Groomer stuck just a little

[ohiosledder]

Standing ovation for those guys!! Thanks for pics - can't wait to see more. This is the most fascinating thread going right now.

 

[DANGERWOLFF]

They have some good people in that area. Have seen them pull sleds outta the channel in Cross Lake in record time to make the meat raffle in Merrifield. Be back to a groomed super highway in no time.

 

[anonomoose]

While lifting it out is a good thing, moving this mess may not be as easy as it looks to be.

I doubt the machine is running, or that you would want to run it having been in the soup...might do far more harm.

Then moving that skid with relatively narrow skid base, might just put the whole thing right back in the soup.

Guess we should see soon....

Hope whoever is sending out the details can stay on the excavator project because that would seem a much larger task than the lift.

 

[racinfarmer]

Any idea whos excavator that is?

 

[jojo69]

Will need more then a few of those club grooming donation boxes in the bars to pay for the repaires.

 

[Firecatguy]

good job blu....thanks keep us posted

 

[Ramsey]

Any idea whos excavator that is?

One of the earlier posts had the owners name. Stated that he has six or seven more, this one is the smallest in his fleet.

We all need to remember unfortunate incidents like this when we pass the donation boxes.

Job well done to the men and women who have put in the hours to get to this point.

 

[ezra]

any one ever try contacting the nat guard or other army training base would think ex Colonel or higher could to talk some one in to getting a chinook out for a "training" mission.even more so if on a State trail or state or fed land

 

[RMKrick]

Block and tackle will pull it right out,but it will take a poo load of cable.

 

[Deleted member 10829]

Front end bucket?

I've never seen a groomer with a bucket on the front? A plow, yes, a bucket no. They must use it as their plow, but I don't get it. Can anyone enlighten me?

 

[jojo69]

I hope everything is going to work out, I need you boys back on the trails to keep them smooth, so thank you for the hard work and I will be putting my money in the trail groomer jugs.

 

[snowfish]

I've never seen a groomer with a bucket on the front? A plow, yes, a bucket no. They must use it as their plow, but I don't get it. Can anyone enlighten me?

They use the bucket to "pre-groom" (no drag attached) road approaches, driveways, etc. Makes for a cleaner cut since it's scooped and not just smeared and packed. These guys do a fantastic job around here.

I'm just leaving to see first hand the progress.

 

[BooneDawg]

This is by far one of the more interesting post I've read in all the forums I've been to in the last year. Please keep up with the photos and the progress. Kudos to all involved.

 

[Blu Du]

it was toms backhoe, the groomer is lifted toatally above the ice now and has been started and every thing is fine. they are leaving it for a week to get ice under it, they also have timbers stuffed under it too. the next 3 nights are gonna be -20

 

[Marty]

Wow...800 feet...that's a long way to drag an excavator...and 800 feet of cable...maybe another stick coming??

Ever see one left behind that was just too stuck? Its not like they are pulling an aircraft carrier out of there.

 

[ac1994]

We were there Saturday 2/5 1 pm or so.....here is what we saw:

 

[snowfish]

I didn't get there until a little after 5:00pm this Sunday 2/6/11. Our short ride turned a little longer since the trails, on the SnowWay1 side, were absolutely mint!

Duplicate pics here, but I was able to get some decent close shots. The excavator looks to be almost submerged. I lift a corner tarp just to make sure it was still there.

 

[snowfish]

Couple more.

 

[pfeifest]

Those pics are insane. Thanks to the people posting pics everyday. This is the best thread I've read in a long time!

 

[favoritos]

Thanks for the updates and pics. There is a lot of hard work in that whole project. The excavator is still sinking? That does not sound good.