Ice, Ice Baby!

[Stoneman]

Bad news: couldn't widen the track

Good news: with all the plowing we've done over the past week, the surface is clean

Bad news: there's about 4" of slush covering the entire track right now

Good news: by the end of tomorrow, that slush should be smooth-as-glass ice

I'm hoping by tomorrow afternoon we can get out there with the plow AND snowblower and widen it. With the temp's that're moving in, it SHOULD be solid enough to get to work again. I didn't even dare walk on it, it was so slushy. Sooooo, surprisingly it looked really good considering all the shit we've gotten over the last coupla days. Apparently the little rain we got just soaked up the snow that fell on it. This SHOULD make for some good riding when it freezes up this weekend and we get to widening it...

Don't come up in the morning unless you hear from me first. I don't wanna fuck with the surface until it's without a doubt totally solid again...

[Awesome]

Keep me up on the Ice haps. I want to know before these clowns.

[Stoneman]

Keep me up on the Ice haps. I want to know before these clowns.

No doubt. Stay off your ice, by the way. Under the snow is about 4" of slush. Trying from scratch right now will destroy the surface...

[Stoneman]

Nope, surface is still slush. It's starting to freeze, but didn't wanna get on it today. I'm hoping to be able to widen it with the snowblower tomorrow. I don't dare take the plow out there yet...

[RandyO]

Nope, surface is still slush. It's starting to freeze, but didn't wanna get on it today. I'm hoping to be able to widen it with the snowblower tomorrow. I don't dare take the plow out there yet...

it's likely that even if the slush in the track freezes, that thare will still be some slush under the snow in places

[Stoneman]

it's likely that even if the slush in the track freezes, that thare will still be some slush under the snow in places

Definitely is, I've already checked that. But if this storm they're talking about hits, we'll never be able to widen it otherwise. It's gotta be done...

[R7]

Definitely is, I've already checked that. But if this storm they're talking about hits, we'll never be able to widen it otherwise. It's gotta be done...

I've never heard so much talk pre-storm as they seem to be with this coming storm?
Just an idea to save time and energy, maybe rather than widen the entire track, just try sections to create passing zones?

The good thing if the storm does hit, cleanup should be easier for us Saturday morning than it was for us last weekend, at least we have snow banks to follow

[SVRACER01]

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If maintenance is on the docket for tomorrow, then just hit me up.

[Stoneman]

I've never heard so much talk pre-storm as they seem to be with this coming storm?
Just an idea to save time and energy, maybe rather than widen the entire track, just try sections to create passing zones?

The good thing if the storm does hit, cleanup should be easier for us Saturday morning than it was for us last weekend, at least we have snow banks to follow

I don't mind doing it. I was just waiting for the surface to refreeze. But it HAS been a pain this year...

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If maintenance is on the docket for tomorrow, then just hit me up.

I'll be snowblowing, no doubt. Probably head out around noon or so. But the snowblower's not really a 2-man operation unless you're bringing one too...

[Stoneman]

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If maintenance is on the docket for tomorrow, then just hit me up.

I don't mind doing it. I was just waiting for the surface to refreeze. But it HAS been a pain this year...


I'll be snowblowing, no doubt. Probably head out around noon or so. But the snowblower's not really a 2-man operation unless you're bringing one too...

Then again, maybe I can have you get in front and knock down the snowbanks?

[RandyO]

I'll be snowblowing, no doubt. Probably head out around noon or so. But the snowblower's not really a 2-man operation unless you're bringing one too...

I'll load mine up and be there about that time

[Stoneman]

I'll load mine up and be there about that time

Awesome! I'm hoping we'll have a coupla extra folk to knock down the banks a bit in front of us. It's warming up though, so maybe it won't be so 'crusty'...

[theothersean]

Ready to go .

[Awesome]

The track is in rough shape.

[R7]

Ready to go .

Well you didn't waist any time

[theothersean]

Well you didn't waist any time

only took about 2 hours to do front and rear . I figured if I didn't get it done today I may not get it done , what with the 12hr work day (including commute) and the 10 feet of snow coming this week that I'll have to move around after work .


bark busters should be here thursday (weather pending )

[union]

The track is in rough shape.

What we need for this stuff is a zamboni

[Stoneman]

Yip! Track's not looking good at all. If we get the snow some are calling for this week, it's done. Stay tuned...

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The track is in rough shape.

What we need for this stuff is a zamboni

What we need is one of those things that smooths out the ice.

[union]

Yip! Track's not looking good at all. If we get the snow some are calling for this week, it's done. Stay tuned...

That sucks. Next time I come up Im bringing my saw. I want to see if it fits in the case you have.

[Stoneman]

That sucks. Next time I come up Im bringing my saw. I want to see if it fits in the case you have.

Yup, totally sucks. This has been a very fucked up season for ice - LOTS of snow & shit in only 3 or 4 weeks. It was the freezing rain mix that really did us in though. It just settled through the snow and never froze. Under all that snow is a good 6" of slush, and it's all but impossible to move it. The chute on my snowblower got clogged with it, then froze solid. Even Randy's mega-Honda snowblower kept throwing the track off it's pullies. The plow was good in a few spots, but the rest was just a total fargin' mess. I'm normally a glass-half-full kinda guy, but I'm not at all optimistic at this point...

[RandyO]

but I'm not at all optimistic at this point...

the only thing I see working is a wing plow

[Stoneman]

the only thing I see working is a wing plow

Heh, heh....yip, that'd work! I'm actually thinking about registering the Rappy now, so I can get in SOME sort of riding this winter...

[R7]

[DuncanMoto]

geez stoner, ................. MESSAGE SHORTENED.....

Mr. Duncan: are those DOT knobbies, and what size are they?

They are the stock dual sport tires for the 2009 KLX250s 21" front 19 rear. They have about 400 street miles on them and now.