Brownsvillian Memorial Wisconsin Ice Riding Thread - Page 167

Daamud · 02-29-2012, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BENRON

Well Thats pretty darn cool!

Made me giggle some, From the vid., it looks like the truck id in reverse.

vwboomer · 02-29-2012, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Daamud

Made me giggle some, From the vid., it looks like the truck id in reverse.

that's a pretty sweet trailer rig. Yeah the truck would have to be in reverse to keep the gearing more simple. very cool.

BENRON · 02-29-2012, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Daamud

Made me giggle some, From the vid., it looks like the truck id in reverse.

Its mentioned in the comments that the control is via a wireless controller in the cab of the truck, Also that the rollers are running hydraulic pumps.

I assume that either the reversing is an artifact of the FPS the movie was captured at and its actually in drive, Or that the designers were trying to limit the speed at which the truck would spin the pumps.

papalobster · 03-01-2012, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BENRON

I assume that either the reversing is an artifact of the FPS the movie was captured at and its actually in drive, Or that the designers were trying to limit the speed at which the truck would spin the pumps.

Or the red-necked the whole deal and forgot which way shit spins

papalobster · 03-01-2012, 06:49 AM

Forecast shows Sunday's going to be a great day. Unfortunately, the forecast puts a few inches of snow down too. the ice is too shitty for the banana, which makes us use ATV's. So who's got ATV's we can use for a one last ride on Winnebago (long range shows absolute crap past this weekend).

C Squared · 03-01-2012, 08:34 AM

Couple of my students said the south end has gone to shit.
West side is just plain scary, and with some cracks opening... The ice could roam like a gypsey.
Have to take a look later today or Fri./Sat.

vwboomer · 03-01-2012, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by C Squared

Couple of my students said the south end has gone to shit.
West side is just plain scary, and with some cracks opening... The ice could roam like a gypsey.
Have to take a look later today or Fri./Sat.

please do it today so if it's shot I don't waste $40 in gas driving to MKE

papalobster · 03-01-2012, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by C Squared

Couple of my students said the south end has gone to shit.
West side is just plain scary, and with some cracks opening... The ice could roam like a gypsey.
Have to take a look later today or Fri./Sat.

Are these the same students that sunk a sled earlier this year?

I drove by Pete's yesterday and all looked fine.

West side has been scary all year long.

river_rat · 03-01-2012, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by C Squared

Couple of my students said the south end has gone to shit.
West side is just plain scary, and with some cracks opening... The ice could roam like a gypsey.
Have to take a look later today or Fri./Sat.

the "ice" off Oshkosh is.......sketchy....most of Miller's bay had white caps on it last night.

BENRON · 03-01-2012, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by papalobster

Forecast shows Sunday's going to be a great day. Unfortunately, the forecast puts a few inches of snow down too. the ice is too shitty for the banana, which makes us use ATV's. So who's got ATV's we can use for a one last ride on Winnebago (long range shows absolute crap past this weekend).

[Augie mode on]

I think your 'few inches' of snow got upgraded to 6 inches of wet and heavy... Might be tuff to plow with quads.

[Augie mode off]

Big Augie · 03-01-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BENRON

[Augie mode on]

I think your 'few inches' of snow got upgraded to 6 inches of wet and heavy... Might be tuff to plow with quads.

[Augie mode off]

Glass half empty baby!

C Squared · 03-01-2012, 07:07 PM

I checked earlier tonight. It is F'ed up. The crack from last WE is 2-4 inches wide with 1/16th " of ice.
The snow from last night really messed it up! Might have been OK if not for that.
Snowy crap then a layer of water then ice. And there were a bunch of birds out by the east end of the track!
This tends to mean open water.
Unless it rains a lot Fri. and freezes hard Sat. ( not going to happen)

We are done for the year.

vwboomer · 03-01-2012, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by C Squared

I checked earlier tonight. It is F'ed up. The crack from last WE is 2-4 inches wide with 1/16th " of ice.
The snow from last night really messed it up! Might have been OK if not for that.
Snowy crap then a layer of water then ice. And there were a bunch of birds out by the east end of the track!
This tends to mean open water.
Unless it rains a lot Fri. and freezes hard Sat. ( not going to happen)

We are done for the year.

and to think my motor mount bolt and axle pulls arrived just in time

C Squared · 03-01-2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by vwboomer

and to think my motor mount bolt and axle pulls arrived just in time

Well, you could come over with Augie (bring a bike) and just look at the lake.

He could teach you how that is done! Of course 50% of the time he rode a bike over.

The other 50% he drove a van with a bike and left the bike on the van? Fork lift fumes????

Big Augie · 03-02-2012, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by C Squared

Well, you could come over with Augie (bring a bike) and just look at the lake.

He could teach you how that is done! Of course 50% of the time he rode a bike over.

The other 50% he drove a van with a bike and left the bike on the van? Fork lift fumes????

Maybe next year we will have a better winter?

03-01-2012, 08:34 AM	#2496
C Squared Now with TURBO! Joined: Mar 2008 Location: FDL WI. Oddometer: 5,472	Couple of my students said the south end has gone to shit. West side is just plain scary, and with some cracks opening... The ice could roam like a gypsey. Have to take a look later today or Fri./Sat. __________________ A fight to the death between zombies has a few inherent problems.

03-01-2012, 07:07 PM	#2502
C Squared Now with TURBO! Joined: Mar 2008 Location: FDL WI. Oddometer: 5,472	I checked earlier tonight. It is F'ed up. The crack from last WE is 2-4 inches wide with 1/16th " of ice. The snow from last night really messed it up! Might have been OK if not for that. Snowy crap then a layer of water then ice. And there were a bunch of birds out by the east end of the track! This tends to mean open water. Unless it rains a lot Fri. and freezes hard Sat. ( not going to happen) We are done for the year. __________________ A fight to the death between zombies has a few inherent problems.

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03-01-2012, 06:49 AM	#2495
papalobster With Gusto! Joined: Jul 2001 Location: FDL, WI Oddometer: 9,856	Forecast shows Sunday's going to be a great day. Unfortunately, the forecast puts a few inches of snow down too. the ice is too shitty for the banana, which makes us use ATV's. So who's got ATV's we can use for a one last ride on Winnebago (long range shows absolute crap past this weekend).