The Corvette of the bush!!!!

Ah man that drags FT, but glad you got clean gear now! I always left my keys in, never had a problem (knock on wood).

Hey Ken...why did you not just push it outta the way ?

I thought about dragging it with the truck but the snow was too deep for the truck.

Must have been some deep snow...or a small truck .

Where do you live ? I thought you guys lived off the grid ?

I live in McGrath. There is local power and a few miles of road locally.

over 40 inches of snow. Even the 4wd wouldn't hack that

I guess I should have just looked at your signature.

40 inches in one fall, egads man how did you even see that sled ?

How did you get a truck into there ? Barge ?

No not all at once. It's been building up over time.

Flew the truck in.

How in the world do you fly a truck into the bush...and how do you get fuel into the bush ?? Let me guess...fly it in.

Still that is good amount of snow...hope you keep up with it.

Either a DC-6 or a 737 or a C130. We have a 5000' runway here.

Fuel can be either barged or flown

Wow...ok.

Now the next question...how did they build a runway ? That is a long one.

And no wonder you pay sooo much for fuel. How do they run your generators ?

Generators run on diesel

They built the original runway before WW2 in order to service the mines in the area.

I would assume they brought in equipment on a barge to do the work. But they could also have walked a couple dozers cross-country in the winter to get them here.

What sort of mines did they have to service up there, gold I am guessing.

Very interesting history Ken, so do you have a golf course also .

No golf course but yes they are gold mines.

So you have gold in them thar hills huh.

Again I do find the past interesting. So how far back does your family history reach ?

Hey back to the Bravo's. I found another short track with low compression for $ 200.00. Over all condition ok is it worth buying for parts or just shy away from it ?

My family history in Alaska only goes back to 1973

If it was here & in good overall condition other than low compression I'd snag it. Good chance a set of rings would get it going.

why do the new Bravo's use the little fuel tank under the hood, i thought it would be the reserve tank but apperently not. how many miles on a fill up of fuel?

In recent years they sacrificed the storage compartment to install a 2 gallon tank. It is a second tank. Tanks can be isolated with a valve. I like it as I just run one dry and have the two gallons to rely on. I have recorded 16 mpg on a good trail pulling a sled. With 5 gallons of fuel that would give you 80 miles on with both tanks.
On call.
The short track will give you extra gear for a long track except the undercarriage springs and track. I would rather purchase a blown motor long track than a working short track. The tracks seem to be a hard one to come by.
I have two short track undercarriages that I am getting bogies and bearings off right now.
Components that would be nice to have are electrical, CDI, stator. Two things that can go wrong. The extra motor is great to have around. Very easy to change out piston and rings. I am going to start carrying a change in my pack as it could easily be changed out in the field if you needed to. I could have used that twice.