[Gunny]

When riding last Saturday & was it a blast or what ?? We've been getting a lot of snow in the mountains the last 10 days, but no sun. So the snow has just been piling up. And with no sun, there hasn't been any melting & freezing to create a "Base" ... so when you go riding in 5 ft of fluffy powder ... you need to have your ATV in 4-wheel drive ..... :beer"

The day started off cloudy, wind blow'in about 25 or 30 mph, snowing, with a temp of about 7 degrees (the high for the day up there was on 13 degrees) ... so the wind chill made a guy wait as long as possible to answer natures calls .... Savvy ?? :cold:

I started out heading up the groomed snowmobile trail to get to where I like to play in the powder .... as I'm going up the trail, I decide to pull out into this wide area & throw some of that powder around .... however, I failed to notice ... I was only in 2-wheel drive .... Son-Of- **** !!!!

When I stepped off the bike to take this pic, I went to my waist in that fluffy powder snow. And I'm not sure what's more work, wading thru 5 ft of that fluffy stuff, or digging the Grizz out. :icon_pale:

Winches only do any good if there is something to winch to ... so I dug out the snow from underneath, cleared a small path for the rear tracks so I could back up just a little ... and cleared out a sloped path in front ... pushed in the 4-wheel drive button, backed up a little, put'er in High, & drove right out. :headbang:

Ya know, it's amazing what one of these Quads will do ... in 4-wheel drive !!! :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft:

Now, not all was bad about getting stuck however, cause that shiney new orange snow shovel I was packing ... well I got to use it & I'm happy to report, that little bugger works great !!! :cheer:

I have another pic of me later in the day rid'in around in that 5 ft of fluffy powder with no problems ... of course, I was in 4-wheel drive, which made it so much more fun ! But that pic is at home & I'll post it later.


Later .....

 

[Gunny]

Had the wife send me the other pic .... see ... I can drive in that stuff ... if I'm in 4-wheel drive !!!! ccasion14:


Later ...

 

[GRIZZLYWIZARD]

That did look stucked!

 

[BATTLEGUN]

I can't imagine getting those tracks stuck, but I guess with that much snow anything is possible!

(I can't even get a flurry down here!)

 

[Grizz Rider]

I can't imagine getting those tracks stuck, but I guess with that much snow anything is possible!

(I can't even get a flurry down here!)

I am the same way, it has been in the 60's and raining for the last week!

I can't believe the tracks got stuck! But, I guess when there is no bottom to what you are on, and u have a brain fart, and forget to put the 4WD in, bad things normally happen. I feel for ya, gunny that's how I got stuck in bout 3ft. water last time! Hey, but glad to see thw tracks worked good for ya after that!

 

[Gunny]

Brain Fart ?? ... Oh that hurt dude !! :crybaby2:

I like to think, due to the excitment of the first ride with the tracks on, :cheer2: I temporarly forgot I wasn't at home plowing what little snow we have there ... therefore, due to the cold wind :cold: ... my thought processes were temporarily frozen & non-functioning .... and with the blowing snow ... it caused me to worry about eye safety & self preservation :cold: .... which, while throughly having a blast bomb'in down the trail ... snow fly'in with a sh*t-eat'in grin on my face & yell'in .. WOO HOO !!! :icon_thumleft: ..... I got the brite idea to pull off the main trail ..... failing to check that everything was in a "GO" status for such an activity :dontknow: .................. Ah ........ Yeah, I guess I had a brain fart !! :salute:


:sign10:


Later ....

 

[Grizz Rider]

:rotfl: See I know it sounds harsh, but as you just stated, everything was great and you thought of everything, or so you thought. So your mind overlooked that little red button, I could have been harsh and said that they made that button red so you don't overlook it. I mean how hard is it to see a red button in nothing but white and black? ;;s;;

It's all good cuz after you got stuck you laughed, then it sucked digging it out, then after you got out, you laughed again. That is what makes it all worth while!:thumbup:

 

[Gunny]

YEAH BUDDY !!!!!!!!!!!


You wrote ... "I mean how hard is it to see a red button in nothing but white and black? ;;s;;" .... real funny .......... Ya Bast%$# !!!!

Ahhh ........ red button ??? ..... Ummmm ...... did I tell ya ..... I'm colorblind ?? ..... No, REALLY !!!!! :hello:


I will say, it was easier gett'in out of that snow than some of the mud I see pics of others stuck in .... OMH !!! .... Now THAT would really suck !!! :beer"


Later .....

 

[Grizz Rider]

Yeah, I hear ya, I unfortunately get stuck in that mud normally! It normally starts with "Hey ya'll watch this", or "That don't look too bad!" Next thing I know I am buried in the mud, and have nowhere to go except off into waist deep water! Oh, and are you red/green color blind, or completely?

 

[Gunny]

Oh, and are you red/green color blind, or completely?

Ahhh ... that's kind of a personal question don't ya think ?? .... WHAT ?? .... Oh, my eyes ! ... are my eyes colorblind !? :hello:

Well .... I can see Red & Green .... but ya know those colorblind flip charts ?? .... Well, all I see with those, is little multi-colored round dots !!! .... One time, I did see a number however .... but I was informed after the test, it was the WRONG number ! ....... The Dirty Bast$#@ !!!

Oh, when you have to step off the Grizz into that deep, cold, muddy water .... I'd like to bet that water goes .... everywhere huh !!?? .... :boohoo:

Later ....

 

[1Bad1000Xxc]

Gunny, you're a real piece of......work. Yeah, I know what you thought I was gonna stay but I didn't. Woulda been great if you had a bud along taken some videos of that powder ride with teh tracks. That would have been great footage.

Keep on rockin dude. Your quad sure is tricked out.

Buster

 

[Gunny]

Gunny, you're a real piece of......work. Yeah, I know what you thought I was gonna stay but I didn't. Woulda been great if you had a bud along taken some videos of that powder ride with teh tracks. That would have been great footage.

Keep on rockin dude. Your quad sure is tricked out.

Buster

Buster ... my inner child is bruised that you would think that I, one of the friendliest & most outgoing guys you've ever met .... would think that YOU, would ever say anythinig negative about .... me ! ..... OK, OK ... that was kinda thick huh ?? :icon_puke_r:

About the video's .... my summer riding buddy bought some tracks. Hopefully we can take a few .... Dang It All .... then I gotta figure out this YouTube thing huh !!?? .... Crap !!! :icon_scratch:

And as for your comment about my Grizz ... well ... Thank You ! .... Thank You Very Much !!! :icon_biggrin:





Later ....

 

[1Bad1000Xxc]

Gun, just take the vids, send em to me or GW as a WMV file and we'll convert them either to youtube or something else for you. I can do youtube. GW can make them even better cuz he's got all the vid editing software and I don't. He's a master a video editing.

B-dub

 

[Gunny]

YEAH BUDDY !!!! :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft: .... Let the filming begin !!! ..... ccasion14:


Later ....
:seesaw:

 

[3TV]

I saw an ATV with tracks on it yesterday. It was the first time I've seen one with tracks, in action. The wife and I were about 30 miles west of where we live, in the Pinion pine and Juniper forest of the high desert, about 11 miles from the nearest paved road. We were in the Jeep, and struggling a bit to cut a path through the hub deep snow. Out of the blue a Polaris 850 passes us with a set of tracks on the ATV. Pretty amazing how easily that ATV went through the 18" deep snow.

I'm thinking he had his ATV in four wheel drive though.

Have fun with those tracks Gunny.

3TV

 

[GRIZZLYWIZARD]

I would love to try and ATV out with tracks. I guess thats on my list of things to do including snowmobiling.

 

[Gunny]

Pretty amazing how easily that ATV went through the 18" deep snow. I'm thinking he had his ATV in four wheel drive though.

3TV

:angryfire: ... No body likes you 3TV ...... :dink:


:sign10:


Damn ... I should've never mentioned that one SMALL detail of my misadventure .... :BangHead: ...... HOWEVER .... I won't gar-un-tee it won't happen again ..... :icon_thumleft:


Later ....
:seesaw:

 

[Grizz Rider]

YEah, it normally sux pretty bad, unless you have waders on! About the eyes, tough break not being able to see the numbers on those charts, but since those tests, how often do you really have to see anumber in that mass confusion of colored dots anyway!? LOL

 

[Gunny]

About the eyes, tough break not being able to see the numbers on those charts, but since those tests, how often do you really have to see a number in that mass confusion of colored dots anyway!? LOL

Mass confusion ?? .... I've been told I have that disease, why do you bring it up ?? ........ Wait ..... what are we talk'in about again ?? :dontknow:


OOOOOH ... my color vision impaired eyes ! ;;t;; ...... Want me to also tell ya about my hearing issues ?? .... And the twitch in my neck .... the growth on my left foot .... how about the rash on my ........ Ah ....... do ya wanta hear how I GOT the rash ?? ...... Damn chickens & latex anyway ........ Jeez !!!

Suppose to put down some more snow in the next couple days .... the sun has been shin'in the last couple days ... so rid'in this weekend should be awesome ..... Oh, and I'm push'in in that little .... is that red ?? .... button & LEAVING it in as soon as I unload the bike from the trailer ..... Savvy ?? :yay: :yay:



Later ....
:seesaw:

 

[Grizz Rider]

Good call, and nah keep the rash story to yourself for a drunken night!