Ideas for a better operation

Over lunch the last couple of sessions a few things came up that are worth repeating for everybody's benefit.

• The thresholds on the container doors need to be cleared of ice and snow most every session so that the doors will close completely and easily. Otherwise the latch mechanisms are getting sprung and the doors warped.
• The padlocks have weather covers over the key slot. The covers have to be snapped closed to do any good.
• The Ginzu groomer has the flexible wings on the rear combs. When the Ginzu is run along the banks of the packed trail, the wings begin to form a "chamfer" that hardens. If snow has drifted in against the bank the flexible wing will cause the whole Ginzu to float up and harden the drift without cutting it. In either case, over time the side where we set tracks begins to slope away from the bank and we don't have an implement that will cut it back level; the set tracks end up with the same slope. Bottom line: use compacters, rollers, or the TiddTech on the track side, followed outboard by the Ginzu with the wing overlapping the edge left by the implement ahead.