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Respectfully your talking about two different issues. Staying off lands your not supposed to be on and also tearing up the trails. If you think your ever going to tell all the locals north in Quebec what track lug or length he can use to get around up there it won’t go. It’s not paddle tracks tearing up the trails and I see more shorter tracks going off trail as long tracks just look for the holes where they were stuck. It’s like guns. It’s not the gun causing the problem it’s the guy holding it!!!! I don’t feel you can blame a class of sleds just the drivers!!

My point Hank was simple you need to change the people to keep them from abuseing the valuable lands we use not the sleds they ride. No sled drives itself off the trail no matter what track it has on it. 

Respectfully your talking about two different issues. Staying off lands your not supposed to be on and also tearing up the trails. If you think your ever going to tell all the locals north in Quebec what track lug or length he can use to get around up there it won’t go. It’s not paddle tracks tearing up the trails and I see more shorter tracks going off trail as long tracks just look for the holes where they were stuck. It’s like guns. It’s not the gun causing the problem it’s the guy holding it!!!! I don’t feel you can blame a class of sleds just the drivers!!

Can't wait to chat.  The ride from Lab to Gab has to be quite a story!!!

Anytime, anywhere. Will gladly take in role of team scribe, in trade for an Expedition so i can go along. Have your people call my people we can work this out. 

RR just throwing out a thought here. I had a similar issue on my Last Pro Climb haunted me for three days from St Ann Du Lock to the Gouin Res.  Ran great till it got warm then cut out backfired fell on its face till after really hot it would quit. Let it cool off and srart all over again. Three days of that😡😡😡.  Finally realized when it quit completely the fuel pump wasn't running. Got some wire from an outfitter ran a clean wire around the harness from the battery to the pump ran like a top the rest of the trip got me home.  Tore it apart at home found a wire had rested against the bracket from the can every time that bracket got hot it melted the insulation on the fuel pump wire and shorted it out.  When it cooled down insulation got solid again and protected the wire. Talk about a gremlin.  It was a new sled so all warranty .  Wireing harness and whole top of the engine was shot from starving for fuel. Check the harness for rubbing. Just a thought good luck 

Spring time in Lab City,    -2 F, wind gusts to 40mph lol!

It was -15F this morning in Churchill with a stiff northwest wind, putting wind chill numbers way down. We dressed accordingly and headed out. It was 120 miles up the Esker road from Churchill to Esker siding.  This road was built back when Churchill dam was constructed in the late 1960s. At that time no 500 road existed, so the only way to get construction equipment into the dam site was over this 100 mile road to Churchill. The Schefferville Sept Isle train unloaded the trucks, turbines,  trailers and construction equipment to be hauled in over this road.
In Churchill , which is a company town, for the power station,  the town center is like Mall village. The grocery store, school, hotel and restaurant and shops are all located in this company facility. Kind of neat.
 Today, It is not groomed but was fun to ride and imagine the activity 50 years ago. One of the structures for water control is pictured below. We stopped at Esker siding and got a fire going in the warming hut. Spent an hour thawing out gear than off to Lab City where Rob's wife Tina cooked us all an awesome home cooked meal of Baked ham, Mac and cheese, potatoes, green beans and muitiple types of salads and Rolls and deserts.  Wow that was awesome after ten days on the trail. A down day to tomorrow with minor sled adjustments and than off bright and early Sunday for Gabriel Quebec, near Manicougan reservoir.

Hearded west this am to break out trail to Cache river, back in Goose again tonight. 

RR just throwing out a thought here. I had a similar issue on my Last Pro Climb haunted me for three days from St Ann Du Lock to the Gouin Res.  Ran great till it got warm then cut out backfired fell on its face till after really hot it would quit. Let it cool off and srart all over again. Three days of that😡😡😡.  Finally realized when it quit completely the fuel pump wasn't running. Got some wire from an outfitter ran a clean wire around the harness from the battery to the pump ran like a top the rest of the trip got me home.  Tore it apart at home found a wire had rested against the bracket from the can every time that bracket got hot it melted the insulation on the fuel pump wire and shorted it out.  When it cooled down insulation got solid again and protected the wire. Talk about a gremlin.  It was a new sled so all warranty .  Wireing harness and whole top of the engine was shot from starving for fuel. Check the harness for rubbing. Just a thought good luck 

We hit a really bad section of trail last week in the Gaspe. Lower section of the 597 in the interior.  There's a big canyon in the lower portion from the time we started down they were three feet high three feet apart the whole way.  When we got almost to the top on the other side there was a drag frozen in the middle of the trail.  Might be where the Perce groomer burned up not sure but that section definitely hadn't seen a groomer in a very long time. What we refer to as vintage tug hill.  Enjoy

RR Looks like all is good so far.  I'm watching wishing I were there.  Did you guys hit some low snow areas or was it just wind blown?? Keep up the great reports as communications allow.  Hope the weather stays on your side.  Last week in the Gaspe was the warmest February riding I can remember.  Usually more like -20 than +20. Enjoy and be safe.