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Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:41 pm

Well...........we got snow.............too damn much. I also ran out of gas, couldnt get out of town, waited till the snow let up, finally got out of town to get gas in my truck. Got back to sled which is sitting along side the road, added gas and fired her up, then proceeded to get home and then once at home I got buried in about a 3 foot drift and its still there. Now I am at work. Have a crew of 50 guys, and only 2 of us have shown up. We got about 14 inches or so. Suns out now. Oh my aching back!!

GOTTA LOVE IT!!

The song was Mother also!!

kwc · Post by **kwc** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:17 pm

Paul, send some of that snow our way! We got more ice than snow here in beautiful Kalamazoo, Michigan (sw corner of the state).

The sleds are gased up, aimed for the door, and collecting dust!

Deleted User · Post by **Deleted User** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:29 pm

Gosh i wish we would have gotten some snow we dint get any. But 35 miles east they did owell i guess its just the start of winter.

Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:00 pm

More to the story also. After burying the sled into the 3 foot drift, I worked on unsticking the poor X8 for almost 2 hours and have gotten nowhere. Sled took a beating, I smoked the drive belt.

The choke cable is now also stuck, when it sat along side of the rode, the snow built up on the old gal very quickly, this caused the cable to freeze up.

Still at work tonight and wondering how I am going to get this beast unstuck. Sad part about this whole snow event is that I only rode the sled for about 300 feet and all this happened. If you guys can recall the last ride of last season I had problems getting above the 30mph range, I still may have this same problem. Alot of work to do before the HOF event.

afponiky · Post by **afponiky** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 1:22 am

You see, this is why I always have a JD Tractor sitting here waiting to pull out one of my other toys.

Guess you should look into getting a tractor also>>>>

Hee Hee,,,,,

GRP

Mr. Deere · Post by **Mr. Deere** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:41 pm

I know the feeling BOB

Of Getting stuck

Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 6:22 pm

Got her unstuck today.

She's broke.

Something very bad I think happened. She will not run hardly at all. The choke has to be full on in order to start it and keep it running. I fiddled with the carb adjustments and nothing improved. I pulled the carb off, shoved a rag in the intake and covered the old gal up. I think my season could possibly be over already. I noticed a very lean condition obviously, the exhaust coupler where I usually have a drip of oil/fuel mix is now burned off and clean. I havent pulled plugs yet.

Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:10 pm

I havent thrown in the towel guys...........I have about 2 weeks off at the end of December. Looks like some troubleshooting time.

Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:31 am

Forgot to add also, total snow amount officially.

18 INCHES

427cobra · Post by **427cobra** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:13 am

Well, I got my trailfire out today. The ditches were awesome...tons of snow. I was really happy with the sled. (according to the speedo I got it up to 50 mph! and she still was pulling hard)

Gotta love the first ride of the season!!

Next I need to get the LF in the snow.

Paul,

How did the windshield fit? Did you get your LF out yet??

Eric

Danzig · Post by **Danzig** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:18 am

The liquifire is still a mild basket case, the windshield fit perfectly.!! The X8 as you know is broke.

sorta!!

I am curious on the 2 liquifires on Ottawa....I know you dont know much.

But............do they run??

427cobra · Post by **427cobra** » Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:24 am

I never asked him. I would think so. But cant say for sure..