groomer Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 if your friend want something to read!!! http://www.cgrmp.com/river.html jean-guy mccaffrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 few pics for you shore1066 !!! at covered bridge.....last year on may 8 th....river was rubbing belly of the bridge....closed since then ... in town at the '' forks ''.....gazebo normally is flooded at this time of the year !!! last year , looking at covered bridge, river was at least 4' higher !!! sunny and cold.... jean-guy GT Rider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2018 bonjour !!! did my b / a today......bonne action....good action ...picked up the signs...walked about 2 miles this morning and did the rest with my 4 w this afternoon... half an hr ago...met a '' regular '' at the clubhouse on the saturday afternoon at the grocery ...told me that my machine was fixed !!! jean-guy MrGutz, Phil 1 and doonali 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Did they say what broke on the groomer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 51 minutes ago, smclelan said: Did they say what broke on the groomer? hi steven !!! he said noting broke....just need a new operator !!! ahahah honestly , i left grocery and already had a memory blank ...ahahah... he talked about planetary was ok.....bearings ok ....it was the axle !!! need to ask again...hahha to make sure !!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 Maybe it was just the axle seals failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 9 hours ago, smclelan said: Maybe it was just the axle seals failed. better ask again before i put myself in trouble !!! ahaha jean-guy GT Rider, doonali, PLAYHARD and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2018 bonsoir !!! back from a pirouette on the z e c !!! up logging road...then local trail for stre marguerite...but instead went for the bridge for the trail for the lake....stopped at the lake....then up the 18 miles..... went to check the road for my camp...turned around 7 miles from camp....snow was like whipped cream...few more days and i ll be ok !!! jean-guy artsled, PLAYHARD, doonali and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 bonsoir !!! back from another ride ...warm and very windy !!! well, looks like i was wrong ...pile of wood still standing !!!..... jean-guy PLAYHARD, mccaffrey and doonali 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2018 bonjour !!! getting closer to camp ....half a mile of more snow and i ll be ok ...turned around about 5.5 miles from camp !!! sunny but cold and windy !!! saw a black bear on my way back !!! jean-guy mccaffrey, doonali and PLAYHARD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 What kind of animal is drilling those holes in the tree? I have the exact same holes in a huge pine that's 3ft from my cottage upstate. Does not look very safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 35 minutes ago, Jackstraw said: What kind of animal is drilling those holes in the tree? I have the exact same holes in a huge pine that's 3ft from my cottage upstate. Does not look very safe hi jackstraw !!! thats a woodpecker (spelling maybe )....at my camp....can hear them ...toc-toc-toc on the trees...right in the yard !!! they can '' drill '' many holes in the same tree !!! blue sky day today and lot warmer than yesterday.. pic with 4w and the belvedere....back in 82 ...your president ,jimmy carter came to fish salmon on the matapedia river and visit at the falls !!! jean-guy PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shore1066 Posted May 13, 2018 Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 That done by a Pileated woodpecker. You don't see them a lot but you can hear them if one is in the area. They are very colorful. We have them in northern New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2018 42 minutes ago, Shore1066 said: That done by a Pileated woodpecker. You don't see them a lot but you can hear them if one is in the area. They are very colorful. We have them in northern New York. hi shore1066 !!! thx for extra info...pileated and i think they don t fly very well...short distances... jean-guy PLAYHARD and mccaffrey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neksledr Posted May 14, 2018 Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 And the pileated pecker has a very distintive call, as well as being a very large bird. Very cool to see, but do lots of damage once they find their insects! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2018 33 minutes ago, neksledr said: And the pileated pecker has a very distintive call, as well as being a very large bird. Very cool to see, but do lots of damage once they find their insects! hi neksledr !!! thx for the info....maybe i heard the '' call '' before...but never paid much attention ...i ll be more careful next time !!! just back ...went toward my camp...no luck...made an extra 250' compared with saturday ...i was very surprised...it was 23 c when i left ...colder on my way back ...rain.. went on the north branch...still christmas there !!! jean-guy mccaffrey and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neksledr Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Hello JG! Winter just won't let go of the grip it has on you up there! No snow left here, just got off the lawn mower, think that's the 5th mowing so far. Appreciate all your pics, keep them coming! Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 1 hour ago, neksledr said: Hello JG! Winter just won't let go of the grip it has on you up there! No snow left here, just got off the lawn mower, think that's the 5th mowing so far. Appreciate all your pics, keep them coming! Terry bonsoir terry !!! yaa...very slow to melt ....not much rain lately ....not much help !!!...even the river in town ...not high compared to yesteryear . if memory still good....april 10 th 87 .....i was at the lake where i go grooming with my truck ....returned on the 11 th with a snowblower to clear some drifts....last week ...there was a little jeep half a mile to the lake..closest he could go !!! woooWWW...ahha..... i won t use my lawn mower at my camp before second week of june !!! thx ...bienvenue !!! jean-guy mccaffrey, GT Rider and PLAYHARD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 bonsoir !!! et voila !!!......... made it to camp ...but by lake frenette !!! cold and windy !!! jean-guy mccaffrey, PLAYHARD, doonali and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2018 bonsoir !!! aujourdhui dans la gaspesie !!! just like that ...decided to go to st fidele cb ...but landed in l alverne for the first time in 40 years !!! still not much traffic jam there !!! sunny ...but still cold and windy !!! jean-guy mccaffrey, PLAYHARD and artsled 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsled Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 Great pics JG🙌🏼🙌🏼👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 3 hours ago, artsled said: Great pics JG🙌🏼🙌🏼👍👍👍 hi artsled !!! thx...it has been a great ride !!! if weather permit this week i might go to my camp !!! jean-guy PLAYHARD and mccaffrey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quebec bob Posted May 20, 2018 Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 JG I have the same ATV..Honda 500 foreman, only use it on my property to haul log splitter and a cart for firewood and yard work, it is now 9 years old with 75 miles on it, still like new, how many miles do you have on yours?? By the way I hope you know you are living a dream everyday you are out there, most of us on here live all year waiting and wanting to do what you do all the time...you are a lucky man!! Bob. mccaffrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, quebec bob said: JG I have the same ATV..Honda 500 foreman, only use it on my property to haul log splitter and a cart for firewood and yard work, it is now 9 years old with 75 miles on it, still like new, how many miles do you have on yours?? By the way I hope you know you are living a dream everyday you are out there, most of us on here live all year waiting and wanting to do what you do all the time...you are a lucky man!! Bob. hi quebec bob !!! maybe we should switch atv...wooww...very low mileage ......my 09 had 29 962 km when i bought my 2016 !!! and was still running like brand new !!! honestly ....about the mileage...last time i checked...dec 2016 ...i was at 5500 km if memory still good...on the '' dash ''....odometer....i can switch to clock ...mileage or which gear im on .... numbers are very small to see mileage...so , i kept it to see which gear im on ....i guess i must be over 10 000 by now...my 09 was better....bigger numbers.. should put my new tires this week ....i rather have used ...worn tires to ride on snow....new tires easier to sink or dig in the drifts...and at this time of the year , i ride large roads...they melt faster... i ll slow down the rides....boss came to visit yesterday...time to get in shape ....should start working soon !!! and btw...when i bought my new tires...they told me that my old 450 foreman was still running ..ahaha..it was a 98 .....22 460 km back then !!! and yes ...lucky to ride that much mileage...no need to trailer ....vrooooooommm right from my house !!! jean-guy Edited May 20, 2018 by groomer mccaffrey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 bonsoir !!! i was on my way to spend a few days at my camp....realized on my way up that i forgot a few things....then few more things once at the camp !!! took a 10 miles ride.... then ...vroom back home....saw a moose 1/ 4 mile lower from where you cross logging road using local trail for ste marguerite...+ a partridge !!! snowed yesterday ...paspebiac...bonaventure area....then on duniere reserve east of here !!!...toward trail 595 !!! jean-guy mccaffrey and artsled 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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