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Kristi KT7 restoration pictures

Hey Allen, there is some good news. As bad as things are, at least now you know what the problem is and what it will take to fix it. So while it is a setback and a big P.I.T.A. at least there is now a known resolution and you can set about to getting the last bits fixed.

One thing is for sure, it will be the best designed and best built KT 7 ever built.
 
Evening all:tiphat: ,

Well ,I made it back from the ranch in one piece ,though a big old Cow Moose wanted a major part of my As# on Friday .
Tommorrow I go back down to Chico Cal. and pick up Yetti so I can get her Hydros out and repaired . It may take a while as I plan to return to Idaho in about 3 weeks for a month of serious hunting .I got a new cork for my pop gun and I am excited in trying it out !
I don't log in much in Idaho as the ranch computer is a laptop and I have big fat fingers that don't fit the keys real well . So unless its a real emergency like Bogus Bob or Mouse Ear Mike is shooting a hole in their 2nd rate snowcats ,you may not hear from me much .
I am still hoping for a snowcat meet in Elk City this winter , but only time will tell for sure . I'll keep you all informed .
Good Evening !
Drinks are cold and the doors open !:beer: :alc:
 
Hi Allen, been a while since you were here so I wondered if you were down in Panama again. What are you going hunting for? Elk?

While you were gone I did trade some emails with Tommo. He's still in Iraq, and still thinks your Kristi is a toy! He sends his love. But he was more sarcastic when he wrote it.
 
Evenin Bob ,:tiphat:

Elk is the main objective in hunting Idaho , but we also have some of the best White Tail deer hunting in the lower 48 here . That is not a well known fact in the hunting world but I have seen some big bucks that would easily make the B & C record book on the ranch .And all you Eastern and Mid West boys thought you had all the big ole boys , Haa :argueing: .

I built a real nice meat locker/butcher shop on this trip to the ranch so we should soon have Elk, Deer, Bear, Mountain lion ,Goats,Sheep, Beef and some "free range tomatoes" that I was able to capture live , to choose from .Their "Free Range Tomatoes" because the nieghbor was gone to town and I ranged over to his place and got some tomatoes for free ! I just leave a few deer poop pellets laying around to insure hunting rights to get those Tomatoe thieving deer that he thinks are eating his tomatoes .:coolshade :pat:
We have a big wild game feed each year and you never know what may show up on the menu .
Glad to hear old Tommo is still out there and trying to learn to be more lovable . I wish him well .
I'll let you are know the total suspected damage tomorrow on Yetti's hydro's .
 
Well Yetti is safely back home . The guys at Gold Country Hydraulics were great . We went over the problems with the current system . I am not sure if it was Kristi factory mistakes or mistakes made later by various owners along the way and over the years . Anyway a course of action has been mapped out and now its my turn to get down to the Hydro drives so they can be disassembled and repair to factory specs . I will then reinstall the units and haul the whole machine back to the experts where they will replumb the hydraulics and go with a new two pump design for the entire hydraulic system . Seems the body tilt system is also plumbed wrong even though it works . Terry ,the owner ,explained that the present system can put to much strain on the existing set up and by adding some additional hydraulic pieces and parts , can become much more efficent . After that is corrected they will supply me with a new improved hose layout drawing for all Kristi's which I will post here . I decided the fastest way is too break down the tracks and remove the track rails . Then I can remove the right angle gear boxes and gain access to the hydro motors . Sounds simple ,but I figure about 4 days , 12 Dr. Rums and a couple dozen cuss words to get er done .

The cost from Gold Country Hydraulic thus far for testing and trouble shooting ???? $0 !!! That impressed me . I know I won't be so lucky when they rebuild and replumb the hyraulics ,but I am very happy .
 
WITH ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE TO DO AND THE WORK THE HYDRAILIC GUYS WILL HAVE BEFORE YOU CAN PUT IT BACK TO GETHER WHEN WILL IT BE GOING OVER THE SNOW WITH GREAT CLOUDS OF WHITE THAT WILL ONLY BLOCK OUT THE SUN AND THE REST US WITH U.S. MADE CATS ONLY TO SEE YOU GOING OVER THE HILLS MILES A HEAD.
THIS WEEKEND I WENT OVER lOVELAND PASS AT ABOUT 12000 FT WEST OF DENVER (IN MY TRUCK) AND IT WAS SNOWING SO GET MOVEING WINTER IS ON ITS WAY. BEST OF LUCK AND HOPE THE PRICE FOR THE WORK STAYS LOW LARRYS
 
I honestly do plan to have her up and operational for this winter . I am pretty sure it will not get completed until I return from hunting which runs into mid November . I think the hydro boys will knock it out pretty fast . I just hope to get the motors to them before leaving for huntin camp in early Oct. That will give them more than a month to disassemble ,inspect & repair and have ready to reinstall .
 
Holy cow ! I actually went outside and did something ! Both track assemblies are now off and its time to tackle the clam shell removal and then slide the right angle gear box forward to access the Hydro's . Yippee!

I had the wife help slide the track rails off . She was having a little trouble with the weight of them on her end and sense I know a mad person can lift more than a calm person , I made a casual ,good natured comment about her Butt being a bit large:respect: . After that ,those tracks rails were off in seconds . Now I got to fix the one she bent from anger . Some people have no sense of humor :snow2_smi: ! Maybe tomorrow I may actually get down to the hydros .

Hope the wife cools down some because that right angle box is really heavy and I may need help . I mentioned this to her after the track rails were off and she made a goofy good natured comment about shoving it somewhere else . She is such a kidder ! She knows it does not go there:moon: !
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I met your wife BigAl. Even though she is a young beautiful thing she can still kick your ass! She may not have been joking! I too once thought it was funny to rile up the wife. Then I watched a movie called "Waiter". Never again my friend never again. You dont piss the people off who cook your food! So, how was dinner?
 
Since my nieghbors worthless piece of crap dog woke me up .I decided to go outside and do some damage on Old#7 . Here's proof of what a pissed off sleepless KT7 owner can do when he's really mad . Drain the hydraulics and remove 4 bolts and those motors are out !
Right now I am taking a stress break and practicing some yogurt or whatever it is to calm my nerves . What would really calm me down is to shove a 12 Ga up that dogs ass and pull my finger . OHm........ ohm.... ohmmm.......... ok now that I chanted ,I feel bettter . Here's a picture . I need to go to my happy place now .......:fart2:
 

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Their Out!!! Monday I take them in for repair ! What a royal pain in the butt to remove ... I never want to do that again :snow2_smi: .
 

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BigAl said:
Their Out!!! Monday I take them in for repair ! What a royal pain in the butt to remove ... I never want to do that again :snow2_smi: .
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You're headed for Chico Monday?

Have you thought about leaving the truck door open and maybe the dog from next door would jump in? I'm sure the guys at Gold Country could use a barking guard dog :yankchain:
 
Well the hydro's have been dropped off at Gold Country Hydraulics for final repair . Terry the owner, also told me they would start tearing them down today and should have some idea of condition by tomorrow . I am hoping for the best .

He also told me he had made a few phone calls and the manufacturer says they(Vickers) never made a 2 speed set up like mine . His reply was "Wanna Bet ?... Cause I am looking at it !" . Wish me luck :snow2_smi: !!!
 
Not a lot to report yet . I talked with Terry at Gold Country Hydraulics and he told me the motors are actually in better shape than he originally thought .They still needed rebuilding and he was lapping some parts and trying to fine more data on the 2 speed setup . I an sincerely hoping to get them back this week so i can reinstall and get the whole unit back to them for upgrades on the hydraulics and hose configuration .I need to get this running !!!

Mouse Ear Mike has recently been making some unkind remarks about the number of running Kristi snowcats and I desperately need to shut him up :moon: .

By the way .... How many Clowns can fit in Mikeys little clown car he keeps in the circus tent ???:yum:
 
News Update :

Talked with the guys at the Hydro shop today . Everything appears to be going well . A few parts are being sent out to be replated . I guess that means they were worn down too much to come within specs . Terry was confident that the units will perform better than new when finished . Should be about another 2 or 3 weeks before parts are repaired and it is ready for pickup and reinstallation into Yetti . It will have to wait as I will be in the middle of huntin season .
 
Re: Al's Forum?

Lyndon said:
So you want to change the Logo pictures to include a Krusty? And I suppose you want to change the name too? Now let's see.. you probably have the longest running thread, what are there over 700 posts? For the amount of time & energy you have in the Forum you could have built 2 snow cats! And your not done yet! We are going to have to start a NEW thread: What Day Will Big Al's Kristi Thread reach it's 1000th post?
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03-08-2007, 10:59 AM 1,000th post!
 
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