Rockport 1/16

[Jayweymouth1]

Hey Bob, how many trips did you get in with your snow dog before you had this problem, of not being able to go up the hill because of slick conditions?

This was trip #5 for me Curtis, so I had 4 trips without any track slipping/spinning.  I'll be studding the track very soon.  I'm having Wilkinson Supply in Ogden do the 5-hr recommended oil change today.  The only way to change the oil is to pump out the old and I don't have a pump or the desire to do that.  I'll be out on Hyrum tomorrow.

Too bad they can't do the studs at the same time as the oil change. Does the snowdog have an hour meter on it, to know when to change the oil?

I have one of the first snowdog’s they were selling in the US. I had to buy it from a dealer in Michigan and shipped out here when I moved to Utah, as they were the first one’s to deal with them. 
There is no hour meter. 
I have put in over a 100 studs in the track myself.   Very easy and quick to do. Not one has ever broke out. You need to stud the track. 
Couple of things to remember:  If, and you will turn it over, shut the gas line off immediately!  It can fill the piston with gas and you will not be able to start it until you drain gas from piston and your oil will be ruined also. The piston will lock in place and you will not be able to electric start it or pull start it.  Oil change will be needed.
5 hours?? A Briggs & Stratton dealer did mine in an hour and was only $24.
Also, when you trailer it, shut off gas line as it can splash gas into the piston also. A buddy of mine had this happen to him when he trailered it on a long trip to the Gorge. Could not start it when he got there. 
The best model is the Standard B13MER(reverse a must). 
Sled seat is a pain in the arse. You do need to jerry-rig it to work out for you. The best seat was the first one they made, but stopped making it because they kept falling off, but it was the best one they said.

If anyone is interested, I have for sale, Best Offer, a 500 lb weight capacity aluminum hitch hauler ramp that is tilt-able and has a sliding ramp and some extra’s, that I used to haul mine around with. It worked great. 
I lived in a condo and did not have room for a trailer.   I have now moved and do not need the hitch hauler.
Can send pics if you are interested.