my rant about snowmobiles - Trapperman Forums

No Profanity *** No Flaming *** No Advertising *** No Anti Trappers ***NO POLITICS
No Non-Target Catches *** No Links to Anti-trapping Sites *** No Avoiding Profanity Filter

Home~Trap Talk~ADC Forum~Trap Shed~Wilderness Trapping~International Trappers~Fur Handling

Auction Forum~Trapper Tips~Links~Gallery~Basic Sets~Convention Calendar~Chat~ Trap Collecting Forum

Trapper's Humor~Strictly Trapping~Fur Buyers Directory~Mugshots~Fur Sale Directory~Wildcrafting~The Pen and Quill

Trapper's Tales~Words From The Past~Legends~Archives~Kids Forum~Lure Formulators Forum~ Fermenter's Forum

~~~ Dobbins' Products Catalog ~~~

Minnesota Trapline Products

Please support our sponsor for the Trappers Talk Page - Minnesota Trapline Products

Register Log In Home Forums Trapper Talk my rant about snowmobiles

Print Thread

Hop To

Page 3 of 3

1

2

3

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: jalstat] #8340546 02/12/25 09:27 PM 02/12/25 09:27 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Originally Posted by jalstat Had a John Deere 440 Cyclone in the 80’s when it sill snowed it was flawless as long as you ran stabilizer in the gas and changed fuel lines every 2 years, I may have been lucky I bet that was a cool machine NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: 30-06 Trapper] #8340913 02/13/25 10:11 AM 02/13/25 10:11 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	30-06 Is a Smart Young Man! and a worker NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: Shakeyjake] #8340924 02/13/25 10:26 AM 02/13/25 10:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 MN 160user trapper
160user trapper Joined: Jan 2007 MN	Originally Posted by Shakeyjake Originally Posted by RegularJoe It is not unheard of to cruise much faster than 60 MPH in the right places. Not everywhere is as flat as Ohio either, just sayin. Doing 60 on a 2012 pogo tundra is down right “Larry the Enticer” stuff! [video:youtube]https://youtube.com/shorts/sOt6ac_Us2Y?si=jU0WS6W69DhUUk-G[/video] That guy has a world record mullet! I have nothing clever to put here.

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: 30-06 Trapper] #8340926 02/13/25 10:29 AM 02/13/25 10:29 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Those are some Crazy jumps^^^ NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: 30-06 Trapper] #8340931 02/13/25 10:34 AM 02/13/25 10:34 AM
Joined: Jun 2022 Manitoba Shakeyjake trapper
Shakeyjake trapper Joined: Jun 2022 Manitoba	Originally Posted by 30-06 Trapper I'm a certified small engine mechanic I fix other peoples crap I treat my sleds like gold I'm just sick of needing a torch just to get the engine loose What exactly are you torching, the block? If so, seeing that you’re a mechanic, you know what your best option out of 3 is. Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: 30-06 Trapper] #8340932 02/13/25 10:34 AM 02/13/25 10:34 AM
Joined: Dec 2011 MT S snowy trapper
snowy trapper S Joined: Dec 2011 MT	Snowmobiles are built to complex with more BS than they need. All the components apparatus extra stuff makes them too complicated and exposes them to too many failures. A gas engine, and gear box and track would all they need to get the average job done what people use them for. Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: snowy] #8340952 02/13/25 10:49 AM 02/13/25 10:49 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	Originally Posted by snowy Snowmobiles are built to complex with more BS than they need. All the components apparatus extra stuff makes them too complicated and exposes them to too many failures. A gas engine, and gear box and track would all they need to get the average job done what people use them for. Like one of these. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: 30-06 Trapper] #8340962 02/13/25 10:59 AM 02/13/25 10:59 AM
Joined: Jan 2018 MN D Donnersurvivor trapper
Donnersurvivor trapper D Joined: Jan 2018 MN	Been doing a bit of riding lately on the 6" of snow we have and the heated grips are the best thing ever invented, the basic everything else on these old indys is fine but I love those heated grips.

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: snowy] #8341018 02/13/25 11:34 AM 02/13/25 11:34 AM
Joined: Jun 2022 Manitoba Shakeyjake trapper
Shakeyjake trapper Joined: Jun 2022 Manitoba	Originally Posted by snowy Snowmobiles are built to complex with more BS than they need. All the components apparatus extra stuff makes them too complicated and exposes them to too many failures. A gas engine, and gear box and track would all they need to get the average job done what people use them for. Agreed. A few extras are nice, but as long as 5hey don’t disable the machine when they’re down. Reverse, heated grips are really nice. Not sure what the 2025s all come with, but a local CO picked up a new Expidition, the lowest priced one with a long track. I know it’s got an Eco Mode. Wind Blew, crap flew, out came the line crew

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: 30-06 Trapper] #8341024 02/13/25 11:36 AM 02/13/25 11:36 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Eco mode on a sled^^^ crazy NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: my rant about snowmobiles [Re: Shakeyjake] #8341117 02/13/25 01:50 PM 02/13/25 01:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2023 Minnesota 30-06 Trapper OP trapper
30-06 Trapper OP trapper Joined: Dec 2023 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Shakeyjake Originally Posted by 30-06 Trapper I'm a certified small engine mechanic I fix other peoples crap I treat my sleds like gold I'm just sick of needing a torch just to get the engine loose What exactly are you torching, the block? If so, seeing that you’re a mechanic, you know what your best option out of 3 is. I torch the block if its under -10 if its under 30 but not cold enough for the torch I set a mr buddy heater set to low underneath the hood next to the engine for 15 mins The rifle has no will of its own it may be used for evil but there are more good men than evil men and evil will be corrected by good men with rifles.

Page 3 of 3

1

2

3

Moderated by 330-Trapper, Bogmaster, Cindy, cotton, Drifter, Maddog47, Paul Dobbins, USMC47 🦫, Wolfdog91

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1