Almost ended up in the woods...in the lake...in....

[Mark Saiger]

First job today....

Got the call that the drive at the end could be really, really icy and slippery....

OK...thanks for the call....

Holy good gravy.....

We started down the hill....had a quick Left turn at the bottom....Aron got the van sliding to make the corner....but...woah momma!

Hit some dirt finally to get stopped in an area to be able to back into driveway.

We carry some salt but not for that length of run....

Put out what we had after cleaning....and backed up...gunned it all the way to the top running one tire in the ditch...and trees...and anything I could find for traction....

Van was spinning and flopping sideways both ways...Took small trees with me up the hill....

Thought we were going to be there until the next thaw....

There was a coating of moisture on top of the ice by the time we got out....was just like the Zamboni had gone over the ice....

Need more salt for tomorrow...going into place we really should have done the Quigley 4 x 4 conversion!

The pics don't do justice on the incline....

I hate this time of year!

 

[Lee Stockwell]

Justin has a monster winch hoping for a day like yours.

He'd like it better if he had to drag ME out.

 

[Desk Jockey]

lol

 

[Lyman]

I carry a five gallon pail of sand with me for the next four months.

 

[Mark Saiger]

I carry a five gallon pail of sand with me for the next four months.

We were going to start taking sand off the beach next...

or fire up the Butler and start making rumble strips up the hill...

We were just thankful it didn't spin out going up the hill and then start the backwards out of control descent....

 

[Old Coastie]

It is getting cold here, too. Almost need a jacket at night. Brrrrr!

But I’m glad you weren’t hurt.

 

[Nate The Great]

I have a problem where I'm pulling too much sand out of carpets, I could literally make my own beach...

With a portable where the rooms get "vacuumed daily"..

 

[Desk Jockey]

I have a problem where I'm pulling too much sand out of carpets, I could literally make my own beach...

With a portable where the rooms get "vacuumed daily"..


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Dude! You've lived in paradise for so long you're shittin sand.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

I think it's up to the customer to fix their access to the job. A warning call ain't gonna do it.

 

[Nomad74]

I think you are determined to destroy Christine before she reaches 5k miles. Don't be trying ruin my streak of destruction.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

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First job today....

Got the call that the drive at the end could be really, really icy and slippery....

OK...thanks for the call....

Holy good gravy.....

We started down the hill....had a quick Left turn at the bottom....Aron got the van sliding to make the corner....but...woah momma!

Hit some dirt finally to get stopped in an area to be able to back into driveway.

We carry some salt but not for that length of run....

Put out what we had after cleaning....and backed up...gunned it all the way to the top running one tire in the ditch...and trees...and anything I could find for traction....

Van was spinning and flopping sideways both ways...Took small trees with me up the hill....

Thought we were going to be there until the next thaw....

There was a coating of moisture on top of the ice by the time we got out....was just like the Zamboni had gone over the ice....

Need more salt for tomorrow...going into place we really should have done the Quigley 4 x 4 conversion!

The pics don't do justice on the incline....

I hate this time of year!

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I was up the ski hill yesterday. Was supposed to be ‘2-3’ small jobs. Ended up doing 7 jobs for the PM. I chained up for the first job, and never took them off until I finished the last one.... studs were useless....

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

I was up the ski hill yesterday. Was supposed to be ‘2-3’ small jobs. Ended up doing 7 jobs for the PM. I chained up for the first job, and never took them off until I finished the last one.... studs were useless....

I was looking into a 4x4 conversion myself.... 28k..... hmmmm, think I’ll stick with chains for 100$....

 

[Nomad74]

I was looking into a 4x4 conversion myself.... 28k..... hmmmm, think I’ll stick with chains for 100$....

Promaster. Front wheel drive.

 

[KevinD]

I skipped a golf ball across a frozen pond today.
Pretty scary for a few seconds, thought I was going to have to take a stroke.

 

[randy]

Hey I just figured out a use for all that HOST compound stuff.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

Promaster. Front wheel drive.

I was eyeing up the new 4wd Mercedes today.... looks awesome. Buddy had just come down from the ski hill. Only problem, they are bloody EXPENSIVE....

 

[Mark Saiger]

today...was unusually crazy windy!

We parked the van in a yard...after we skated in with it through the flat driveway.... BUT


The wind kept pushing the van down the driveway after we tried to park it!

We got it to a cement slab...and then got out and put down more salt....

In 2 days we have gone through a lot of salt!

Just been a few days of everything is ice!

 

[Old Coastie]

Yall stay up North. They NEED you!

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

Yall stay up North. They NEED you!

Just remember Stephen, THERE’S MONEY UP IN THEM HILLS!!!

 

[Nomad74]

Just remember Stephen, THERE’S MONEY UP IN THEM HILLS!!!

You gotta break through the permafrost to get to it.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

You gotta break through the permafrost to get to it.

Or just skate right across it..... gotta be able to adapt to EVERY situation......

 

[Larry Cobb]

Mark;

Would studded tires have helped ??

Are they legal in your state ?

These should work in the woods :

or these for the street.

 

[Nate The Great]

Did you watch MadMax again Larry?

 

[Larry Cobb]

It was

Mad Max: Fury Road

over Thanksgiving.

 

[Mark Saiger]

Mark;

Would studded tires have helped ??

Are they legal in your state ?

These should work in the woods :

or these for the street.

I sure wish!

Can't run studs....can't run chains....

There was even one year they wouldn't let us run studs in our snowmobiles!

Then they put a trail fee on being able to run studs....just plain stupid!

My van tires even have the holes to screw in the studs!

 

[Cleanworks]

Ex girlfriend had screw-in studs.

 

[Larry Cobb]

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My van tires even have the holes to screw in the studs!

If you have the holes, a cordless drill and these short carbide studs studs might be a temp. fix for icy conditions.

http://carbidetractionproducts.com/screw-in-tire-studs/

Those trees will tear up that wrap you worked on.

 

[Steve Lawrence]

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I sure wish!

Can't run studs....can't run chains....

There was even one year they wouldn't let us run studs in our snowmobiles!

Then they put a trail fee on being able to run studs....just plain stupid!

My van tires even have the holes to screw in the studs!

What tires?

 

[Mark Saiger]

What tires?

Copper...

Mine are 17 inch rims... Went up a size.. And are 265 vs the 275 here in the pics