Buckhorn District Snowmobile Club

2 days ago

Weekly Update

It was a warm few days but winter has returned!!

❄️BDSC had both groomers out and we had some success! Check the ITG and you will see some colour!!👍👍


❄️ Wib did a run up to Twin Mountains Junction and the trail turned out pretty well. There were a couple of trees down and Wib cut/removed them. Overall it went very good. He will be out again today to work his magic.👊

❄️Al went up the 501 and E211 by the clubhouse and encountered quite a few trees down but he was able to clear them all. There are many wet areas and also running water in a couple of spots. We need some more cold temps to freeze those up before we can open them. Al will be out again today packing some more trails.👊

Even though we were very proactive with removing problematic trees for the past 8 months, there are still many that have come down with the freezing rain and winds we have had the last couple of weeks. Hopefully Al and Wib won't have to pull the chainsaws out today.🤞

Good news!
The logging on the E211 north of Parking Lot 1 is over for the season!

During the warm spell, Wib, Al and Gord spent a couple of days at the shop getting the groomers ready to go. Thank you!!
The skegs were dropped on the T6 drag and new fenders installed(broke last year).
The BR180 also reared some more gremlins as it was having issues starting at times. Turns out a newly installed battery last year went bad. New battery was installed, connections cleaned and all is well again. Also found another track guide that needed some love. Everything is good to go now!

Thank you to Ken, Jim and Mark for going up to the Paudash Clubhouse to remove and retrieve a brush bar for our soon to be coming drag for the BR180. The drag should arrive on Monday and we will have to check out the hydraulic and electrical connections to make sure they are compatible with the BR. We do have those items in stock so not a deal breaker. We will also attempt to install the brush bar.

Weather looks great for the foreseeable future which should bode well for more trail availability!👍

❄️Have a great weekend and keep the rubber side down!!❄️ ... See MoreSee Less

Buckhorn District Snowmobile Club

1 week ago

505 Ice Storm Cleanup/ Weekly Update

The BDSC team was out on Thursday working on the 505. We had a good turn out with 7 volunteers showing up!
Thank you to Dave(new volunteer!), Kyle, Bruce, Don, Mark L, Gord and Dan!!👊💪

We split up the "Group of Seven" into 2 teams with 3 going west of CR507 on the 505 towards the E108 and the other 4 going east towards Little Gull Marina on Mississauga Lake.

The threesome were able to clear the approx 2.5 kms in about 4 hours!! There were a few trees down and many leaners but overall it wasn't too bad. This is a shared trail with KATVA and they did good work in there! Thank you KATVA!
The foursome on the other hand, were clearing a snowmobile only trail. It took 4 guys over 4 hours to clear the 0.8 km section. Yes, 800 meters!!😲
Trees were down everywhere and many were frozen in 3 feet of snow. Fun day!!😉

The good news is the 505 is now cleared from end to end and is groomer ready!! 👍

The next trail on our list will the E211, between Mort's Pond(north of Upper Canada Stone Quarry) and the big swamp south of FR130. We can only access this section of the E211 once it's all frozen up. We can't get there during the off season. The rest of the E211 has already been cleared previously and some of it has been packed..

The weather sucks!
The Bad. The problematic wet areas will be wet and the swampy areas will be full so let's hope the cold air coming on Thursday sticks around for a while.
The Good. Looks like some snowfall coming everyday for a few days. That will help.👍

Groomers
T6
Operator Wib was out in the T6 a few days in the past week packing trails before the warm up. Wib also spent time in the shop going over the T6(greasing, etc), after the packing runs, to make sure it's ready to go again and he also helped Al on the BR180.
All the cutting blades have been replaced on the drag and it is good to go now.

BR180
Operator Al was working on the BR180 in the shop many days this week. He had some help from another new volunteer Rick, who helped replace/weld many broken/cracked track cleats and repair loose track guides. Thank you Rick!!
Many other little things were completed, ie new mirror, etc..
We are still waiting on the "new to us" drag to arrive so the BR will be using the packing plate and packing trails until it does come.

Please remember that the BR180 was supposed to be mothballed prior to the infusion of funds from the Ont Gov last month, so no preseason maintenance was done prior and we are playing catch up.

Both groomers are now ready to turn tracks once winter returns. Thank you Rick, Al and Wib! 👍👊 ... See MoreSee Less