With all this cold weather and no snow we are going to have a lot of overflow on the rivers and lakes.
The reason for this, is the rivers and lakes freeze to the bottom and the water flowing into them will break through the ice causing overflow.
You can learn how to avoid overflow most of the time but it's not 100% and there's always your buddy who thinks he can go through anything and not get stuck.
If you get stuck or you are able to get out by driving out with fullpower you still need to clean your track of ice. If you have enough people who are willing to get their feet wet, they may be able to lift you out of the overflow (assuming) it's possable. You still may not be able to get out because there is more overflow in front of you. As a bystander it's real funny to watch other snowmobilers come to the rescue only to get stuck.
It's one thing to get stuck @ 20* above, getting stuck at o* or colder takes on a new meaning of being miserable.
If you have a few items it will make getting out a lot easier. snowshoes, axe, socks, plastics bags, rubber gloves.
If you do get stuck and your able to lift your snowmobile out, lay it on it's side and wait for the area to freeze and make a trail with your snowshoes so it will also freeze. I almost forgot, you will need to remove all the ice and spin your track before it freezes.
The reason for this, is the rivers and lakes freeze to the bottom and the water flowing into them will break through the ice causing overflow.
You can learn how to avoid overflow most of the time but it's not 100% and there's always your buddy who thinks he can go through anything and not get stuck.
If you get stuck or you are able to get out by driving out with fullpower you still need to clean your track of ice. If you have enough people who are willing to get their feet wet, they may be able to lift you out of the overflow (assuming) it's possable. You still may not be able to get out because there is more overflow in front of you. As a bystander it's real funny to watch other snowmobilers come to the rescue only to get stuck.
It's one thing to get stuck @ 20* above, getting stuck at o* or colder takes on a new meaning of being miserable.
If you have a few items it will make getting out a lot easier. snowshoes, axe, socks, plastics bags, rubber gloves.
If you do get stuck and your able to lift your snowmobile out, lay it on it's side and wait for the area to freeze and make a trail with your snowshoes so it will also freeze. I almost forgot, you will need to remove all the ice and spin your track before it freezes.
