Well, the Grizz earned it supper tonight! Two co-workers took the afternoon off to enjoy the new snow we got last night to go snowmobiling. They came upon a decent stretch of slough that was open on Saturday before the cold came back and snow last night which created a layer of thick slush on the top. One guy made it across but the Ski-Doo bogged down and quit about 50yds from shore in about 3' of water. Got a phonecall to bring the Grizz for a recovery mission so I loaded up and headed out.
We had a long enough rope and the lucky driver got to wade back out to tie it around the handlebars (all that was above the water/slush). I was on shore but had a hill in front of me to work with along with snow and factory tires. Put it in 4-LOC and started pulling. The slush was frozen enough that it started collecting around the front of the sled but the Grizz kept going after we repositioned to get a better pulling spot and more traction. I think there was even a wake the last time I looked back. : ) The front end was hopping a decent amount and it was all I could handle to keep it under grips. I even took the 4-lock out for a try to see if I could pull and eliminate some of the bounce and it did help without really stopping my progress. Deep snow was ahead and the sled was on dry ground so I took it up the steep road ditch to the highway shoulder and onwards to the awaiting trailer. I'm not sure what size the Ski-Doo sled was (600cc+) but with a 6'6"-300lb guy on the seat steering the sled, the Grizz didn't slow down!
I wasn't too thrilled to have to do this with the minimal hours on the machine as I've just cracked about 10 hours and 70miles or so, but had to help a buddy out. Not to mention I know that the break-in schedule on all vehicles is pretty conservative, but I still didn't want to have to do what I did this soon! It was fun to see how much power the Grizz had and I just wish I had some better tires on for this event, but that's coming next fall before the next sled-head goes skinny dipping!
Pictures hopefully to follow!
We had a long enough rope and the lucky driver got to wade back out to tie it around the handlebars (all that was above the water/slush). I was on shore but had a hill in front of me to work with along with snow and factory tires. Put it in 4-LOC and started pulling. The slush was frozen enough that it started collecting around the front of the sled but the Grizz kept going after we repositioned to get a better pulling spot and more traction. I think there was even a wake the last time I looked back. : ) The front end was hopping a decent amount and it was all I could handle to keep it under grips. I even took the 4-lock out for a try to see if I could pull and eliminate some of the bounce and it did help without really stopping my progress. Deep snow was ahead and the sled was on dry ground so I took it up the steep road ditch to the highway shoulder and onwards to the awaiting trailer. I'm not sure what size the Ski-Doo sled was (600cc+) but with a 6'6"-300lb guy on the seat steering the sled, the Grizz didn't slow down!
I wasn't too thrilled to have to do this with the minimal hours on the machine as I've just cracked about 10 hours and 70miles or so, but had to help a buddy out. Not to mention I know that the break-in schedule on all vehicles is pretty conservative, but I still didn't want to have to do what I did this soon! It was fun to see how much power the Grizz had and I just wish I had some better tires on for this event, but that's coming next fall before the next sled-head goes skinny dipping!
Pictures hopefully to follow!
