Friday, Jan 20 grooming schedule

I just returned from Haggin at 4:00.  We really had a dump and it was still coming down.  I checked the depth against my leg in front of the big container, and it is nearly 18" above last Friday's pack!  The gauge indicates just under 3 feet.  I put the quad back together and re-lit the pilot.  There was an obvious difference: you could hear the flame. As a matter of fact I turned the pilot valve down a bit.  I don't know what magic Jim Lott did, but I hope our problem is behind us.  I also checked the squeal on #4.  I  took the cover off the drive belt and I could see where the end of the crank shaft was rubbing the inside of the cover.  I put the cover back on and everything was fine.  Apparently somebody had the cover off and didn't put the rear pin back correctly, putting a twist in the cover and causing the bind.  Anyway it's fixed.

We lucked out and met the plow at Ralston, just about to head back north.  We stayed ahead of him and didn't have too much trouble following his old tracks in the wrong lane.  He had really cleaned up the parking lot and it looked like they may have used a front end loader to move the banks back.  We are going to have some fun making a passage for skiers to the trailhead.

Dave and crew are bringing the old Skandic out tonight.  They will have fun getting it over the hump. Dave will post when he gets home tonight to let us know how they did.