I test out a Snowdog to use during maple sugar season! Snowdog provided by: Troy Oliver at Groton Tire and Auto, Groton Vermont (802) 584-3750 music by Bensound.com Address: PO Box 72 Groton, VT 05046
I'm looking at one for our sugarbush. We've got steep ground, but mainly need to to get to areas with my equipment, then snowshoe from there. Seems like a handy rig.
I got one about a month ago. Similar trail and experience. I wish I had reverse. There is a learning curve. Turning around or steering in deep snow is nothing like the videos of them breezing along on near bare lake. No problem on packed trail but a headache in deep snow. Once it starts to go off the road it has a mind of its own and wants to keep going. Takes muscle and balance to steer. After a few weekends however I am getting comfortable with it and I think this will be a great tool. Saves me a 3 km hike into the cabin.
They sure do have a mind of their own! I hit a rut, and off the cliff I went! Lucky is got stuck in a sagebush 6-8 feet off the road. It could have gone 200 yards!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--XGvvM6AG6E.html
Thanks for posting...........I had illusions of the snowdog doing things that perhaps my snowmobiles or atv could'nt. Seeing is believing I guess pertaining your video. Too many variables on off-trail or any uneven ground it appears. Makes me think back to driving one of the Carnival bumber car rides as a kid and actually believing you had any control or could steer and elude other bumper cars.
I have had people tell me that the newer ones handle better but I haven’t been able to test one yet but when I do you can bet that I’ll do a video on it. Thanks for watching!
I agree. By the end of the day it had become much easier to handle I have plans to do a follow up video. Since I did this I have found that older snowdogs did have a tendency to pull to the right but with experience and a little counterbalance it was fine!
Can you imagine being chased by a 500 pound bear 🐻 or a pack of wolves... we have 2 snowmobiles and we have never had trouble with them... we are always on the go... take my advice don't slow down, just keep going at your speed...
Working in the Sugarbush I thought it would be nice to be able to get in and out of it with my snow shoes on unlike a snowmobile you have to take your snow shoes off every time you move it.
@@gman77gas the guy that let me test it said that the new ones are balanced much better and he uses his tools and gas to balance it so it doesn’t pull to the right so bad.
As 58 year old army veteran walking miles on snowshoes through feet of snow taping trees with all of the tools needed I would love to have something that would make it easier I just don’t think that this is it!
