groomer Posted December 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 bonsoir !!! on my way to amqui this morning ....back roads lac saumon !!! there was a guy from rimouski at the dealership ....he came by sled....he said some fields and ditches need more snow !!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 ....then , my nephew asked me if i wanted to go to matane... outside amqui .....st vianney ....new bridge over matane river....groomed...need a bit more snow i guess !!! jean-guy Phil 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 Sounds like you were about one snowstorm away from going to work. Nice looking studs in the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 hour ago, smclelan said: Sounds like you were about one snowstorm away from going to work. Nice looking studs in the track. hi steven !!! yaaa...getting closer...snowing big snowflakes supper time...quiet now !!! could be wrong ...looks like a 10 mm or so .....with a nut and washer... or if a stud...tip is kaputt....flat !!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 Looks like a good idea to help on icy hills. I did not look close enough, it looked a bit like the screw in style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, smclelan said: Looks like a good idea to help on icy hills. I did not look close enough, it looked a bit like the screw in style. i zoomed the pic and took another one !!! looks like a little spacer going into the track...???? from what i know....if no studs...grooming first runs of the season ...better be polite climbing steep hills...no to spin tracks...could be in trouble for next few runs... don t bring steep hills to ice ... jean-guy Edited December 8, 2018 by groomer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 bonsoir !!! back from grooming...left albertville around 9 30 am .....down to st fidele cb and back in town...11 hrs run ... need a bit more snow at some places....tons of moose tracks !!! victor walking in street to go to clubhouse !!! jean-guy doo4adoo and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 1 Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 The ole sports car looks good back on the snow. 12/9 nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 16 minutes ago, Phil 1 said: The ole sports car looks good back on the snow. 12/9 nice. bonsoir phil !!! yaaa...looks good for sure !!!....and first run earlier by 12 days if memory still good !!! yesterday i spent the afternoon at the garage in albertville....we were talking about my machine...club bought my sport car back in 09 !!! clubhouse opened this morning for breakfast !!!...it was crowded !!! jean-guy PLAYHARD, Phil 1, Florida Snowman and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 Great to see sleds at the warming shack at the cable bridge, a good sign. They bought the machine in 09, but you were still running the Shur Trac then weren't you? I will be up to visit you via the white road soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 It's begun! Do you always carry all that spare fuel on the drag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblood Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 Groomer just wondering how many hours you have on your sports car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 good morning !!! sunny ....-27c !!! smclelan....sure...great to see sleds there....yaaa....i think in albertville they had the gilbert for 4 years...while i was still with the sur trac....but i was using the gilbert when my trails were too rock'n roll for the sur -trac...while in albertville saturday....guy from st-alexis...st francois area landed at the garage....he showed us pics of the trail...tq 5 ...somewhere around cross point ....lots of trees on the trail jackstraw......yes...always....when grooming tq 5 + ste florence .....i need at least 2 cans extra...sometimes 3 ....depending of how trail is bumpy ...quality of snow...drifts...etc...if i use too much the '' bull '' can see the $$$$ flying by the muffler !!!! blueblood ....thats a 100.00$$ question...can t tell exactly ...need to check....over 3000 hrs if memory still good...i ll be back later... the '' gilbert '' more hp than the sur -trac....climb hills faster...better traction in the big drifts...deep snow....safe lots of time... grooming with sur-trac...often ...runs of 13-14-15 hrs....even -16-18 hrs with gilbert if i get mad.......can do that in 9----9.5 hrs...must not stop...no pics...no coffee...just grooming !!!!....vrooooooooooooommm !!! i ll be grooming again this afternoon...won t long jean-guy PLAYHARD and RoadRunner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 blueblood !!! back from gas station ....checked the hrs on the machine......3130 hrs back in the old days.......sur -trac was at 5600 hrs...if not ....6500 hrs jean-guy PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 bonsoir !!! went grooming a few miles toward st alexandre and then up to the lake !!!! great run and cold !!! jean-guy RoadRunner, lindasledgirl, Florida Snowman and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblood Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 You have a couple years to go before a new ride? Just looked at my road tractor for hours 2016 with 8490 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Blueblood said: You have a couple years to go before a new ride? Just looked at my road tractor for hours 2016 with 8490 hours. good morning blueblood !!! yaaa...a few more ...looking at the hrs on yours...i remember when i started grooming ...years ago...farmer in town told me that tractors could do many hrs ...so , i guess mine is still brand new with only 3000 hrs... sunny and - 27c this morning !!! jean-guy doonali, Florida Snowman, RoadRunner and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadRunner Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 Always enjoy your pics groomer, hope to be out your way next month😁 RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 1 hour ago, RoadRunner said: Always enjoy your pics groomer, hope to be out your way next month😁 RR bonsoir roadrunner !!! merci ... i could say the same with yours.... just learned a bad news....on the local newspaper....one land owner in nouvelle '' cancelled '' his right of way for tq 5 ...so, tq 5 ...where the cable bridge is...south side of road 132 ...they ll make a little detour and move trail on the north side.. they ll build an ice bridge for now.... (mann brook ) still cold temps....-30c at 7 am...at the airport ...next to shortcut for clubhouse !!! jean-guy Florida Snowman and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 good morning !!! grey sky ...-24c ... friend of mine made the video !!! jean-guy Florida Snowman, PINKM1, Triggerhappy and 6 others 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeti62 Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 WOW that's cool stuff JG! So do U see your trails opening anytime soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Yeti62 said: WOW that's cool stuff JG! So do U see your trails opening anytime soon? bonjour yéti !!! yaa...not bad at all ... people started riding a few days ago...but not officially open ....need more snow ...specially in town... just back from a walk along the river...walked in a narrow trail to take pics of the bridge behind church...about 6'' of snow between the trees ....not much field where we met ...need more there too..... grey sky ....-12c !!! jean-guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 4 hours ago, groomer said: good morning !!! grey sky ...-24c ... friend of mine made the video !!! jean-guy Very nicely done video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 2 hours ago, smclelan said: Very nicely done video. hi steven !!! sure and sharp colors.....somewhere near the 24 miles on the logging rd ....at the entrance of the duniere !!! jean-guy PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted December 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 bonjour !!! just for fun !!! -22c yesterday morning .............. + 2c at city hall an hr ago !!! grey sky ...few fleurries !!! jean-guy artsled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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