mikerider Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 That is really special!!! So nice to still see those up and running. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 hours ago, mikerider said: That is really special!!! So nice to still see those up and running. mike bonjour mike !!! special for sure ....my second ride since the late 70' s....back in the old days we had a snowmobile club in town ....and i went grooming with one of my brothers.....must be 78 or 79 !!! its a 1948 .....gm 250 .....and automatic transmission ....super clean inside and no smell of gas or oil !!! we need to find a personnal '' chauffeur '' ....and buy some wine and go for a 50 miles ride !!!...ahahah the only problem...i was seating behind and its kind of trouble to get out ....so , only a few pics !!! jean-guy doo4adoo, MrGutz, smclelan and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusand Posted January 30, 2020 Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 Great pictures, I remember we ran into one of those in the Gaspe once and the guy had a 350 V8 in it with dual exhaust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted January 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2020 44 minutes ago, zeusand said: Great pictures, I remember we ran into one of those in the Gaspe once and the guy had a 350 V8 in it with dual exhaust. bonsoir zeusand !!! thx....i think there still a few around here....remember a few years ago ...going to the mommies....met one a few miles before the ski center in ste irene !!! im completely lost with my pics...hope im not posting same pics than yesterday ...i think its going to be a cold night....-16c right now btw, i should be back in business tomorrow night !!! jean-guy MrGutz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Awesome! That would be very cool going in the Bombardier. groomer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Hardy Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 The black and white pictures sure suit the old Bombi! groomer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted January 31, 2020 Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 Excellent Ansel Adams black-n-white, seems totally appropriate for the retro school bus! groomer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted January 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2020 hi all !!! yaaa...for sure ..b / w pics fit very well with the sno !!! guy bought it 2 weeks ago ...he works on the north shore....somewhere around fermont !!! he come back every 2 weeks in town...sure , i can ask him for a ride !!! production sheets are dark a bit !!! jean-guy MrGutz, P Hardy, PLAYHARD and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 good morning !!! started grooming with another groomer....club leased one from the tractor dealer in amqui .....very smooth ....but need more ponies under the hood i met my friend with my ex half a mile west of long hill in ste marguerite... almost discouraging ...the motor ....need a pace maker ...running bad jean-guy MrGutz and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueblood Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Better tell them to turn up the power before you get some big drifts in the trail. Will make your job a lot harder and longer that's no fun. It appears to be same kind of tractor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Are they going to run two groomers in your sections? New equipment is always nice, however the is no replacement for displacement!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 good morning blueblood and smclelan !!! sorry for the confusion .......you don t pay attention to my pics !!!!....ahahahaha i posted pics last tuesday ....you did nt see the smoke coming from exhaust !!! while climbing first long west of st fidele cb monday ......turbo kaputt.....i was almost on top .....motor felt into protection ....i was on my way to shut the motor offto reset everything......then suddenly ...rpm went way up even if ignition was off...i went outside..took a few pics and look at the machine died there !!! the mechanic from the tractor dealer in amqui with a friend went wednesday to check it ....mechanic was sure to fix it right on the trail ....so ,yesterday they went back and no luck ...hard time to start it ...so, i met my friend last night coming back with my ex ...half a mile before going down long hill in ste marguerite motor was running very poorly...he let my ex at the depanneur in ste marguerite ....and now im grooming with the groomer they have leased from the tractor dealer in amqui .. the one i have right have less hp ...like bluebood said.....it ll make longer .....slower in big drifts ...etc...and extra quebec words while grooming !!! did nt take long to realize there was less ponies under the hood !!! jean-guy MrGutz, vt_bluyamaha54 and PLAYHARD 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neksledr Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 That Gilbert looks tired JG, time for some new iron for you! Better peel off that Iceman sticker to duct tape on new ride until Don replaces it! PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 1 hour ago, neksledr said: That Gilbert looks tired JG, time for some new iron for you! Better peel off that Iceman sticker to duct tape on new ride until Don replaces it! bonjour neksledr !!! just back from ste marguerite to pick up my stuff !!! yaaa...last night when i heard the motor running ....almost sad to hear the sound of the motor.....they should bring the machine to the tractor dealer in amqui monday make an estimation of damages....and decide... just started snowing lightly ...grooming local trails tonight !!! jean-guy GT Rider, MrGutz, PLAYHARD and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGutz Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Dont forget to take\save extra pictures to get us through the summer months!! GutZ groomer and PLAYHARD 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Maybe it will be replaced with a big Piston Bully! LOL. They have horsepower! groomer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 7 hours ago, groomer said: ...etc...and extra quebec words while grooming !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyskidooerinnewhampshire Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, groomer said: good morning blueblood and smclelan !!! sorry for the confusion .......you don t pay attention to my pics !!!!....ahahahaha i posted pics last tuesday ....you did nt see the smoke coming from exhaust !!! while climbing first long west of st fidele cb monday ......turbo kaputt.....i was almost on top .....motor felt into protection ....i was on my way to shut the motor offto reset everything......then suddenly ...rpm went way up even if ignition was off...i went outside..took a few pics and look at the machine died there !!! the mechanic from the tractor dealer in amqui with a friend went wednesday to check it ....mechanic was sure to fix it right on the trail ....so ,yesterday they went back and no luck ...hard time to start it ...so, i met my friend last night coming back with my ex ...half a mile before going down long hill in ste marguerite motor was running very poorly...he let my ex at the depanneur in ste marguerite ....and now im grooming with the groomer they have leased from the tractor dealer in amqui .. the one i have right have less hp ...like bluebood said.....it ll make longer .....slower in big drifts ...etc...and extra quebec words while grooming !!! did nt take long to realize there was less ponies under the hood !!! jean-guy JG, I pay attention to your photos. I assume image #6 reflects a Gaspese woman praying to the snow gods : ) & that a piston bully is coming your way shortly. Also image # 2 reflects she is a bit messy. Please ask her to pick up behind herself before she exits the clubhouse. Best of luck in your crisis. Thanks for all you do. Edited February 2, 2020 by nyskidooerinnewhampshire MrGutz, PLAYHARD, artsled and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 Hmmm? Didn't notice till Nyskidoo.......shire above mentioned it, JG what do you know about all the clothes spread around this clubhouse. What exactly are you grooming up there at night? LOL groomer and nyskidooerinnewhampshire 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 12 hours ago, smclelan said: Hmmm? Didn't notice till Nyskidoo.......shire above mentioned it, JG what do you know about all the clothes spread around this clubhouse. What exactly are you grooming up there at night? LOL PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) bonjour a tous !!! sorry for the long wait ...busy here in the gaspesie....no time for skidooooooing and ballerines !!! long story short....down to st fidele cb ....turned around and up first long hill ....almost on top ...suddenly , motor fell into '' protection ''.....i was on my to turn ignition off......vroooOOOMM...motor started to pick up rpm ....even with ignition off took my snowmobile pants....lunch and thermos of coffee outside....while taking pics ...i was thinking ...forgot my head lamp inside + cell...motor still running wide open !!! cant remember exactly ...a few mins.....then dead... so , i went back inside with all my stuff....and started to use the radiotelephone....not my cell .....because im stubborn.....i have nt used that radio -telephone in at least 3 years sure....and i think its 4 ...why ???....because i never liked that telephone....i was using my cell instead when it possible to call the waitress and let her know which trails was groomed... so, a few weeks ago , when i installed the telephone inside the cab ....i had in mind , i need to do a test ...to make sure i remember how to use it...like i said never liked that telephone....so , i forgot ...way too many button to use it ...etc... so , last monday , i started dialing and diiiinnnnggg !!! had a memory blank...i tried at least for 2 hrs....and i was still hoping to see someone arriving .. so, because trail was freshly groomed , i was nt interested to walk down to the shelter....about 2 miles +....too tough on the legs.....i waited til 4 30 am ...took my lunch ...headlamp and i brought a bit of fuel to light the firewood at the shelter... landed there at 5 20 am ....tried to sleep ...no luck .....first sleds to arrive ...a group of 3 ....first guy never saw the shelter....second one looked for a fraction of a second...too late.. when the third one arrived...i screamed so loudly ...he turned his head...maybe i scared him a bit with the face i have....so , i had prepared a paper earlier in the morning ....gave it to him and told him to stop at the clubhouse...instead...he stopped at the esso gas station in town..... so, help arrived at 11 am ...and landed home at 1 pm ... grooming is like snowmobiling ...always an adventure !!! once at home...i checked....it was -9c...and slightly windy 😀😀 that gaspesian girl on the calendar ....she s right behind my snowmobile pants !!! the guy who stopped to talk to me was speaking english ....never saw his sticker....so ,maybe from nb ....ns or from the other side of the fence....blue polaris last night ....first run without my camera in many years....the lake ....local trail ste marguerite....st alexandre and lac saumon...... 8 hrs40 mins.....non-stop !!! jean-guy Edited February 2, 2020 by groomer artsled, vt_bluyamaha54, nyskidooerinnewhampshire and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 Glad it turned out good, glad it wasn't a super cold windy night or snowing heavy. We certainly appreciate what you do week in and week out, so we can play. GT Rider, nyskidooerinnewhampshire and groomer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack1 Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 bonsior' JG, just a little tip.. if that ever happens to you again,where the turbo lets go and the engine runs wide open.. the way to shut it down is to take your coat and cover the breather or air intake to starve the engine of air..it will shut it self down with a lack of air...only way to shut it down...can be scary a little..otherwize... smclelan, mcstar and groomer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 2 hours ago, groomer said: sorry for the long wait ...busy here in the gaspesie....no time for skidooooooing and ballerines !!! A grande TBK to you! And super glad you're OK! Sorry none of us were passing by with a welcome wagon! Of course none of us are surprised that you take "adventure" in stride!... Fuse6, groomer and nyskidooerinnewhampshire 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted February 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 bonsoir smclelan and blackjack !!! great thx....when bad luck like that happen....it make some people to realize that grooming its not seating in a tractor and looking at the scenery and ladies waving at me !!!😀 many thx for the advice.....i heard about that many years ago.....from a friend...when i was young i was doing that with my hand to shut off an old olympique 12 / 3 i was putting my hand on the rubber flange on the carburator !!! happy ending for sure....great experience !!! found a few pics where i was...right behind the drag ....on one pic , as far as you can see the trail ...i was a 1 / 4mile from there...you re looking east i forgot to mention.,....right after the beginning of the season ....i wanted to get rid of that radio -telephone and i wanted a fm radio... mechanic for the club is a tree harvester operator....he knows people at both mills and many truckers....so , i could call any truckers...bulldozer operators and some guys from both mills... one of the guy from one of the mill said NO.....meaning he does nt need to hear what happening on our private line !!! i did nt want a fm radio to order pizza....only for my safety !!!! jean-guy PLAYHARD, mikerider and nyskidooerinnewhampshire 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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