It was a beautiful morning!

Thanks! My favourite JD snowmobile year and model.

@@DougTrevors I love john deere sleds

@@jeffcarine9108 if you haven’t seen them there are some other videos on the channel with my sled.

There is a branch in the trail near the top… if you take the longer 1km trail you loop around and approach the lookout from the east. We took the ‘shorter’ route and climbed directly to the top over the rock fall and approached the lookout from the west.

That’s what I was thinking.

He really is!

So lucky to have this close to home!

Monarchs are huge! Had a couple in the garden this year!

I like the optimism!

Good guess! Afraid not!

I was off by a lot; good job!

Seven 🤔

@@kristentrevors6994 nope!

It’s is really a beautiful spot! I could do the same.

Ha!

Sure is! I’d never been there… Will definitely be back!

Yes… was just going for a short title. Thanks!

HA!

My conclusion as well!

So… are you saying you haven’t explored everywhere?!

@@DougTrevors Working on it. That why I didn't call myself Explored Everywhere. 😆

Looks like a runnable stream. Might have to check it out.

I believe it is the upper reaches of the Kouchibouguac River. Certainly the local stretch that you can see from there is doable. Not sure about to the other end. That would be a fun trip!

A bit chilly above the water on the bridge, but otherwise fantastic!

Thanks! Just a very short walk from the car.

Thanks! It was really a last minute decision to do it!

@@DougTrevors sometimes the last minute decisions end up being the best... like this one! Thank you for letting others experience such a beautiful moment 💖

This was video was taken on Water Street.

It was pretty amazing!

Thanks! I really like it!

@@DougTrevors does that have a Kawasaki 440 in it?

@quincee3376 No, the Kawasaki was introduced in 1980 in the Liquifires. The 76-78s had either the 340 or 440 Kioritz. There was no Liquifire released for the 1979 season.

This was the first run of that particular winter. Had some not bad snow and then it got warm for a day or two. It got much better about two weeks later and had a pretty good winter after that.

This sled has the original 440 Kioritz liquid cooled engine John Deere sourced for these. The next Liquifire model in 1980 had a Kawasaki engine.

It’s a pretty awesome place!

Thanks!

Thanks! Had it about 2 weeks now.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks

In order to get to the groomed trails from where I live, I have to skirt around the local course. I try Sri stay off anything important.

She runs great! In this particular video conditions were perfect… engine temp pegged at about 140 degrees, on the long straight stretches the speed indicated was about 50mph. I Will have to replace brake pads on my next shop day.

Hey there! I source parts in multiple places… BuscoBullet, New Breed Parts, MFG Supply, Royal Distributing and eBay… my sled was in pretty good condition when I got it so I’ve been lucky not to need a lot of parts. Mostly preventative maintenance stuff In extreme cases (grouser bars for the track) I had a local metal fab place make them for me.

Thanks! It will stay with me for as long as I’m still having fun with it. Too many memories tied up in this model sled to let it go easily.

Nice!

My dad had a ‘77 and then a ‘78. He rode the ‘78 until 1992!

I got super lucky with this one. I could have ridden it the day I got it. Because I bought it in May, I had a ton of time to pick away at small things that I would have put off with snow on the ground. The only major thing I did was to replace all the grouser bars on the track. Some were quite worn (rideable) but would have eaten up slides.

Restoration videos would be cool. I didn’t video any of the work I did. Have some before and after picks though.

My dad ran his from 1978 until 1992 with little other than basic maintenance. Love mine!

So did I! That's why I bought this one!

Been a long wait. This is the first time out this winter!

I got these through BuscoBullet… you can find them on Facebook…. Don Amber is a great guy to deal with. He sells the skis, and the mount adapter for the leaf springs.

@@DougTrevors cool thanks!

It’s the exact sound I remembered from when my dad had one.

Location or storm?

@@DougTrevors Sled it was my Dad's first , he had the mate to it! Oh the sound of that old 440 Kiortz , thanks for allowing me to relive my youth. 15 year old me loved that thing!

@@h2ofilms-freshfrozen989 that’s the exact reason I bought this one! When I thought about dad on his, I could hear that engine noise like it was happening. Love mine. Glad I could bring back some memories for you! Check out my other videos… lots more of that noise! 😀

I’ll keep it in mind for a future video!