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Sounds like you’re having no trouble keeping busy. I like your style and I can relate. Don’t know if they’re getting it but guys are also not shy about asking big money for some vintage models. Try to buy a Liquidator or Starfire for less than a small fortune. Seeing the same thing on the auto...

Welcome back, good to hear from you. Wondering if you still have any old iron in the fleet or if you've gotten smarter :). Took one of mine out for a ride today - still a lot of fun.

Thanks for sticking with me on this project! Pretty cool that you and others can relate to the project in that way because I find myself doing the exact same thing with other projects I follow. It’s funny you should ask. I guess I’m like an old beaver that keeps gnawing down trees whether he...

I have to confess that I've spent my share of time in a recliner watching trucks drive over ice and frozen roads. Personally, I think Season 1 out of Yellowknife was the best of the lot. It had less personality drama and more ice driving than some of the follow-on seasons. I actually have...

It’s really rewarding to hear that you guys have enjoyed the projects and my sharing of the successes, failures, and general boneheaded moves along the way. As I’ve said many times before, knowing that people are following the project progress (or lack thereof) has always helped me stay focused...

Canada land crossings opened for Americans in August, subject to pre-entry criteria, including a negative COVID test within 72 hrs. of crossing and “fully” vaccinated proof. While these requirements were eventually relaxed somewhat for Angle residents so they could come to Warroad/Roseau, etc...

With Canada continuing to maintain testing requirements for entry into Canada , it sounds like there are tentative plans to build another ice road to the NW Angle this winter. Not sure if it will happen, but the previous road that was built in 2021 was an impressive undertaking to build and...

-2 right now up in Lake of the Woods County. -31 on New Year's Eve. Happy New Year!

If you really are done, by every measure you had a heckuva run. I doubt that many snowmobilers could match the scope of your sledding activities. Congrats on a sledding experience well done.

Looks like moose on the loose. Also looks like your snow depth is shaping up nicely (at least knee-deep on a moose). How's the temps down your way?

I was confident enough to shoot some video of the very first ride so I figured that a little collection of excerpts from that footage would serve as a good final chapter for this project.

Thanks guys, if you don’t think the encouragement and having people check in on the project from time to time have helped me in the rebuild effort, you’d be wrong. It’s a big deal! After I took the photos and checked the plugs, I couldn’t resist a few more aggressive runs up and down the road...

Got all the way up to -4 today so it seemed like a perfect day for a first ride. It brought back a lot of memories of just how much fun these RTX’s are to ride. Took it a little easy until l can take a look at the plugs, but it was really hard to stay off the throttle. Even so, I can tell that...

Below zero temps today and in the near future should mean that the recent snow will stick around for a while, certainly long enough for a good test ride:). Just a few small subtle changes today to wrap up the tunnel work – Installed the foot pads and applied the 440 tunnel decals. Also...

I guess I can see the resemblance. After all, I think the official name of the color is “Gherkin Green”:). I’m kidding of course, but it’s probably no surprise that after Coleman bought the company, Skiroule sleds would eventually be rolling off the line painted Lantern Green. Funny thing is, I...

Yeah Kirk, this baby’s really coming along! There’s a lot to take in on each update. I especially like that you’re improvising things where needed, like finding a cooling hose and making it function and look like it belongs on the sled. This kind of stuff is often necessary on a 40+ year-old...

Thanks guys, it was a very laid-back Christmas day, just the two of us, two dogs, and a small herd of “pet” deer. With the console close to finished, I decided it was time to dust off the hood/windshield from the parts sled, which was actually the better of the two, and get started on it. I...

Merry Christmas morning folks! Getting back in the shop after taking a few days to help my son with a project. This is a whole lot or masking for such a little accent stripe but I hate cleaning up overspray. Also got the hole plugs and the lower attachment hooks installed and will give the...

Hope everyone has a great Christmas, how ever you choose to spend it. Looking forward to our traditional Christmas Eve potato sausage dinner. Found out we can get the Vollwerth’s version way up here, should be excellent.

I’m probably not the best person to offer an unbiased opinion on a fascination with old junk but I do enjoy the commercial. I think it sends a message about compassion that is often lost anymore and being a (possibly misguided at times) GM guy for the better part of my life, I think the Chev is...