PLOWING ANOTHER CAT TRAIN TRAIL
JANUARY 15 2016
IT WAS ONLY -30c WHEN I FIRED UP THE 2 CATS NEED FOR THIS LITTLE PROJECT.THE FIRST CAT BEING THE FAMOUS BLACK CAT WHICH IS 75 YEARS OLD STARTED EASILY AFTER HAVING THE BLOCK HEATER PLUGGED IN ALL NIGHT. ALSO THE FAMOUS BLACK CAT HAS A GAS ENGINE FROM A FARM TRACTOR IN IT WHICH MAKES IT EASY TO START.
THE NEXT CAT TO GET UP AND RUNNING WAS THE KOMMUNIST KAT AT THE AGE OF 68 YEARS OLD. HE STARTS ON GAS AND SWITCHES TO DIESEL AND IS ALWAYS FUN TO START AT THESE EXTERME CONDITIONS. THE CARB SEEMS TO FLOOD OUT ON GAS SO IT MAKES MORE SMOKE THEN RUNNING ON DIESEL.
TO GET THE ENGINE TO FIRE ON GAS IT IS A LOT EASIER WHEN THE ENGINE IS SUCKING WARM AIR. THE HEAT GUN MAKES ENOUGH WARM AIR TO GET THE ENGINE TO RUN.
NOW I HAVE BOTH CATS UP AND RUNNING DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY AT -28c WTH A WIND CHILL OF -36c. I DID NOT PUT THE CANVAS COVERS ON THE CATS BECAUSE WE WILL NOT BE OUT VERY LONG AND WE WILL JUST PUT ON MORE WARM CLOTHES.
THIS IS THE OTHER CAT TRAIN TRAIL WE ARE PLOWING TODAY WHICH IS VIRGIN SNOW THAT WILL BE SUGAR. THE TRAIL IS USED IN THE SUMMER WHEN I GO QUADING WITH MY SECRET JOB. SINCE IT IS MY SECRET JOB AND I CAN NOT TALK ABOUT IT SO PLEASE DO NOT ASK WHAT ABOUT MY SECRET JOB, LOL.
THE KOMMUNIST KAT HAD NO PROBLEM WITH ALL THE SUGAR SNOW WITH THE BIG 1929 LINN TRACTOR VEE PLOW.
WHEN MY DAUGHTER WENT SOUTH FOR TRAINING SHE BROUGHT BACK A SOUTHERN BOYFRIEND. OH WELL, WE ALL FALL IN LOVE AT A YOUNG AGE. THE YOUNG FELLOW GOT TO DRIVE THE FAMOUS BLACK CAT PULLING THE DRAG. HE DID NOT GET TO USE THE VEE PLOW ON THE FRONT BECAUSE HE HAS TO LEARN ONE THING AT A TIME.
SINCE THE YOUNG FELLOW IS FROM THE SOUTH, WE DRESSED HIM UP IN NORTHERN CLOTHES SO HE WOULD BE WARM. THE CARIBOU MITTENS MADE HIS CLOTHES LOOK LIKE HE OWNS A FEW DOGS, LOL.
THE TIRE DRAG WAS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THE SUGAR SNOW.
ONCE WE GOT OFF THE HARD PACKED TRAIL, WE WERE IN THE MUSKEG AND SMALL TREES THAT HAVE GROWN UP ON THE TRAIL OVER THE YEARS.
THE KOMMUNIST KAT WORKS GREAT ON THESE NARROW TRAILS BECAUSE THE CAT IS SO SMALL.
IT DOES NOT GETTING ANY BETTER FOR BEING NARROW.
I JUST PUSHED A BUNCH OF WILLOWS OFF THE TRAIL AND I HEARD THE SNAP SOUND.
THE SNAP SOUND WAS THE TRACK POPPING OFF ON THE KOMMUNIST KAT. WHICH IS NO BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE I RUN THE SLOTTED FRONT IDLERS TO KEEP THE TRACK FROM COMING ALL THE WAY OFF.
THE TRICK IS HOW TO GET THE TRACK TO POP BACK OVER TO WHERE IT IS SUPPOSE TO BE AND NOT POP COMPLETELY OFF.
ONCE AGAIN I USE WHAT I HAVE WITH ME IN THE BUSH AND THE CHAIN WAS USED TO GET THE TRACK BACK ON WITH NO DRAMAS.
THIS LITTLE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG PROBLEM PRETTY QUICK BUT A LITTLE COMMON SENSE HANDLES IT.
BEFORE I PREFORMED THE CHAIN TRICK, I TRIED A LOT OF WOOD TO POP THE TRACK BACK ON BUT THE STEEL AND WOOD WERE TOO SLIPPERY AT -28c IN THE BUSH.
NOW WE ARE READY TO GET GOING AFTER A LITTLE WARM UP PUTTING THE TRACK BACK ON.
WE MADE IT TO THE END OF THE TRAIL AND DID A QUICK TURN AROUND TO HEAD BACK DOWN THE TRAIL.
NOW THE TRAIL HAS TO BE MADE WIDER PLUS AT THIS COLD TEMPERATURE ALL THE LITTLE TREES ARE JUST SHEARING OFF WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
IT IS HARDER GOING BACK DOWN THE TRAIL TO WIDEN IT OUT BECAUSE ALL THE TREES AND DEBRIS ARE NOW POINT AT YOU SO ONE HAS TO BE VERY CAREFUL ON MAKING THE TRAIL WIDER.
THE KOMMUNIST KAT HAS NO PROBLEM MOVING THE DEEP SUGAR SNOW.
WE ARE GETTING THE TRAIL WIDER BY USING HALF THE VEE PLOW WIDTH.
ONCE FINISHED IT IS A NICE SMOOTH TRAIL FOR THE QUADS.
THIS MAKES FOR A NICE ROAD IF I WANTED TO USE IT IN THE WINTER.
MORE TO COME AS WE DO MORE WORK.