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On 3/12/2017 at 2:58 PM, mustang00 said:

Hi i was going thru the pics so many are just like back in 2002

photo below onscreen is Groomer's pic from March 02, 2017 , under it is my pic from February 2002

 

 

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bonjour mustang !!!

 

first glance...yours looks better than mine !!!

rock'n roll last week and weekend!!! woke up late this morning  ..... 3 30 am instead 1 30 am !!!beside drifts ....trail was still a-1 !!!

took my second ride yesterday since 2 years !!! pucké a matin !!! ahahha

great day  for riding ...

on my way back ...met 2 friends from buffalo ...while talking to them ......2 more sleds coming.....ns predator from ns ...stopped by  to say hello ...btw ...found a glove by the green school bus in ste marguerite.....only 4 sleds after you !!!

 

hi artsled !!!

not funny when cold and windy like last saturday....made a u-turn and went back to gas station ...half an hr away !!!

 

 

jean-guy

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6 hours ago, neksledr said:

Hello JG-     Just curious, do you recognize this neighbor of yours? Was very photogenic in the Caupcasal area on Thursday!

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hi terry !!!

 

honestly ....no !!! first time i see that one !!!...great shot btw !!! all photogenic except that one eating branches ...looks like he  is nt much interested !!

most of the deer i see....at the exit for the auberge or the long hill east of the bridge behind church....there s few behind gas station !!!

saw my first '' tourist '' around 9 am....about 3 miles east of 90' corner and roughly 1 mile before hill with antler !!!

lost about 45 mins waiting for him to move...stopped motor and waited....with door open to take pics...about half an hr later...getting cold..started motor again...moose was waiting...came closer...then i guess he smell (?) something ...then he made a u-turn and went east...started grooming very slowly ....i knew i had work to do in the drifts...just good for him to go ahead of me !!!

 

 

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11 hours ago, ns predator cat said:

Hi JG, had some great riding up you way, thanks for all your hard work 

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hi ns predator !!!

great to meet you again on tq 5 !!!.....great shot btw !!!

well ,started grooming this morning around 10 am....just before bridge on main street ...was nt sure...tiny rain drops in the windshield...kept going ...then about 1 mile before shortcut for albertville...light rain....looked west ..it was dark and not safe...so, i decided to stop and brought machine home...i was so worried about the snow on the roof of my camp...borrowed a sled to my brother and went shoveling the roof......it was time ...super heavy and snow like cement !!

lots of fun going there and coming back !!

at the camp ...it was -0.3 c....around 5 30 pm...warm !!!

back on tq 5 tomorrow !!!

 

jean-guy

 

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16 minutes ago, ns predator cat said:

Wow that's too bad it's so warm ,some friends of mine are headed your way Friday , hope things improve!

just checked...-4c right now !!!

snowing big snow flakes ...but slowly !!!

hope temps will drop !!!

pics...this morning .....just before bridge behind church !!!!

jean-guy

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11 minutes ago, ns predator cat said:

What do you think of this machine JG?

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haaa !!!

this my personal opinion...so, i  hope no one is going to give me bs !!! haha

 

tomorrow i win at the lottery...no thx...i won t buy it !!!

from what i know ...and i believe that ...early season,start grooming very wide...why ??? because if you lose the edge of the trail during the season...drifts ..etc....naturally ,you ll narrow your trail because you ll be scared to fall in the ditch or deep snow...so , if machine lean too much on the same side ...good luck ..make sure you have a good shovel and lots of friends !!! samething with your 4 x 4 truck...throw it in the ditch...try to come back on the road !!!

i read or heard about a club that hit a stump with one track....20-25 00.00 $$ damage

and a few stories on french about transmission !!!

so, tomorrow ,i win at the lottery ..i ll buy 2 tracks !!!

and personally i feel safer with 2 tracks....don  t forget ..you re alone when grooming ...your friends are not always close by...

about 2 miles after we met ... you saw the drifts with the stand on the right and clear cut....better be careful with 4 tracks not to go too far on the right...or even both side....plouck !!! kapuut !!!

buying a groomer depend what kind of terrain you have...big hills...big drifts etc...

 

jean-guy

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34 minutes ago, Phil 1 said:

J G you are getting to test the whole Doo line this year. That one should go just about anywhere in skilled hands. 

hi phil !!!

 

hahahaha...sure !!!yes sir !!! on my way up to camp ,i  was thinking when i had one with challenge kanada

yaa...like that kind of machine....use it wisely and you ll land in places you never been !!!

on my way back ...mostly downhill on the trail for the lake...woo hoo ...in fresh snow all the time ...lots of fun !!!

better go to bed...im going to be late again !!!

 

jean-guy

 

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Thanks for your reply on groomer JG , I understand what you are saying , have driven groomers quite a bit myself (LMC,BR 160, BR 180) , I guess conditions like average snow depth would be factor . I thought that the steering would be easier on four track machine , but there certainly are many factors to consider .  Thanks again for your expertise!

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10 hours ago, ns predator cat said:

Thanks for your reply on groomer JG , I understand what you are saying , have driven groomers quite a bit myself (LMC,BR 160, BR 180) , I guess conditions like average snow depth would be factor . I thought that the steering would be easier on four track machine , but there certainly are many factors to consider .  Thanks again for your expertise!

bienvenue !!!

all groomers can do a great job i guess...you just separate the good ones from the bad ones when there s bad conditions...deep snow...drifts ..etc

when i started grooming back in 00 with sur-trac...it was a ts 110....was doing a good job...but once in deep snow and drifts....wooowww...extra work compared with the gilbert i have right now...but ..the ts 110 had only ...90 hp....going down to st fidele cb with gilbert , i save 3 hrs compared with sur -trac....more hp ...climb hills way faster....without abusing

i always liked sur -trac drag....was working great...but only 9' compared with 10 for gilbert 

back in the old days with sur-trac...local sledders in town told me often that my trails were staying in better shape longer than the br in albertville

sur-trac was doing a good job...but traction was very poor compared to gilbert ...with the gilbert ...you climb right on top of the drifts !!!

we could talk and compare about groomers for hrs ...

on my way back...stopped home for a few mins ...then ,once back on tq 5 ...saw a sledder at the stop sign waving at me....went a few hundred feet...to clear corner...

surprise !!! it was yeti !! first time i see him ....great thx for stopping and taking time to talk  a few mins !!!very appreciated !!! merci !!!

started grooming at 5 am...it was still warm...then on my way back while climbing long hill west st fidele cb...noticed it was colder....windy a bit ....then snowing lightly...bit of sunshine in ste florence....then back to grey sky !!....-10c right now !!!

hard to tell....an extra 4 '' this morning...8-10-12 '' ...depending where i was on the trail !!!

jean-guy

 

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23 hours ago, groomer said:

hi ns predator !!!

great to meet you again on tq 5 !!!.....great shot btw !!!

well ,started grooming this morning around 10 am....just before bridge on main street ...was nt sure...tiny rain drops in the windshield...kept going ...then about 1 mile before shortcut for albertville...light rain....looked west ..it was dark and not safe...so, i decided to stop and brought machine home...i was so worried about the snow on the roof of my camp...borrowed a sled to my brother and went shoveling the roof......it was time ...super heavy and snow like cement !!

lots of fun going there and coming back !!

at the camp ...it was -0.3 c....around 5 30 pm...warm !!!

back on tq 5 tomorrow !!!

 

jean-guy

 

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I like that Scandic

Must've brought back memories from Challenge Canada JG.

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23 hours ago, groomer said:

just checked...-4c right now !!!

snowing big snow flakes ...but slowly !!!

hope temps will drop !!!

pics...this morning .....just before bridge behind church !!!!

jean-guy

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Busy day with the Causapscaul beautys.

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8 hours ago, Trailblazer said:

I like that Scandic

Must've brought back memories from Challenge Canada JG.

hi jg !!!

sure ,brought back memories ..riding narrow  trail on the other side of brook at my camp !!!rode similar trails north of dolbeau .. latuque...charlevoix area !!

laurentides reserve and that part west of the ferry in tadoussac...zec des martres i think....still the best of my 2 winters with challenge kanada !!

on my way to groom local trails !!!....-12c...grey sky !!!

 

jean-guy

 

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1 hour ago, groomer said:

hi jg !!!

sure ,brought back memories ..riding narrow  trail on the other side of brook at my camp !!!rode similar trails north of dolbeau .. latuque...charlevoix area !!

laurentides reserve and that part west of the ferry in tadoussac...zec des martres i think....still the best of my 2 winters with challenge kanada !!

on my way to groom local trails !!!....-12c...grey sky !!!

 

jean-guy

 

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Thought this pic looked familiar JG! Here my wife Molly stretching her legs last week!

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1 hour ago, groomer said:

just a little note ...

without making publicity...

ski doo dealership in matane will open this coming monday !!!

 

 

jean-guy

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I would love to be there is your Father able to go?

Linda

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