We have been working on the groomers off and on the past 2 months as we have been busy with harvest, and farming. Thanks to Allen for getting the new CAT serviced and ready to go, the new cell phone antenna is here to be installed. Larry installed skag bars on the Idaho pan that we pull behind the new CAT. You might have noticed it sliding sideways in places this past winter, these bars are like the skag bars on your snowmobile skis and should keep it from sliding sideways on hillsides. The 08 Idaho already has these bars on it, but it is a newer model. I have been working on the 08, finishing working on hydraulic fittings and pulled oil samples earlier this summer to be tested on the CATS. Those tests came back positive, no issues in our gear boxes, transmissions and engines. I have been hauling supplies up to the groomer shed to restock things we have been using such as welding rod, oil, and a few new tools.
The last big project we have to do is install the new push frame on the 08, and it will be ready for snow. We will also get our diesel in next month before snow flies.
If anyone has a waste oil furnace on the mountain, I have a barrel full of oil at the grooming shed you can have. Otherwise I will haul it to town to Humberts to recycle.
Congratulations to Peggy Spieger for being inducted into the International Snowmobile Hall of Fame! It is well deserved. I have known her for a very long time and she has been a pleasure to work with at OSSA.
Thanks,
Jess, TTF grooming chairman