Maybe I'm too old to own an ST4

[rrossell7]

I spent 5 hours yesterday hiking 3.5 miles through 4 ft of snow to get our ST4 running again after it sat for a year at our cabin in the mountains of southern Oregon. I had removed the carb and brought it home for rebuilding 3 weeks ago. Then my daughter's Mog lost its brakes on the way in on Thursday with supplies. I got to her house just before dark last night, spent this morning getting the Snow trac running. She and I started up the road at noon to take me out to where my wife had spent the night in our car. We had gotten about an eighth of a mile when the right track broke in two. Anybody got a quick repair, short of replacing both belts? Needless to say, I ended up hiking back out so I could return the rented snowshoes and not have to pay the $200 deposit. Turns out I really did not need the snowshoes because there was enough crust to walk on. I just hope I can hike back in on Thursday. Wish me luck. Thanks for listening. Darrell

 

[fogtender]

I spent 5 hours yesterday hiking 3.5 miles through 4 ft of snow to get our ST4 running again after it sat for a year at our cabin in the mountains of southern Oregon. I had removed the carb and brought it home for rebuilding 3 weeks ago. Then my daughter's Mog lost its brakes on the way in on Thursday with supplies. I got to her house just before dark last night, spent this morning getting the Snow trac running. She and I started up the road at noon to take me out to where my wife had spent the night in our car. We had gotten about an eighth of a mile when the right track broke in two. Anybody got a quick repair, short of replacing both belts? Needless to say, I ended up hiking back out so I could return the rented snowshoes and not have to pay the $200 deposit. Turns out I really did not need the snowshoes because there was enough crust to walk on. I just hope I can hike back in on Thursday. Wish me luck. Thanks for listening. Darrell

You can lap over belting to do a quick repair to get you back in operation. Take a belt and drill out the holes for at least three cleats on each side of the break.

 

[Melensdad]

You can lap over belting to do a quick repair to get you back in operation. Take a belt and drill out the holes for at least three cleats on each side of the break.

Yup this sounds just about right. If you look at the military snow tracks they carried a small section of track that was essentially a pre-assembled splice to allow for a reasonably quick field repair. Basically you unbolt a few grousers on each side of the tear in the belting and just bolt in a repair section.

Below is a photo of what the military carried.

 

[Briarpatch]

Don't forget to carry longer bolts. I also have pre-made patches for my belts on the tucker. I have placed a few extra bolts in my repair kit in case I have to put a splice in.

Briarpatch