Pisten Bully 400 service and operations

jonsstihl · Nov 6, 2019

what are you waiting for get out there an pack that snow down:laughing:. I'm sure there are guys itching to ride. It does seem a little early for all that white stuff.

tmthunder · Nov 6, 2019

Good to see fellow Groomers here! I run a BR275 in the winter. Our club has 2 275's, one BR250, and just picked up a BR350 this fall(looking forward to running this one). All with Mogul Master 10' x 18' drags. They are fun to run and for me I enjoy working on them as well. Stay safe out there!

ArlyA · Nov 10, 2019

We have a specific season which starts on Dec 1st and we can not groom outside of the official dates. We did see that some sleds were out when we drove through the high country today.

jonsstihl said:
what are you waiting for get out there an pack that snow down:laughing:. I'm sure there are guys itching to ride. It does seem a little early for all that white stuff.

ArlyA · Nov 11, 2019

We had a Bully out doing work on the trails today. First one shows the heated wiper blades someone mentioned. 2 is the operator carrying snow along the trail. This helps to knock more air from it. The real reason we were out was to help with a bridge installation. The bully pushed the temp bridge around, then dozed dirt in. There is not enough snow here to safely groom.

TCowner · Nov 12, 2019

Your pictures are killing me Arley. I have a new Polaris Indy 850 XC 137 on order and is not supposed to be shipped until the end of November. I am also looking at property in Wakefield Michigan and I am drooling seeing all of your snow. But keep the pictures coming anyway.

ArlyA · Nov 12, 2019

We moved out of Ironwood in about 2002 or so. We get more snow here and have a longer winter season. We do love the drift-less country down there and I worked in Rochester for a bit. Why are you looking at property in Wakefield?

TCowner said:
Your pictures are killing me Arley. I have a new Polaris Indy 850 XC 137 on order and is not supposed to be shipped until the end of November. I am also looking at property in Wakefield Michigan and I am drooling seeing all of your snow. But keep the pictures coming anyway.

bridge4 · Nov 12, 2019

ArlyA said:
We had a Bully out doing work on the trails today. First one shows the heated wiper blades someone mentioned. 2 is the operator carrying snow along the trail. This helps to knock more air from it. The real reason we were out was to help with a bridge installation. The bully pushed the temp bridge around, then dozed dirt in. There is not enough snow here to safely groom.

Looks like a fun day! Where did the new bridge get brought from? Just pick it up and drop in place?

TCowner · Nov 12, 2019

I would go all the way to Houghton if it was up to me but the "Mrs." thinks it is too far for visitors. Originally she would only consider northern Wisconsin but now I have her at least considering Michigan. I have a few months left to keep working on her for more northern movement.

ArlyA · Nov 12, 2019

The bridge is a temp one made for loggers. He (the logger) loaned it to the club and needs it back in the spring.

bridge4 said:
Looks like a fun day! Where did the new bridge get brought from? Just pick it up and drop in place?

ArlyA · Nov 12, 2019

More "less than exciting" photos from a bully shop. First 2 photos is plugging holes in the deck that was created when the goose neck hitch was removed. Plus replace the 50 loose decking rivets. The red thing is a tool box we added. Not a good photo of it!

The last 2 photos shows a blown drive motor hose to be replaced next.

Looks like fun??? :laughing: