Wintertime Fun

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Successful trip.

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And now we have enough to enclose the new 2-story drive-thru shop.

The little Kawasaki 4-wheeler waiting in the shed for warmer months.

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I'm pretty proud of that freight sled. We built that 25 years ago and perfected the design over many seasons of trial and error combined with 2,000 pound loads in bad conditions.

The beauty of it is the 4 independent skis and adjustable body. It's 1.25" square steel tubing and it can be adjusted to accommodate almost any kind of load you want in a few seconds. Simply pull the pins and extend the width or length of the sled, put the pins back in and ratchet strap it all down. For this load, I configured the sled for the 4' x 8' sheets of plywood. The maximum width and length is 6' x 12'.

Also, the front skis turn with the snowmachine and pivots under the front of the sled according to how the tongue directs them, so it tracks perfectly in line with the snowmachine. That means that it doesn't slide around corners and follows like it should, resulting in a lot less work for the snowmachine and stress on everything involved. That ability is critical to pulling heavy loads and navigating tight corners.

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Alaska Flag and Happy Hour about to commence.

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My niece and my buddy's wife trying to remember how to play Yahtzee as the rest of us geared up to go play up on Sockeye Lake up the mountain behind the cabin.

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The solar panels I installed last summer doing their job!

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The fleet at rest... we had to dip into my gas stash - those 600s, 700s and 800s really rip through the gas when there's a bunch of snow to play in. The little Skandic, on the other hand, did all the real work and used probably 4 gallons total all weekend. Everyone had a great time though - while getting needed work done - and that's what it's all about.