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| What does your pistenbully stand on in the garage?; The "icepicks" on the tracks are ruining the concrete floor... we never reliased this, and need to lift it. | |
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| madsdyd | Oct 3 2013, 11:58 AM Post #1 |
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Hi there We run a small ski club here in Denmark, and got our first snow groomer last year. We rolled it onto a concrete floor, and have now realised that the snow picks (studs?) that is all over the track, damages the concrete floor, and strains the tracks. So, we need to lift it. I have found an image of what some people do here: ![]() http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/8571/img1742fn3.jpg but, I am a bit unsure about what is used here? Wood? Metal? Dimensions? Any help / advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Mads |
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| LongWide | Oct 3 2013, 02:01 PM Post #2 |
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Maybe try old tires (tyres) ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Coyxl-y0mu4 |
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| arly | Oct 3 2013, 03:38 PM Post #3 |
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I think most fellows find some used conveyer belting from a mine site. When this stuff wears out, seems they give it away. If you can find some as wide or even wider than your tracks. That would do well to protect your floors and your machine cleats and it tends not to move around. Good luck! Arlyn A Edited by arly, Oct 3 2013, 03:39 PM.
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| couchsachraga | Oct 3 2013, 04:34 PM Post #4 |
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If you have clearance build two wood frames that are "hollow" to drive up on. Helps all the ice melt, water drain out, and make it easier to get underneath and service. If I recall correctly the ones that we used at two different centers were made of 2"x12" lumber (so they were 1 foot (12") high) Edited by couchsachraga, Oct 3 2013, 04:34 PM.
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| madsdyd | Oct 4 2013, 03:10 AM Post #5 |
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Thanks! That seems actually to be an easy and cheap solution. Not really pretty though. Will make sure to check it out. |
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| madsdyd | Oct 4 2013, 03:11 AM Post #6 |
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Regrettably, we don't have mines in Denmark. We do have gravel pits though. Perhaps they have some of the same stuff. Thanks, I will check it out. |
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| madsdyd | Oct 4 2013, 03:14 AM Post #7 |
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That seems pretty radical! We do have clearance, but I am not comfortable with lifting 5 tonnes of machinery onto a wodden frame!? You guys must have known what you are doing - I am not sure we would dare. Re: getting underneath and service: We have a pit, but actually our impression is that not much services is done from underneath? |
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| couchsachraga | Oct 4 2013, 04:09 PM Post #8 |
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Ours was an old PB070 (well, it wasn't old at the time...it was an '87 and this was '90 to '94). Didn't need work underneath often, but when it did it was handy. The structure was a ladder frame of multiple 2x12's, very sturdy. |
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| Tom | Oct 4 2013, 10:13 PM Post #9 |
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Railroad ties... sturdy, rot resistant. fairly mobile. durable. cut the front to ramp them up. |
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| arly | Oct 5 2013, 09:27 AM Post #10 |
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Ours came from gravel pits, which of course are mines.
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| BJS580 | Oct 5 2013, 06:51 PM Post #11 |
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We use rubber conveyor belting have for about 15 yrs works great we cover half our barn. Park snowmobiles on them so they don't ruin floors along with our groomers. Just try not to turn on them can be a pain to get straight again ours are 40' long stacked next to each other 16' wide |
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| trailboss77 | Nov 1 2013, 11:15 AM Post #12 |
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The belting also works well to protect your bridge crossings if you have any extra |
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Have been grooming since 1978 have covered more than 100,000 miles of snowmobile trail. | |
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