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moveable track setter?
Topic Started: Jan 12 2010, 11:39 PM (3,467 Views)
Burgess
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After moving the track setter twice last time out w/ the old 6' Tidd (I know, I know) I wondered if I could mount a bar or rod at the rear of the comb, maybe using the tracksetter mounting brackets there now, and then add matching clamps of some sort to the tracksetter. Then I could slide the tracksetter along the bar rather than going through that tedious un-pin, move, re-pin process. That would also give me the ability to put the tracksetter anywhere along the groomer.
Have any of you used anything like that? Here is what I am working with now:
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When we used a TT on our public trails, I always thought of the same thing. But, we just got another tracksetter. On my home trails, I have a home built TT with one track setter and wondered if I could weld a bar on the back so, just as you wrote, one could just slide the track setter from side to side I'm not sure how thick of a rod or pipe you'd need, but I think it could work with small modifications to the back of the TT. Keep us posted on your progress.
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On YTS Ginsu, Doug used a square tube, maybe 3" diameter, that they slide the pan's mount on. These photos aern't so good, but hopefully you can see the square tube they use. Tidtec must do something similar to this? YTS uses a large wing nut to mount them, so the operator can just loosen it up and change its position without a wrench.

Hows the snow up in International Falls?? My spouse is from Ely but sorry to say we never head west to your neck of the woods.
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The G2 uses a square bar also across the back, but I find it hard to slide the track setter over-stop, and then really clean off all the accumulated snow off it, then wrestle it over to the other side. It also uses one big hand wing nut.
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Our snow cover is OK - we got almost 20" over Christmas but not much since then. Just enough to cover our rocky ski trail.

That tube on the YTS is what I had in mind. Without the hydraulics you'd need to have the tube lower and then devise a sliding attachment for the tracksetter. The TT tracksetter attaches with 2 cotter key type connectors to the rear of the groomer - see photo - and is really not that much trouble to move; it's just a nuisance when the little pins are stuck, there's a lot of snow built up, and your hands are cold. I could probably find another replacement for the one remaining original hairpin type key and that would simplify things some. I don't know about the current Tidds but the older ones broke where the tracksetter is attached. You can see the weld repair in the picture. After re-welding the break I added a heavy steel angle beneath the original bar and that should be stronger.
I'm going to try to repost a picture.....Looks like it inserts a large imiage now but I need to remember how to add just the link... :X

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Burgess, the photos are to small to see any detail, or is it just our computer? I probably don't have any ingenues idea's for you anyway. We always try to improve on, or copy what someone else has already perfected and keep the rebuilding time to a minim. This is why we posted the YTS photos.

Glad you got lots of good snow up there.
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what am I doing wrong with the photos? I'm clicking "Image" and then copying the location from web Picassa. They are not that small on my PC. Maybe it's Picassa?
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Gee, don't ask me. I can barley turn my computer on/off. :(
http://keweenawnordic.org/ [/url] keweenawnordicskiclub.blogspot.com [/url]
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