridges that were previously covered
will be melting off.
Since my last update, new cutting edges were installed on the Mogul Master drag. This will result in better, more effective grooming. The old edges were worn & not cutting as well as they should.
There is a mix forecasted for Wed/Thursday - maybe we'll get just a bit more snow to extend our season a bit longer, am I being selfish??
-- 2-26-2008 --
More Snow on the Way!!
I hope everyone on school vacation is enjoying the trails. Tonight & into tomorrow the forecast is for 6-12 inches of new snow. Our trails are the very best that they can be so go on, get out there for a ride!!
We sponsored a club ride last Saturday afternoon and had a great turnout of 15 or so riders, then went to the Sunset Grill for a delicious dinner to end the evening. It was great to meet some new folks & catch up w/ friends.
Click here for some pictures of last Saturday's ride.
Earlier in February, a group of our groomer operators attended the Groomer Rodeo in Groveton. They saw all the latest & greatest new features on the new grooming machines including Tucker Sno Cat, Piston Bully, and Bombardier.
Click here for some pix
Groomer Repairs
"BR180 gets new Sneakers"
-- Thursday, 2/7/08--
Since my last update:
* The new tracks were installed and the groomer was up and running on Thursday,1/31/08. Thank you to everyone that helped us get the machine back up in running in such a very short time!!
* SNOW - We have had appx 12 inches total new snow over the past couple days. This was a welcome sight as it had been quite awhile since we had seen some meaurable snow. Tomorrow, Friday, 2/8 is the groomer rodeo where groomer operators can go and look over new equipment and take it for a test drive. We have at least 3 operators that will be in attendance.
-- 1-29-08 update--
Some of you may have encountered the groomer disabled in the woods last Saturday night or Sunday morning. We blew a track, patched it just after midnight out on the trail in the cold & the dark, then headed the machine for home.
At 4:30 AM (or so), the track blew again and we were forced to leave the machine in the woods. Sunday morning in the light of day we went out & patched again then the machine limped home. Monday, we spent time on the phone locating track belts & bolts and removing the tracks from the machine. Thankfully our supplier had the belts in stock so we got them today & the bolts are set for delivery Wednesday morning.
I just delivered Pizza, donated by Chesley's Mini Mart, to the guys working tonight (Tuesday), took some pictures and learned the following:
During the day today (Tuesday) & tonight we have been working to remove 700+ bolts in order to remove the 240 metal parts of the tracks from the belts. Then getting prepared to put those 240 pieces back on the new belts with 700+ bolts.
Mind Boggling? A little!
Will it happen? ABSOLUTELY!!
We hope to have the tracks back on the groomer so we can have it up & running by Thursday or Friday at the latest. This will be just in time for the Easter Seals Ride In happening this weekend. What does this repair cost the club you ask...in the $4,500.00- $5,000.00 range not to mention all the volunteer man hours that our members are putting in this week. If you have any time to spare this week, let us know. We still need to get some signs on the RR tracks before Easter Seals Ride in traffic starts on Thursday.
A big Thank You goes out to Dean & Duane for all they do, including providing us with the work space for repairs. AND to everyone that has been working diligently to get our machine back out on the trails!!
Thanks Guys :-)
A second big Thank You goes out to everyone that has sent in donations this year. Thanks in part to our generous donors we were able to purchase the items we needed to complete this extensive repair!!
A third big Thank you goes out to the Bridgewater & Plymouth snowmobile clubs for helping to groom our trails while our machine is down. Plymouth came up through the bog & did our loop. Bridgewater came all the way up the tracks to Frannie's place.
See some pictures here - Groomer Repairs
This is what volunteerism is all about and an example of everyone
pulling together to get things done!.
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