shakyrod

it May not be over....
 

CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DULUTH...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY
1042 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

* LOCATION...EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING DULUTH...
  FLOODWOOD...CLOQUET...HINCKLEY AND PINE CITY.

* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO BE
  IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT
  VISIBILITIES OF AROUND A QUARTER MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
  THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL RATES.

I'm hoping for 1 more blast down the trail before they shut the gates.

The lots have not been plowed, so I recommend parking at a trail accessible bar/ restaurant and head out from there. Lots of snow still on the ground but grooming has stopped.  Lots of traffic this weekend, but off trail is still pretty good.  Another 6-8 inches tonight?  Where was this in December?

First Tracks on Friday  (April 19th)

Went for a ride today.  The trails are an 11 out of 10.  Once they get tracked, since no one is grooming they will be rutted and moguled, but today they are amazing.  6 inches of firm powder and no tracks.  70 MPH on an S chassis is usually not an opption, today it was unbelieveable.

...for storage but any info you can give me in the meantime would be awesome..

Sunlight kills plastic and rubber.  Make sure your tarp goes all the way to the ground if the sun will be on your sled all summer, a buddy had a (original)  track rot in the sun over a summer.  Also plug your exhaust and air intake so vermin do not nest in them.  I heard spraying fox "edit for bad language" around the tarp will keep them away but I'm not sure I want my sled to smell like fox "edit for bad language".

Did you take it out due to poor performance or other reasons?  I am thinking this is a project for this summer, but wanted to know why you are no longer using the wedge before I start the project.