02 Mar 08, 07:10 pm
Well, the club owes Ole some coin for the Groomer build materials, but that price, and the time spent by the builders, is seeming well worth it already. A big pat on the back to those who thought theis worth while, and helped make it happen.
Friday and Saturday we went to Stampede and drove back to the bus. On our way out, at the river crossing, we met up with 3 snow machiners. They were looking for a place to cross the river. At first they didn't approach, until my buddy Joe Chatfield (a local Healy Resident we sort of invited along for PR purposes with the locals) waved them over and we started chatting. He made a mention of our groomer, and that they should find a nice trail on the other side of the river. They were form Anchorage. We gave them some advice on where they could cross, and even checked the ice depth for them. They went across where we pointed them, without problems, and off they went.
Fast forward to Sunday at 6 PM. The phone rings, it's 76ChevyGuy who went to anchorage to buy a Jeep. Stopped at a gas station with the Jeep on a trailer behind him and some guys started talking to him about it, and said they just ran into a group of trucks way off the road and couldn't believe they made it the 25 trail miles to the bus. Wayne (76ChevyGuy) said he probably knew who they were talking about. The snow machiners made sure to compliment us on the trail groomer and nice trail we left behind.
This, on our first run with it, I believe, is already a success. Instead of Irate snow machiners complaining about ruts in the snow, we have very happy and impressed snow machiners who are giving us a good name, and are now interested in 4x4 trucks that can do similar trails as their sleds! :rockon:
Friday and Saturday we went to Stampede and drove back to the bus. On our way out, at the river crossing, we met up with 3 snow machiners. They were looking for a place to cross the river. At first they didn't approach, until my buddy Joe Chatfield (a local Healy Resident we sort of invited along for PR purposes with the locals) waved them over and we started chatting. He made a mention of our groomer, and that they should find a nice trail on the other side of the river. They were form Anchorage. We gave them some advice on where they could cross, and even checked the ice depth for them. They went across where we pointed them, without problems, and off they went.
Fast forward to Sunday at 6 PM. The phone rings, it's 76ChevyGuy who went to anchorage to buy a Jeep. Stopped at a gas station with the Jeep on a trailer behind him and some guys started talking to him about it, and said they just ran into a group of trucks way off the road and couldn't believe they made it the 25 trail miles to the bus. Wayne (76ChevyGuy) said he probably knew who they were talking about. The snow machiners made sure to compliment us on the trail groomer and nice trail we left behind.
This, on our first run with it, I believe, is already a success. Instead of Irate snow machiners complaining about ruts in the snow, we have very happy and impressed snow machiners who are giving us a good name, and are now interested in 4x4 trucks that can do similar trails as their sleds! :rockon:
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