On the older iron which I learned on in 1978
(d4d) the first thing that happened when pulling the clutch was that side went into freewheel,no power or brakes on that track and thats called cross clutch steering and its used when going down any slope,the new iron is all diff steering but I can tell you that cruising down a haul road at 60 mph bouncing off ten foot berms,a high track diff steering r or later model is the best.You can at least keep the blade pointing in the right direction allthough after a few years I used to do it just for fun.
My original post said head forward as soon as stability is lost apply brake to upside track, apply other brake when 'downhill is directly behind you. For clarity, then drop blade and back up very slowly until stable ground is reached. Verify the correct line of travel (straight) and off you go again.
I know what picks they put on the pads on siesmic cats,any spare iron they can find laying around.:lol:
We used only the hardest stuff because they could afford it.
What with the snow-guards on the blades and low disturbance issues leaving giant scars in the mosses does not impress the locals. They don't mind the deep corks , just the depth and sharpness. deep with slightly rounded corners leaves almost no marks but is is not very resistant to skating sideways. Those small sharp ones fill in that gap without adding to the disturbance very much. It is also much kinder to the ice, if that even matters to anybody not walking.
Drowser bar is about as tough as you can get. Once on I'm not sure why hard-surfacing is not used more rather than the trimning and replacing. 4 or 5 spikes on an old cork will make it grip more without making the ride rougher as a new cork an inch or so higher.
I would imagine you hit 3rd after exiting the river. Doing 30 K of snowplow is a great way to spend a day LOL Crossing places like that (only frozen stiff) it is always nicest to be the original one making tracks for the others.
3ft of new snow and half-throttle in 3rd is about the normal travel speed, that is when it is the softest
I'm a real cam *****,not very good but ha:smile:ve had one with me for 35 years.
How did you break the window in the first vid and our sloop held 3500 CND gallons and was close to 70 ft long? the trees block most of the wind if you parked on the right side of the lake. Temp looks like one of the warmer days.
I always wished somebody would make a pass for us to follow when making runways for the otters. Never failed to aim it right at the nearest high-point of land. If a half hour @ full throttle in 2nd was too short they should take up a new career. (two cats on water, slightly apart, means reduced speeds)