This morning I skate with my 4720 before I check the ice again another spot 8 inches
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Tig
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That is a beautiful tractor.
Don't trust the people from Soucy, mother nature does not engineer frozen lakes to specific tolerances.
Don't trust the people from Soucy, mother nature does not engineer frozen lakes to specific tolerances.
flyingcow
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I'm not quite as far north as Sylvainl, but we have to amuse our selves up here somehow. We get a little stir crazy when it's so **** cold and only about 6 hours of daylight. Good video!!
flyingcow
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flyingcow
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This is one of my favorites. I think this was in Ontario
http://www.ebertwelding.com/groomers/scrapbook/MF-groomer-a.jpg
The cab he is sitting on is a full sized MF tractor w tracks. Maybe 9 ft high.
http://www.ebertwelding.com/groomers/scrapbook/MF-groomer-a.jpg
The cab he is sitting on is a full sized MF tractor w tracks. Maybe 9 ft high.
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wetstuff
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Those tracks are certainly sexy. I'd get a blade for the 4-wheeler, and keep the heavy iron off the ice.
F-C: In photo #6 .. do you figure he's clawing his way out, or digging deeper into a muddy bottom? The other guy is clearly going to have an unpleasant conversation with his insurance company.
Jim
F-C: In photo #6 .. do you figure he's clawing his way out, or digging deeper into a muddy bottom? The other guy is clearly going to have an unpleasant conversation with his insurance company.
Jim
Markcuda
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You have a way bigger pair than I will ever have
beenthere
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Nice looking rig with the tracks.
Clearing off the ice with a bucket is not very efficient. And from the looks of the pond, it proves it doesn't clear it very well. There will be many, many passes using a bucket.
I'd go with a blade on the 4-wheeler as wetstuff suggested.
But enjoy the fun you are having. That is the main thing anyway.
Clearing off the ice with a bucket is not very efficient. And from the looks of the pond, it proves it doesn't clear it very well.
There will be many, many passes using a bucket. I'd go with a blade on the 4-wheeler as wetstuff suggested.
But enjoy the fun you are having. That is the main thing anyway.
AKfish
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With those tracks - the PSI footprint for your tractor has got to be way less than a conventional wheel machine! I'd bet it's probably right in there with a small, excavator; 4-5 psi.
Ice conditions look very good as well. No weak or broken areas along the shoreline. No overflow or water intrusions from a spring or seep.
With 8 inches of good ice... heck, you could spin donuts out there with your tractor!! :thumbsup:
Fun - and a great way to get out of the house for a few hours!
Thanks for sharin'.
AKfish
Ice conditions look very good as well. No weak or broken areas along the shoreline. No overflow or water intrusions from a spring or seep.
With 8 inches of good ice... heck, you could spin donuts out there with your tractor!! :thumbsup:
Fun - and a great way to get out of the house for a few hours!
Thanks for sharin'.
AKfish
jfrady
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Great vid! thanks for sharing it