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bonsoir !!!

 

groomed tq 5 earlier this morning ...woooWWW...war zone...i don t remember seeing tq 5 rock'n roll like that....

25-30 sleds today ...

pic of the machine...where the bad luck of window and fender happened !!!

grey sky ...around 0c !!!

 

jean-guy

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21 minutes ago, Jackstraw said:

You get a new window yet? At least its not real cold so the plastic probably works. If it gets any warmer the mosquitoes too!

hi jackstraw !!!

took a nap on my way back home...then met the mechanic just by hazard  at the grocery.....yes ...window on the way ..ordered...i can t remember exactly what he said....close to 1500.00$$ for the fender...looks like we re going to put a patch for now !!!

plastic not too bad...more noisy and must watch branches....i did a bit of patching when i landed at st fidele cb...i had 3 holes in the palstic...i have a big roll of duct tape in the cab..

better go to hardware store tomorrow to buy a spray can ( repellant ..sp maybe ) just in case ..still a hole bottom right side..not much room to put tape ...

super slow run....started at 2 45 am....back at 1 15 pm ...i stopped not more than 15 mins...3 shots of coffee !!!

 

 

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absolutely right quebec bob...can do almost miracles with that  !!!

no smclelan....palstic don t bother at all ...probably wait for the weekend to fix window....

i never drove the prinoth or the br before...i could hit a tree and break another window...ahahaha

you remind me when the br was down back in the early 00's.... i was grooming all tq 5 alone plus my other trails for 3 weeks...*&?%$/......*&?%$$

i was grooming and sleeping ..

trail next to brook at my camp ...old lumberjack portage back in the old days....i was walking that trail with dad .....when i was 8-10-12 years old...for 3 miles 

 

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bonsoir a tous !!!

 

woke up around 7 am....light drizzle...stopped around 8 30 am....then another half an hr shot around 3 pm...

still foggy up the hills...but clearing slowly...saw a bit of sunshine ...far away !!!

walked a few hundred feet on the trail to go to the bridge behind church....soft ...but no damages !!!

-4c right now !!!

if it rained a lot ...while sleeping last night i guess !!!! snow banks are still 4-5' high  in my street !!!

 

jean-guy

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14 minutes ago, 603backcountry said:

Thanks groomer looks like mother nature did not hurt us too bad Merci pour de la report

 

bienvenue 603backcountry !!!

 

rain did nt affect quantity of snow much....just need cold temps to be back in business...

windy since half an hr...

bed time...i ll see later tonight !!!

 

jean-guy

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1 hour ago, Yeti62 said:

Jean-Guy, 
Just came back from a trip to the Gaspe, trails were great. Trail 587S was flawless!

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hi yeti !!!

 

great to hear from you ........good for you if trail were very good !!!

back from grooming tq 5 + 1 local trail.....

great day for riding with great conditions......- 12 c when i left this morning ......3 am.......sunny right now, still feel the cold !!!

traffic is medium !!!!

just checked...-12c in the shade !!!

 

jean-guy

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1 hour ago, mcstar said:

Hi JG, are these last photos of the grooming taken today?

Looks like good conditions!!

 

hi mcstar !!!

 

oui...all of them ...tq 5 and a few of ste florence !!!

met first sleds at bottom of hill with antler ...around 8 30 .....9 am..on my way back ....trail was already stiff  ...nice !!!

yaaa..great conditions...great snow to groom....-15c !!!!

 

jean-guy

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31 minutes ago, Padragon800 said:

Hey groomer what area are you in in gaspe ? Looking to come up for a few days next week and your area looks amazing! Also any suggestions lodging?

hi padragon !!!

 

im in the matapedia valley ....i groom for the club in albertville.....75 miles east of rimouski ........50 miles south of matane and 50 miles west of quebec / nb border......cross point ...campbellton

here in town...auberge la coulée douce....

in amqui ...12 miles west from here.....select hotel or auberge l ambassadeur !!!!

sorry ...no scenery pics...took the first ones i saw...ahaha

must go......

 

jean-guy

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High pressure fuel injection, spraying fuel onto exhaust and pants, no game, you really have to understand when this happens to GET AWAY FROM THE SLED, HAVE A PLAN, GET THAT FUEL CADDY IF YOU CAN,  and maybe unhook your heated shield. Seriously, when this shit happens you have to realize everything is plastic, and you cannot save it, be smart and get the hell away from it in case it explodes. Really terrible day when this happens but really great to see the post so if it happens to your group you will remember what to do when it is hard to think quick and smart, hope he has insurance and nobody got hurt.

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bonsoir pinkm1 and quebec bob !!!

 

yaa....a bit worse ........a bit colder this morning with my '' bay window ''' for the first few miles...ahaha

back in 2014 .....

at the corner of 587 and 591 .....rally for breast cancer.......as soon the guy slowed down......boooooom !!!

friends helped to put fire down !!! we were coming back from the '' mommies '''

thx for explanation quebec bob...

trails will be stiff tomorrow...cold !!!

 

jean-guy

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3 hours ago, quebec bob said:

High pressure fuel injection, spraying fuel onto exhaust and pants, no game, you really have to understand when this happens to GET AWAY FROM THE SLED, HAVE A PLAN, GET THAT FUEL CADDY IF YOU CAN,  and maybe unhook your heated shield. Seriously, when this shit happens you have to realize everything is plastic, and you cannot save it, be smart and get the hell away from it in case it explodes. Really terrible day when this happens but really great to see the post so if it happens to your group you will remember what to do when it is hard to think quick and smart, hope he has insurance and nobody got hurt.

Not to mention when the shocks explode. Get far away.

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See....he does exist.

   We had the pleasure of dinner with groomer last night.

     Besides being a great photographer, he is a wealth of information and gentleman.

    Thanx for all you do, Jeff and Sandy 

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15 minutes ago, Northbound said:

See....he does exist.

   We had the pleasure of dinner with groomer last night.

     Besides being a great photographer, he is a wealth of information and gentleman.

    Thanx for all you do, Jeff and Sandy 

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good morning jeff and sandy !!!

 

great spending time with you last night....always a pleasure to meet you !!!

it was -30c at 6 am.....at the airport ....next to shortcut..

-26c at my house right now....

getting ready to spend the day grooming local trails 

merci !!!

 

jean-guy

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9 hours ago, Phil 1 said:

Not to mention when the shocks explode. Get far away.

Really good thought Phil, never thought of that but saw it once in the shop, a tech heating shock bolts with a torch, very high pressure spraying hydraulic oil under pressure, really dangerous!!

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