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    history of snowmobiles

    Check out, http://www.vintagesnowmobiles.50megs.com/BROCHURES.html
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    history of snowmobiles

    As far back as my history goes 1967
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    sure quiet around here lately...........

    So - I fill my tires to 46.7 instead of 32?
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    Wife says I shouldn’t ride alone

    When you ride alone you have to be a great deal more careful, never highmark cut your speed in half, what's the hurry.
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    Wife says I shouldn’t ride alone

    I haven't been out this season, but have been riding alone for the last 10 years. I try to go where there are other people riding. I carry a find me spot I am prepared to spend the night or longer I don't depend on a fire, have seen conditions where it's too hard to start a fire, carry an...
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    Taiga reservation waiting room

    Have been an electrician for 40 years, have worked with chip & saw machines, (CNS), each machine has two side heads, 100 + horsepower ea, TEFC motors, 20 years in a mill with two CNS, 20 years with one CNS, have never changed a CNS side head motor, the motors are on about a 60 deg slope, hard...
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    Taiga reservation waiting room

    As an industrial electrician I can say without any reservations that a new electric motor should run under any temperature conditions for 10 years 16 hours a day 5 days a week. I have seen completely buried in sawdust motors run in 40 deg c ambient temp no problem. Also most motors run at a...
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    How will EV change back-country snowmobiling?

    Just think about all the engines that are replaced - repaired in 10,000 miles of sledding, I remember back in the day when no mountain sled would make 2000 miles on an engine. How many even run 3000 miles without a top end? And I am talking miles. Google electric hp equiv gas to electric, it's...
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    How will EV change back-country snowmobiling?

    Great, too bad for me, had to quit sledding, no-one to ride with. However I think what should be considered is track horsepower. I remember back in the 60's when a 16hp sled would deliver 12hp to the track and in the mid 70's when a 440 would deliver 12hp to the track. Arctic Cat King Cat 900...
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    Taiga reservation waiting room

    Takes a lot of continuous power to run on water, no backing off on the throttle, no coasting down hill?
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    Taiga reservation waiting room

    Looks fully qualified
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    Best Helmet Cam for Sledding?

    The problem for me is the distortion. This is why I think you need lens correction software. Raw Gopro capture Corrected Gopro
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    Best Helmet Cam for Sledding?

    Came with the camera from GOPRO, like I said i only used the camera a few times, Always installed the camera at home before going out.
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    Best Helmet Cam for Sledding?

    Broke two of them, installing the camera in mount, only used the camera about a dozen times. the dog harness has been used 3 or 4 times a week for the last 12 years!
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    Best Helmet Cam for Sledding?

    The clasps that fit into the adhesive part, (see pic)
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    Best Helmet Cam for Sledding?

    I never buy another GoPro, clip broke nearly lost it, bought another clip it broke too. Now I have a string and pin to hold it on. Dog leash at the Dollar store has a better clip. Also you need good editing software, (Cyberlink Power Director or similar), with lens distortion correction. The...
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    Do wraps help sled resale?

    Don't like any wraps!!
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    so i have to ask....why dont some people run tarps...?

    I hate covers, when I take the cover off I get road crap all over me, my solution, cheaper than a cover!!
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    Government Mapping Survey

    Took the survey, Google Earth has much more value
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    Replacing OLD sled.

    Agree with the 175, stop and go in the trees is definitely an asset. Don't know about the electric start, sold my M7 last year, would still buy pull start, I'm 80 years old btw.
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