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Dang. I don't know how much weight they are moving but those angles are pretty crazy. Two operators too. I bet they're not far from making another crane falling over video.

Looks like some beach riding. Good news is that if the wheels hold up, the bearings are pretty standard. I"m definitely curious to see how the wheels hold up. I'm not sure what's up with the PPD wheels? I'm seeing the same type of delam and breaking on upper idlers. It's not just one sled. It was happening on multiple machines. Never used to worry about those wheels mid season.

I think the plastic boards break more often with hits from underneath. We have both aluminum and the stock plastic. The only one we've broke so far was a left side aluminum board that clanked off a rock? I'll admit that I'm nervous about breaking the plastic versions but so far they've held. The nubs get wore down and they're less grippy, but they have not broken. Funny thing, I think there's at least three sets sitting in the corner of the shop. It wouldn't be a big deal to replace one. The aluminum version grips good, feels much more solid, and clears out better. They do allow a lot more snow and slop to come through from below. Feet get wet and cold faster. I'd consider them perfect if there was a little bit of snow/slop deflection from below.

I was under the impression they were started for military members and immune compromised seniors. I thought those were typically conservative voters. I guess it doesn't really matter why. I'd agree that counting late votes doesn't make sense. The only real reason I can see why they were initially accepted is for those in overseas service. That timeline can get pretty tight even with long lead times.

Good job! Hope you didn't have to buy any special tools.

Not many. -Stabilizer bar tabs off the frame. It was either tear down and weld or replace. Factory said to replace service frame. -One of those fancy new clutches decided to blow up the fixed sheave. Not bad, clutch, ring gear, TCL, and starter assembly. Didn't even take out the belly pan. -Fairly new 800 motor decided to start blowing coolant. Haven't pulled the head yet. Maybe get lucky and it's just gaskets. Yeah right. -New long block at 4,300 dings on the mile counter. We have five sleds. If you do the math, that leaves one energizer bunny that keeps running. The bunny sled is a basic '22 800. Each trip, that sled gets unloaded and parked off to the side because it's "only a backup". Seems like every trip the crusty bugger gets the snow dusted off and keeps getting miles. Dang thing passed 1 and four zeros this week. Every bit has been old lady miles. Four primaries and I think seven sets of weights. I bet it's thrown apart 20+ of those crappy idler wheels. We would have been big dollars ahead by simply switching to the Soucy wheels and good bearings from the beginning. Funny thing about that sled. Last time I looked, it had 10,220 miles and 255.7 hours. It has to be getting tired. I wish Cat would buy the thing back and do a deep analysis of all the components. Anything that has held together should be a mandatory component on every single machine made in the future.

Minor repairs

Split ski. I'm not sure how it's configured.

Never give up was his mantra.

I happened to see a report that he is currently the most streamed music act in the global market. Honestly, I had no idea who he even was a couple years ago. It probably makes sense for the NFL to try and pull in viewers with a music act. It all goes back to being about $ $ $. I also see potential for risk. If he goes hardcore on a rant, it could hurt those important $ $ $.

Geez, your ability to default straight into a slam is incredible. I remember years ago when I was logging into some site and they asked for a user name. I picked a user name off a box on the shelf in my shop. Yeah, it's not super creative. I stuck with the name for simplicity. It's funny how some single choices stick around. I'm lucky the first label I saw wasn't something like, 1/2" copper tee or printer paper. As far as music in Spanish during the halftime. Yeah, it would seem odd. I don't know if that is the plan or not. Over the years I've seen shows that I pretty much hated and some that were better than expected. I wouldn't say like or hate is related to language. I'm simply not a fan of some of the stuff out there.

Seems like the young ones are most likely to stay on the trails. I've noticed that the mature deer head out of the way further ahead while the little buggers will try running the trail to get away. The stretch I'm talking about has an incredible deer population. If we do a sundown pass, it's common to see 40-50 deer. Here's a funny story about the deal. We had a sled break down and towed it to a bar along that stretch. We left a buddy sitting at the bar while we rode back to get a trailer for the sled. He said that one of the locals sitting at the bar was bitching about how the wolves were decimating the deer population. Buddy said to the guy, "You must not ride snowmobile." Bartender chimed in and said, "For sure." Apparently the bartender is a local first responder. They get a lot of accident injury calls to that section of trail. I know there have been fatal accidents in that stretch as well.

It is amazing that we are now turning sporting events into political arguments. Thank god for snowmobiling. I can ride without someone yapping in my ear about whatever they think should be important.

Brutal. Sounds like you got lucky. We have one stretch that is terrible for deer and it's a nice straight grade trail. I know of a few riders that lost against deer. We try to avoid that section as much as we can but it's our main way out so some trips are inevitable. We call it deer hunting when we go down that trail. Sundown is a gauntlet. I ride much slower during that time.

I see that the Three Old Guys are doing the Ambassador run with EPS Cat sleds. Those guys might turn the event into a nice little ride. I wonder if a two day lead will be enough to stay ahead of the pack?