blackjack1 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Any QR, member's have any experience with this device? Accuracy, reliability. im i correct in assuming all FMCQ groomers have this equip on board, THANK'S MARK PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnc Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 58 minutes ago, blackjack1 said: Any QR, member's have any experience with this device? Accuracy, reliability. im i correct in assuming all FMCQ groomers have this equip on board, THANK'S MARK No experience with it, but it does say in this info about (which was included in an fcmq news letter) that all fcmq clubs have equipped their groomers with it. PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) I will be getting and using this will update later this season Edited February 1, 2020 by snowmaster2112 MrGutz and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 Right now today, it detects all groomers that is a huge step forward in rider safety. Great concept if it took off with other sledders too. Some would likely say it is expensive....if it eliminates a few of those Holy F**k surprise meetings on corners and blind hills it is worth it. These things should be required by law to be mounted on the Lead and Sweep sleds in all tour groups (penguins). MrGutz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnc Posted February 1, 2020 Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 24 minutes ago, smclelan said: Right now today, it detects all groomers that is a huge step forward in rider safety. Great concept if it took off with other sledders too. Some would likely say it is expensive....if it eliminates a few of those Holy F**k surprise meetings on corners and blind hills it is worth it. These things should be required by law to be mounted on the Lead and Sweep sleds in all tour groups (penguins). I’d pay $200 more for a sled if they came as mandatory standard equipment. doubler, PLAYHARD and MrGutz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjack1 Posted February 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2020 i had one of those holy sh!!!t moment's a couple of weeks ago, and by the reaction of the groomer op,scared him more than me i think.he knew he was in a very comprimized position and it caused a near heart attack for the two of us on a very blind corner.. your expectations are always to meet an ncoming sled...but when that equipment appears crossways in the trail stopped..presents a whole new set of holy sh!!t pulpitations in your chest cavity PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 19 hours ago, Cnc said: I’d pay $200 more for a sled if they came as mandatory standard equipment. It's brilliant of the manufacturer to provide them (for free?) to the club/federation groomers. It would be a different world if this was universal. Upside is clear. But downside could be ampd craziness from false security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 It would provide better security then when you meet a group of sledders and the last rider gives you the fist and another group is right behind him. I do like the concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnc Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 7 hours ago, PLAYHARD said: It's brilliant of the manufacturer to provide them (for free?) to the club/federation groomers. It would be a different world if this was universal. Upside is clear. But downside could be ampd craziness from false security. You are right, and another scenario arises as this grows in popularity. There is the danger that people begin to rely on it too much and there will always be those ghost sleds not equipped that pop up in a corner. 800steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnc Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 2 hours ago, smclelan said: It would provide better security then when you meet a group of sledders and the last rider gives you the fist and another group is right behind him. I do like the concept. It’s not that that bothers me so much, it’s the guy leading that comes into a right hand corner too fast, realizes he’s not going to make the corner on his side when he see you and brakes hard putting the back end of his machine sideways across the trail as he passes. Had one yesterday on the 63 near the 325, I went off the trail up on the bank to miss him. Buddy behind me said his back end was with in an inch or two of me. The A hole almost came a stop down the trail and looked back, when I shook my fist at him, he booted it and took off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Rider Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 I tried to order one. I can't seem to switch the address form from Canada to USA. Did any one from the us get one yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted February 2, 2020 Report Share Posted February 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Cnc said: There is the danger that people begin to rely on it too much and there will always be those ghost sleds not equipped that pop up in a corner. When we see an individual or a group riding loose we'll signal them 1 more than are in our group, no potato, 1 more, watch for it... Don't wanna send a death warrant to the next/"ghost" rider. Sorry/not sorry if you think that's a weenie move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnc Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 3 hours ago, PLAYHARD said: Don't wanna send a death warrant to the next/"ghost" rider. Sorry/not sorry if you think that's a weenie move. Huh? Maybe we have a miscommunication issue here. Why would I think what ever you do to prevent an accident a weenie move? Perhaps you misunderstood what I meant by “ghost sleds” to be clear I simply meant once there are enough people using this posi-trail monitor, approaching sleds will show up on radar so to speak, those sleds not equipped will be invisible ghost sleds so to speak and come out of nowhere if people come to rely on the posi - trail too much. No really sure what you meant, what I got from it was if you see a sled or group riding loose or badly and you get past them you hand signal to on coming sleds there are more in your group than there really is, OR the sled or sleds coming at you riding loose or badly and so you signal that there are more in your group than there really is. 👍 PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Yup! Always ride like there might be a busted belt (or groomer) in our lane around every corner or over every hill! If someone comes at me over the "double yellow" I throw them an extra finger to (hopefully) keep them on their side. I'm with you Cnc! 100%! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vt_bluyamaha54 Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) Collett Communicators equipped groomers with warning beacons (GWBs) that emitted a “wee-waahh, wee-Waahh” tone to your helmet radio. I rarely got an alert In Quebec but regularly heard the warnings in Vt + N.H. As a groomer operator, it is always a scary thing to meet oncoming sleds As others have said, it should never be depended upon to enable riders to ‘own’ a trail like there’s no oncoming traffic. Edited February 4, 2020 by vt_bluyamaha54 PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj17ca Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 This may be a dumb question. But how does this thing work for sleds behind you. For example if it becomes mandatory on all sleds, How does it differentiate from the sled 10m following behind you, and the uncoming sleds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, aj17ca said: This may be a dumb question. But how does this thing work for sleds behind you. For example if it becomes mandatory on all sleds, How does it differentiate from the sled 10m following behind you, and the uncoming sleds? The answer is it doesn’t. If you are riding as a group (they call it a convoy in video) and you all have the units. They sync together and your lights are yellow. If someone approaches from behind or in front light turns red. Watch videos here... http://surproinc.com/positrail_en.html Edited March 1, 2020 by iceman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gullyrider Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 So far, one of our groomer operators has seen it flash once .... when he met a neighbouring club's groomer at an intersection. Oh well .... at least we know it's hooked up right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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