So, not to be belligerent or condescending, but why would a guy from south Texas bother with a snowcat forum such as this? Unless you're a transplant to a snowless area and dream of the white stuff
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J5 Bombardier
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It's called the "Texas Perspective" from a member that's been on this Forum for 19 plus years .........So, not to be belligerent or condescending, but why would a guy from south Texas bother with a snowcat forum such as this? Unless you're a transplant to a snowless area and dream of the white stuff
Gotcha. A friend of mine from Idaho is spending Christmas in Texas with his kids/grand kids. I'm sure he's of the same mind, doesn't want any of that rain that stacks up and won't run off.
Spent the advent of the New Year at my cabin. Early yet in the season, about 30" of white stuff on the ground. Absolutely hate it...heh heh. Stoked up the wood stove, grabbed a good book..a bottle of whisky...and my good dog and I proceeded to enjoy the evening but only after some Imp time for plowing and checking out our 81 year old permanent resident a mile up the road.
We all love snowcatting, but pause for a second to think how life would be all alone off-grid, stranded for most of the winter in the middle of nowhere. It's how he chooses to live. I'm driven to check on him, and why not? If you can afford this snowcat hobby, then you can afford to give to others in need.
We all love snowcatting, but pause for a second to think how life would be all alone off-grid, stranded for most of the winter in the middle of nowhere. It's how he chooses to live. I'm driven to check on him, and why not? If you can afford this snowcat hobby, then you can afford to give to others in need.
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81 years old and snowed in all winter, must be a hardy old guy.
I think he's been a year-round resident for 8-10 years. Past heart problems (claims to have had 4 heart attacks), legs and circulation starting to fail, yet he stays with the program. This is where he wants to live and eventually die, more power to him. He's got me by 10 years...not sure if I could stand the isolation. Gonna check on him at the end of this month. We keep in periodic cell phone contact.
MontanaTweak
Member
Original build had a welded axle, I broke that
Just rebuilt the ass end with new axle of appropriate length not requiring welds. Nice to have some snow at the house to test a bit before committing to the mountains. Our local mountains are getting hammered with a great seasonal snowpack so I’m anxious to get after it, but nervous with a DIY rig.
Just rebuilt the ass end with new axle of appropriate length not requiring welds. Nice to have some snow at the house to test a bit before committing to the mountains. Our local mountains are getting hammered with a great seasonal snowpack so I’m anxious to get after it, but nervous with a DIY rig.Attachments
FrancSevin
Proudly Deplorable
We had 14" last week. Most of it is still here.
6%F this morning.
6%F this morning.
MontanaTweak
Member
Nice when you can play with your toys in your yard and not drag them to the mountains.
MontanaTweak
Member
For sure. My plan was to leave mine at the cabin permanently but will probably drag it back home this summer for access to my shop for a couple fixes/mods, such as a carb rebuild or slapping on a Weber carb, and maybe installing a muffler on the exhaust stack.
Still sitting on a little over 30" at my cabin. Hasn't snowed much at all in the last month or so. Looks like there may be some precip on the way but I almost think winter is winding to a close. Low teens/single digits at night, need some atmospheric river moisture to come my way to make some more white stuff.
MontanaTweak
Member
Buncha snow in the neighborhood makes for good low risk testing.
tommu56
Bronze Member
In north central PA
2" inches of frozen ice crusted snow last night just got done scraping the drive way down with the tractor bucket ( I need to get a plow that follows the ground better than a bucket in float to) the stone at least stone is frozen and not digging up with the snow like last time.
2" inches of frozen ice crusted snow last night just got done scraping the drive way down with the tractor bucket ( I need to get a plow that follows the ground better than a bucket in float to) the stone at least stone is frozen and not digging up with the snow like last time.
Just returned from my cabin, got an inch of new last night. Was 12°F when I got there around noon, has been 0 or less at night. The Imp fired right up. Helps to keep the battery plugged in to a solar panel. Still lots of snow up there and a good time cat'n around.
MontanaTweak
Member
Really warm and snow is going fast
PradoTDI
Member
Similar here in Bozeman, our snow is shrinking fast.
Melt time in progress for sure. Was up at my cabin almost a week ago before the warm weather set in. Things have changed a bunch since then, to the point that snowcatting is almost done...soon to be followed by catmudding. Probably 2 or 3 weeks max and my 3 feet of snow will shrink and just goo-up the road. 'Tis the cycle of things.