Recent content by skiroule

I will be pulling a couple of shifts at the hardware store this weekend so nothing will happen in the shop until sometime next week. Given that, I put in a little shop OT today. Re-installed most of the stuff I had removed and it all went back together as expected. Always good. The motor had...

Oh yes, Lefse is an annual thing for Christmas. We have all the equipment to make it, so fresh, hot Lefse is a treat to look forward to. Add butter, sugar, roll it, and enjoy.

Been checking Scott's very cool Shackie snowstick live cam site on a regular basis. Looks like it's pushing up on 12" but I suspect there will be more by morning.

Gary, I'm a fan of all 5 but like you, I've never seen mac & cheese on the Thanksgiving table. Since it's usually just the two of us for dinner now, we've pared back the menu to the basics - Turkey, stuffing, gravy, and this year, green bean casserole. Still qualifies as a feast. Happy...

I'm still too full to move out of the recliner so an update of sorts is about all I’ll accomplish tonight. The SSX is torn down about as far as it will get and some cleanup has gotten done. There’s no reason to suspect any issues with the motor or drive train so neither of those will be pulled...

Thanks guys! When you get to a certain point in a project, the work becomes much cleaner. Most of the parts have been cleaned up and if necessary repainted. It’s almost like working on a new sled. I’ll confess that it’s a little hard to leave that point on the Cyclone and dive back into the...

That's crazy! They totally pulled all the snow for NW Minnesota on the last forecast I saw.

A few things have gotten done on the Cyclone since my last real update, The new seat cover installed and seat mounted, chaincase buttoned up and filled, wiring harness in and connected, handlebar controls on, dash stuff in, and decals applied. Looking at what is left on the Cyclone, detailing...

A rebuke is one thing but a sharp rebuke is a whole different level. Cyclone decals showed up today. Guess I know what I'll be doing tomorrow.

Heckler, this should make you feel pretty good about the condition of some of the stuff you’ve been checking out. It was free and I had entertained the idea of swapping the tunnel/frame with the one on my Kawasaki but I’ve decided that it has just sat outside too long to be of much use other...

It’s funny Brian, some of your questions are questions I ask myself from time to time. As far as full restorations, I’m taking credit for eight and if I finish these two, it will be ten. It seems like there should be more but almost all of these projects have all taken me a year to two years to...

I’ve been pretty much hitting my milestones on the Cyclone chassis as planned and I’m waiting for another delivery on Friday, so I put the Chaparral on the lift yesterday in anticipation of it joining the Deere in the shop in the near future. Before I get into Chap chassis work though, I...

Oh, there’s always room for one or two more. This seems like a decent deal. Like the ad says, maybe make one good sled and have a parts sled. This guy buys and sells a lot of vintage sleds and most think he is a stand-up guy. Maybe time for a road trip to answer the call.

Holy cow Gary, you’ve perfectly expressed the feelings of so many of us today. It’s still hard to accept that John is no longer with us. There are many times when you expect him to chime in at any time on a conversation or provide some kind of personal or weather update. I think the site still...

Agree, the seasonal forecast was as eagerly awaited as winter itself and once it arrived, I'm sure there were untold numbers of sledders out there cheering for the pink every week. He not only gave us a forecast but also some in-depth explanations for why he was making the prediction.