Bernie

Yep, got frost burns a couple times filling cylinders. Usually with the liquid fill bleed valve.

Weigh one full and mark it down somewhere Wayne.

OK, I stand corrected, my intention was for a container for an example of what can happen. But when the relief valve does open it allows the contents to escape which is also quite dangerous. Those of us that understand the physics and able to do things such as this safely is fine. But there are many that do not which is why it is banned in Canada.

Besides the danger of leaks when transferring the main risk is overfilling a tank. Propane containers must not be filled past 80% of the capacity. The remaining 20% allows for pressure expansion. Liquid inside a container filled to the top leaves no room to expand. So when temperature rises the only way for this pressure can be relieved is the expansion of the container itself. All it takes is a few degrees for this to happen and allow the tank to rupture. When filling propane cylinders you must know the capacity of the tank and how much it weighs. Then fill on a scale. Some cylinders have a bleed valve you can open that allows liquid propane to come out when it reaches the 80% level.

South River Sundridge may be closer. Around 350 meters as well. Lake Bernard, Eagle Lake plus a whole bunch of rivers and lakes nearby.

Just a suggestion Cliff. I'd maybe look for a couple sleds with steel tunnels. May make it easier to be able to weld to the framework if you need to.

Don't know the business at Belleville, but just suggesting you take it in before the snow melts. Marine repair shops get extremely busy when the water starts to run.

Love that kind of ingenuity.

Hi Dave. You could get away with that to a certain extent with a rear driven, front engine vehicle. Most of the weight is forward biased and that weight is on the front tires which creates traction for braking and steering. Still is best to put all 4 winters on though.

Everyone that runs in snow should have 4 good winter tires installed on their vehicle. It's night and day difference in handling accelerating and probably most important, braking. Ya, I know, heard it before, many times in fact, "I don't need em". Well, maybe you don't if you only go out and drive on sunny days and no ice or snow on the road. All it takes is for someone or something to pull out in front and you can't stop. Many reputable tire shops will refuse to install 2 snows only. They know the risk. Lets say you have two top notch winter tires on the front of your front drive car. You are cruising along in a couple inches of snow or ice covered road. It feels real good cause the tires are working as they should. But you suddenly need to make a lane change or a gust of wind hits you sideways. The back end of the car has no traction and around you go. Into the ditch backwards. Ever see that happen?

Been running an early version 175HP E-tec called a Ficht since 2001. It's better on fuel than the 130 Honda it replaced by a substantial margin. Regular 2 strokes mix the oil and fuel and air in the engines crankcase. It gets there when a vacuum is created on the pistons upward movement through the carburetor. When the piston is moving downward it compresses the fuel/oil/air mix and pushes it up a chamber outside the cylinder wall that leads to a port on the cylinder where it then enters the combustion chamber above the piston. This action also pushes the spent/burned fuel and air out the exhaust port on the other side of the cylinder wall. On a direct injected 2 stroke like the E-Tec, the fuel (gasoline) is injected directly into the cylinder above the piston using specially designed injectors. The air still enters the way it did before. This allows oil to be injected below the piston to lubricate the moving parts. Because the fuel isn't washing the oil out of the crankcase it stays in there for a long period. Only the air flow itself carries the oil along sparingly. (*NOTE* This is also why it's important to properly fog a 2 stroke rather than just shoot oil into the spark plug hole when going into storage.) Probably use around 8 to 10 liters of oil through each season. A four stroke I'd have to change the oil halfway through season. I have found the engine to have been very good over the years. Never has failed to bring me back and has always started very well. It gets run close to everyday in open water season because I commuted to work each day. It's an early model so it is a noisy thing in comparison to today's engines. But I'd still consider getting another one to replace it when the time comes.

Up north. Attawapiskat area right now

After sitting for a month? Ok lol Dry lines and primer system.

Adding fuel to a cold engine points to lean fuel mostly. Could be a bad crankshaft seal. A bad seall allows air into the crankcase to lean the mixture. Once engine runs the seal warms and doesn't allow as much air to leak in. But poor compression and weak ignition can also fool you.

Not real fast, but it works well.

Thanks for the entertaining read Drew. Hope I get the chance to ride the rivers up there someday. Most likely be on the ice road this winter at least a few times.

Even the mechanics tools will be locked in. Looks like several numbered companies listed on the sheet. Likely all their locations.

A starter that has bad bushings can draw too much energy from the battery. The situation becomes worse when cold. Also like a few guys have mentioned, poor connections. Also, I have seen where some ignition systems will fail to produce a spark if the voltage drops too far. Many vehicle computer systems need minimum 5 volts to operate. Poor connections can certainly drop the voltage available below that point. Adding a boost from a running vehicle putting out 14 volts can often raise the voltage enough to create the spark to fire.

It's been close to two months that I undertook the new job at the De Beers Victor Mine near Attawapiskat. So far it has been great and I expect it will continue to stay that way. The shop is clean and so far, comfortable warm. The food and accommodations are quite good. But most of all the folks I work with have been very helpful, kind and fun. The work is still mechanical but interesting as it is different in many instances, definitely larger. Good to have new challenges, it keeps your mind refreshed. O yes, two months smoke free. Don't think I have gained any weight either. Heading in a couple days early this time around. Get to meet a few of the guys on the other rotation. I did get to see the Attiwapiskat River. Really quite beautiful in comparison to the surrounding marsh lowland. Not allowed to fish it when at camp though. I'd sure love to try it. I just may get the chance to run a boat on it though.

Seen that happen on many occasions. Not likely ever see a recall though. They would have to recall 98% of the vehicles made in the last 20 years. In my opinion this design should be outlawed.

Ha! Yep, sometimes it's best to do it all at once Wayne!

A Snap-On air hammer is the greatest tool for shaking rusted parts loose. Much easier than swinging a hammer.

Yep, and all the time you are whacking on those old rotors getting them off, where do you think that force is being transferred to? O ya, those wheel bearings. Keep an ear on them, most likely been marked on the rollers or races and will be making noise soon.

Never ends Wayne.

Ha, then you would need a balancer Wayne.