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  1. skiroule

    Happy Birthday rp7x!

    Happy Birthday Steve, hope you're having a creamy dark kind of day.
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    old abe is a year older today! Eh?

    Happy Birthday Young Abe!
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    Retirement Scenario

    Lots of interesting perspectives here from people that are already retired, people that are close, and people that still have a ways to go. I’m in the retired category and it’s kind of funny because of the strange twist it took. If you had told me a few years before I retired that we would be...
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    The Last of the Yamaha's

    Oh, I doubt that will happen Gary. The odds of having two people in the same bloodline that are dumb enough to enjoy spending time up to their elbows in rust and grime are pretty low. Yamaha is one brand I’ve never owned, which is odd because I started out liking the early 70’s sleds and some...
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    Last year vs This year

    I have been using some off each end of the pile but considering I'm in the shop several days a week, it's nothing like last year when I almost ran out of wood.
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    Last year vs This year

    Wow! Looking at these photos, it really hits home just how bad this winter was. I think I've become accustomed to the lack of snow and then I look at comparison photos from last year and this year. I can only hope this comparison reverses itself next winter. March 2023 March 2024
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    It's 2024, Let's Fish!

    KInd of a strange scene in Baudette right now. Ice is out of the Rainy quite a ways downstream from International Falls and at least one boat ramp is open. So now you see boats and wheelhouses parked side by side at the local restaurants. A friend sent me the attached article regarding some...
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    It's 2024, Let's Fish!

    Saw a post from a resort near Hayward that said their lake ice would probably be gone by the end of the week. Lakes in the Twin Cities are wide open already. On the south end of Lake of the Woods, they’re still allowing half-tons and wheelhouses on the resort ice roads. With 24 -36” on the...
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    Really good weather news released today....regarding next WINTER

    Interesting stuff. For us optomistic types here's something to consider. According to the graph, the winter of 2008/2009 was a weak/moderate La Nina that followed a strong La Nina the previous winter and was an absolute killer of a winter for snow in northern MN. The snow was crazy deep. I...
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    West Yellowstone Trip

    Great photos! The way this winter has gone here it seems weird to see enough snow to actually get stuck. Sounds like your timing was perfect for fresh snow.
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    Does anyone have any suggestions on sourcing used Snowmobile Salvage Parts?

    If it is a Formula 500F, it should take a Mikuni VM34 carbs (I assume it has two). Not sure what jetting yours would need but the carb is pretty common and any VM34 should work. with proper jetting.
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    Does anyone have any suggestions on sourcing used Snowmobile Salvage Parts?

    Sorry, I should have gotten back to you sooner on this. The main issue with salvage yards is that a lot of them won't pull the part for you. Bam's Toys in Oxford Wi. has a ton of parts but you may have to pull it. As REVERUP mentioned, I'm finding myself buying more and more stuff from ebay...
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    It's 2024, Let's Fish!

    Nice catch and that's some good eating right there! Hard to beat fresh trout on the grill.
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    Over 500 Miles Below Zero

    Had to watch this again last night. Seems like I see something new each time I watch it. It’s remarkable how many sled brands competed in this race. In addition to the big three, different scenes in the film showed sleds from Rupp, Moto Ski, Scorpion, John Deere, Brut, Yamaha, Chaparral...
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    Over 500 Miles Below Zero

    When I was at the vintage show in East Grand Forks a week ago, Bearrassler and I were talking about the Winnipeg/St. Paul race and the old films that were made about that race. He mentioned that he had helped the film crew during the making of one of these films, which was titled: “Over 500...
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    It's 2024, Let's Fish!

    Totally agree - Taking in a winter sunset on the ice is special. If some fish show up, all the better but it's not a requirement for enjoying the experience.
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    So.......I started a project, My new Garage!

    Wow! Your shop looks just like mine...NOT. Amazing work and organization. Must feel pretty good to be at this point in the project.
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    Polaris Mutt Mod

    Finally managed to load up a couple sleds and get out to a show in East Grand Forks this weekend. As with a lot of the Midwest, it didn’t look much like winter. Brown grass and bare pavement instead of snowbanks and ice-covered asphalt. In spite the uncooperative winter it was a great show with...
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    A Thought Provoking Drive

    I had to make a trip to Thief River Falls today for a medical appointment, which took me past both the Polaris and Arctic Cat assembly plants in Roseau and TRF. I’m sure people that drive this route regularly don’t pay much attention but to me it seemed like an unusual experience to pass major...
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    Some pics from January 25th, 2023

    Nice pics! Have to wonder if those will be duplicated this winter. It's just crazy, up in Lake of the Woods Co. today, we were 65 degrees warmer than we were just a few days ago. With the bright sunshine it, could have passed for late March.
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