2017 New Years Challenge

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

To mark the New Year would like to again issue the following Challenge How Many CMPs Can We Take For A Drive On January 1st 2017?

Who will be the first to post a picture or video of their drive? Who will be the last? Good way to start the year. Extra points for highest and lowest temperature, deepest snow etc.

Cheers and Happy New Year to everyone.

Last year I made the same Challenge (which Hanno recently reminded me of) there were many interesting responses last year.

Cheers Phil

[Keith Webb]

Somehow I don't think we'll win the deepest snow challenge.

[Lynn Eades]

Keith, you could probably do first again?, which would be a double. ....and warmest.

[Bob Carriere]

Two licensed vehicles ...maybe a third one........ much of our snow has been compacted by freezing rain and crusted..... it may be a challenge to cross the back field but will darn well try....... already given up being first as the Aussies will be there first even if they sleep in.......

How much snow you got Phil????

Bob C

[Robert Bergeron]

Challenge accepted Phil ! It will be either. F15A GS or a Chev C-15A Wire 5 depending on wich one starts ... 1 foot of snow forecasted around here for the next few days ..

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Bob

Right now the ground is basically bare, some ice, but in about 3 hours a snow storm is supposed start and dump 12 to 18 inches of heavy wet snow on us.

If I don't plow with the storm may have to take BEAUTY my C60S out to break trail so the pickup plow can make it out the drive.

Will post pictures.

Cheers Phil

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Keith, you could probably do first again?, which would be a double. ....and warmest.

Not possible for me this year as I'll be away but you Kiwis are a couple of hours ahead of us so go for it!

[Phil Waterman]

Hi Guys

Remember the challenge is about How Many of us will start our New Year by driving our CMPs and other MVs on the first day of the Year.

We did get the snow storm yesterday, but only 6 inchs, so my drive should be pretty but not a snow record challenge. Batteries charged, and the two trucks in cold storage, sitting in Temps ranging from -4 F to 40 F during the month of December, both started with out hesitation.

Happy New Year

Cheers Phil

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

I'm going to delay my first drive of year, to later in the week. Spent the night in ER with suspected Heart Attack, wasn't, but confirming that took all night.

Still looking forward to hearing how many and where people got take a drive.

Cheers Phil

[Grant Bowker]

Mulligan granted. Look after yourself Phil.
I'm working today but suspect someone from Hammond will be driving soon and surprised nobody from New Zealand, Australia or Europe has claimed first honours yet .

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Hi All

I'm going to delay my first drive of year, to later in the week. Spent the night in ER with suspected Heart Attack, wasn't, but confirming that took all night.

Still looking forward to hearing how many and where people got take a drive.

Cheers Phil

Very sorry to hear about this Phil, let's hope whatever it was you recover quickly and there's no repeat performance!

[Lynn Eades]

Hi Phil, I have the same sentiments as Keith. Take care.
Lynn.

[Little Jo]

Hi Phil

I am so relieved that you are OK. Not the best start for 2017 but a good result in the end. I am sure you will be back driving soon.

Best wishes

Tony

[RHClarke]

Phil: I echo Grant's sentiment - please take care of yourself first. The trucks can wait.

As for Hammond activity on New Years Day, there was a lot of wheel spinning - Bob will elaborate. Early bed for me...

[Robert Bergeron]

Get well friend .Tried to go for a ride but the snow was too deep. My snow removal contractor took the day off and i don't blame him for it . Happy New Year .

[Alex van de Wetering]

Definately not what I was expecting when opening this thread.

Take care Phil and get well soon!

Alex

[r.morrison]

Hey Phil: We didn't need this, to start the year off. BUGGER! You take care of yourself and ease up and for God's sake no snow shovelling!!! I will send you down a book to read while you're on the mend. It's about that other guy with a radio recording HUP....Matthew Halton, CBC News. Fascinating story. Spoke with his nephew just the other night. You take care and we all look forward to hearing from you. Robert

[Bob Carriere]

Yes there is a Santa Clause....

.......and the trucks did go out in Hammond.....

......................turned out to be the New Year s(tr)uck event.

Pictures to follow..... need time to sort them out.....

Of much more concern is Phil's little demise.......

......glad it was a near miss...... and that it will scare the sh*t out of you to be careful......... Margaret better take care of you and hid the keys to the barn!!!!

Cheers

PS ,,,,, my wife took about 400 pictures in quick burst.......phew!!

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

Well my New Years Drive for my HUP was a little later than planned.

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Link to YouTube Video

Cheers Phil

PS Can not seem to get the Youtube Embed to work

[Grant Bowker]

Phil,
It's good to see that you are back to enjoying a gentle drive in the countryside.

[Bob Carriere]

The whinning of the gears, the buzz from the fan and the smell of not completely burned gasoline....... like fine wine!!!

As the recent 35 cm / 14 inches finished falling...????

Cheers

[r.morrison]

HUP and an ASS KICKIN' SNOWBLOWER!!! Great to see and hear from you. Glad you're back on your feet. I owe you an email, which will come soon. Are you sure you don't live on THIS side of the border??
Take care AND no shovelling snow! Robert

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

Yes we had a little snow all in under 12 hours, at times visibility was down to under 500 feet snow fall rates of 3-4 inches an hour. As you can see in the video snow was up middle of the wheels or knee deep 16 - 20 inchs.

Plowed after I played, then the wind started blowing (35+MPH) I'll be plowing again today lots drifts. Wednesday temperature high near 50F (10C) Thursday 17F (-8C) Friday low 4F (-15C) with 20 MPH wind so strange weather.

Cheers Phil

[Phil Waterman]

Hi All

As some of you may have heard we had another Noreaster roll through New England over the weekend. So we went from bare ground two weeks ago to more than 2 Feet (60 CM). When it left hear it went up and became a pretty good Blizzard up in Nova Scotia.

Well today I had to get my wife's car into the heated shop, so I took my Pattern 13 C60S Radio Truck Beauty out for a short low speed spin. Spin is the operative word here because that is what the rear tires did as soon as they hit the smooth plowed drive. OK on flat ground but truck came to a stop on the hill on our dirt road 10% grade even with the road sanded those fully inflated military non-directional tires could get no grip. Punched in the clutch and reached over to engage front axle. Once in gear truck started up on the grade and climbed the hill.

Funny in unplowed snow the trucks have no problem plowing snow with the axles in fact when my little 1/2 plow truck can not push heavy snow I often take one of the trucks out to break trail. But once you smooth the snow out and pack it down the military tires are all done.

One more truck to go.

Cheers Phil