XC drag build

[ArlyA]

also here are a couple of fun vids from the Marquette area

Fat tire biking on Marquette County trails in the winter​

Noquemanon(Alex Brisbey)
By Alex Brisbey
Published: Jan. 20, 2022 at 4:39 PM EST|Updated: 2 hours ago
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Fat tire bike riding is a trend that has been growing in popularity these past few years.
With over 60 miles of groomed trails, Marquette County offers some of the best riding in all of the Midwest. Ask any local rider and they may have a hard time telling you which trail is their favorite.
“We like the north, we like the RAMBA trails, we like them all, which ever one we’re on,” said Patty Pemble.
The different trails offer many options for beginners and experts alike. Though for some riders like Rotary Retiree member Paul Hytinan, it’s about more than just the challenge of the ride.
“My favorite part about riding is the people I ride with, they’re fantastic,” said Hytinan.
Marquette County does a great job grooming the trails on a consistent basis to give riders the best possible conditions to ride in. Munising resident David Lieble was in town for the day and decided to hop on a trail, he loves not having to give up riding in the winter.
“Two feet over there you can’t even walk right? But on this trail we can ride around like it’s summertime,” said Lieble
For anyone thinking of checking out the trails, Lieble has just one thing to say.
“Get out here the trails are great, it’s a great time to be out on the trails in the winter time. Bundle up and enjoy it,” said Lieble.If you’re considering heading out to ride make sure the trails were recently groomed and always be considerate of other riders out on the trail.

 

[ArlyA]

We got cold as %^#! here and been off the trails. On the south shore we call cold zero degrees. I'll be in the shop the next two or more days off of work and at the school shop to work on my project. Just ordered $150 of 14 gauge wire for 2 drags. Grooming trails is a cheap business.....

 

[BravoXray]

Is the wire to hook up the actuators?

 

[airbiscuit]

Speaking of that, will a battery do quite few cycles of the actuators before it needs to be recharged?

 

[ArlyA]

Is the wire to hook up the actuators?

yes.

 

[ArlyA]

Speaking of that, will a battery do quite few cycles of the actuators before it needs to be recharged?

They don't pull all that much and are connected to the tow machines battery.

 

[ArlyA]

This frame was painted last night.

 

[ArlyA]

I have been working on these implements but nothing worth taking pics of. I did get the control box partially done today. Its done enough to make a test run with it. The white HPDE plate its mounted to is to hold it in its correct position in the the Bosses box. 2 more switches will be added to it.

 

[ArlyA]

Cutting teeth were made and the frame to hold them was installed over the weekend. Groomzila was also wired but we've been receiving enough snow that yard plowing and grooming the trails has taken priority. A break from snowfall would be OK!

 

[Stomper]

Looks like it works great. Nice build. I would really like to see how it preforms on a hard packed trail that has seen heavy use and no fresh snow. Some winters around here we can get long periods of time between snowfalls and the trails get very hard packed and beat up from use, this year is an exception to that though. IMHO that's when you know how good a groomer really is. I have seen tires bolted together make a nice flat trail(without the grooves) after a fresh snowfall. If I had to guess as to how your groomer would perform in this type of situation, I would say pretty good. It seems to have good snow engaging points to rip up the hard pack and also the weight to make those points do what they are designed to do. Its hard to tell by the pictures, so correct me if I am wrong, but the only issue that I could see being a problem in these conditions is the snow engagement points are not/can not be adjusted to extend below the level of the skids.