Welcome to Cecil's Shade Tree Garage. In this video I show you what I did to make my Ski Doo Alpine steer better than when it was new, what a difference this made.
Cecil a trick we used to do back in the 70s was to run a weld bead down the wear bar so it will last alot long and steer even better , acts almost like a carbide wear bar
Cecil, you are poetry in motion when it comes to working on these machines. Just remember folks: Any tool can be a hammer. Except a screwdriver. It’s a chisel…! Cheers! Whipple
Cecil, Heather, Any more as I get to any one of You'se Guys Videos, I just hit the "Thumbs UP" because I've NEVER been disappointed YET. Keep up the great, Fantastic, Wonderful, and Entertaining, day to day LIFE, and I'll keep watching, and hitting the "THUMBS^UP button, Okay!!!!!!. Ya'll, B BIG Time Blessed 2 day & 4 Ever in YAH'SHUA's Mighty and Matchless Name
Brings tears to my eyes. Years ago I turned an 1981 Alpine from an ugly duckling into a Rembrandt. Sold it to a young guy. Have been missing that thing ever since. What a tank in the bush.!
Hello Lynn, they are tanks for sure. I have a small collection of spare Alpines and Alpine parts, they will probably stay in my possession until after I'm dead..they are just to valuable for what we do here in the winter. Thanks again. You have a great evening. Cheers!
They are tanks. I came across a guy on a trail with his track locked up because of a chain case failure. I told him I could tow him in with my Alpine and he asked about taking the chain case apart to free the track, I told him it didn’t matter to me as I could tow it either way. He looked at me strange and I told him we’d groom the trail and off we went.
@Chris, yeah...they are one of the last true work horse in my opinion. No running boards to get you hung up in deep snow, and only one ski that won't get you caught up in brush like two skis will. Plus they are only 33.5 inches wide..new machines must be over 48 inches wide now. Cheers!
don't know about anybody else but working in the snow is like tying one hand behind your back;;;I would have been shivering so bad I might have welded the rod to Heather's foot;;;lol;;;great job sir;;;;as always enjoy and keep em comin
Good morning...lol yes you are right, my welding shield kept fogging up from my warm breath, I got wet knees wet gloves and a chill down my back that lasted me for hours after this as we were working in the bush. But hey it's a new frozen day out and we're ready to go again ;-) lol. Thanks again. You have a great day. Cheers!
I worked in the Arctic over 30 years. Heck, we even did tower work in the dead of winter setting up communications at exploration drill sites. There are ways to make it not as bad as it seems. We used to use heat packs in our gloves on the palm so you don’t feel the cold from tower rungs when climbing. We had down one piece snowsuits with snorkel hoods and wore bunny boots. I also worked oil well logging a few years.
Hello Chris, thanks..yeah most days we are ok, some days I'm just in a hurry to get as much done as possible ;-) A good trick to keep your feet warm as well as your hands is spray them with antiperspirant...if they can't sweat..they won't get cold, a little trick I learned back when I was out all day welding or repairing logging equipment. Thanks again. Cheers!
@@cecilsshadetreegarage7408 thanks for the tip;;;;will have to try that;;;;would have come in handy back in hunting days when walked up to a mile to deer stand ;;;out of breath, starting to sweat and feeling hot due to the walk;;;then ole mother nature reminded me to get more cplothes on but the sweat didn't want to leave;;;lol;;;
Once again, Cecil, you have brought me back to my childhood in the early 70s, visiting my uncle in Cochrane On. He could fix just about anything from his scrap yard in the backyard. That sled improvement looks amazing. It looks like it sits about 3 inches higher in the front. Couldn't really tell how many leaves you added? Have welded for about 10 years, can't seem to get the bacon frying sound. Great job as always.
Hello Ralph, this makes me happy..I'm glad I could help you escape adulthood for a little while. Thank you, yes I believe I gained about 3" on the front. I think I added at least 5 more leaf springs. The trick I use to get good sound with mig welding is to turn up the power at slow wire speed until you get globular transfer ( it will kind of hum or fizz and plop ) then turn your heat down or wire speed up till you get the bacon frying sound. Hope this helps. Cheers!
Back in the 60s and 70s we carried a full set of tools on our tractor for emergency repair a beater a pry and. A gripper screwdriver vice grips and a crescent wrench
Nice skidoo’s love these older ones my grandparents had a bob sled version in the 1960s Wish they had kept it I would have bought it off them to keep it in the family was one of those all metal ones with the cone nose
Good morning, thank you very much. I find it hard to beat these older snowmobiles...they sure were built to last. It's nice to be able to keep hold on to things from the family. Cheers!
Good morning Tom, thank you...it steers better than it ever did, time to put it to work hauling logs. Thanks again. You take care as well and have a great week. Cheers!
Good morning Ray...yes that works great, I was running out of shielding gas and daylight ;-) We ended up getting some more wood right after this repair job. Cheers!
We used to add 11/2-2” spacers all the time to better the steering. At the same time we would widen the stance. Obviously you have nothing to widen. Would be like asking a one armed fisherman how long a fish they caught.
Holy Crap, what happened to the Hair on your Head?? Great job on the Ski !! Looks like it will work out just fine. A lot better for the Bush!! Oh by the way,i was just kidding about your Hair. Stay safe my friends.🤓👍🤓👍Randy.
Good evening Randy, hey you know the old saying...some have hair others have good looks lol. Thanks, I used the Alpine today to tow the Cub Cadet with the snowblower... dragging in the snow down to put in the basement. I'm glad I reversed the tracks when I installed them...what a difference. Thanks again. You stay safe and have a great evening. Cheers!
Cecil I love fixing as much as the next man. However, my Alpine II came with a brand new Simmons "Flex-Ski".it has two parallel scags with replaceable carbides. Steers like a rocket on rails. Nice jobs on the scag replacement. Really enjoy your channel. Cheers from North Alaska.
@@cecilsshadetreegarage7408 the alpine II isn't easy to find here either. I jumped on this as soon as it came up on cl. Drove 4 hours to get it. Most of them are broke down sitting out in the woods.
Cool machine's unrelated to the colouring, I have fond memorie's of when thier was no darkness and a ski hill was just a ski hill! Anyway, Canada's solution! Pile more on! Nope!❤
I think it's sprung pretty heavy to require a shock absorber at the speeds I reach with it lol. And since I welded a turn up at the rear of the ski that also eliminates the need for a shock absorber as well...I hope lol. Cheers!
@@cecilsshadetreegarage7408 I THINK IT KEEPS THE BACK OF THE SKI FROM HITTING THE UNDER SIDE , IF THE NOSE OF THE SKI SHOULD DIG IN EG..HOLE OR LOG. KEEP SAFE
The older mount was just on the skis...I welded this top mount on the ski post on the other Alpine in hopes of keeping the rear of the ski from catching. They are really just to keep the ski from bouncing at high speeds. Cheers!
I can see that you're one of the type of guy's, that Ski-doo made those piece of crap Alpine Sled's for 😂, it is of my Opinion that those sled's are junk 😂 !
Hello, I added extra springs to the ski, this will lift the front of the machine up so that the weight of the machine will force the ski harder into the snow. Before the springs were just sagging allowing all of the weight to sit on the tracks. Cheers!
