David, I don't face book and when I click on your link it says content unavailable so I cant see what it is
It's a link to more trail ride shots taken by the Wandering Michigan photographers. Cool stuff if you can find a friend that can log in and use the link.
Missing?? Aside from the owner, perhaps trail permit & registration stickers.
Missing the rear grab bar?
Good guesses but it’s really hard to pick out from this photo so here’s the story and it kind of ties into the Toolbox thread.
At a “rest” break about halfway to the lunch destination, something didn’t look quite right. Then it hit me, one of the outside rear track idler wheels was missing. OK, I thought, I still have one on the other side. A few miles down the trail I checked the remaining idler. It was still there but the fastening bolt was gone. I had no choice but to take it off so I wouldn’t lose that one too. Now I have no outside track idler wheels, which keep the floating rear axle shaft centered. This seems like a problem I've created by not checking the idlers before the ride.
I figured I might be able to find a bolt at the lunch stop and at least re-mount the one idler, although it would have been nice to have had an extra wheel (mentioned in the Toolbox thread).
I made it to the lunch stop but was unable to find a bolt (need to add to toolbox). I thought about just throwing the sled in the sled medic trailer but it was a tough day for sleds and the trailer was already filled with four dead sleds. I had no choice but to ride it back.
One of the guys loaned me a hammer (also mentioned in the Toolbox thread) so I could tap the shaft back to center if it started to walk excessively to one side but it only required one minor adjustment in the 25 miles I rode it that way.
So, my toolbox was lacking some important things you guys came up with.
It looks kind of late model this way but the idlers have to go back on.
