Quiz for Billy
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Topic: Quiz for Billy
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Subject: Quiz for Billy
Date Posted: September-09-2009 at 9:09pm
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Billy,
This isn't a pedestrian crossing. Any guesses? 
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Posted By: Brady
Date Posted: September-09-2009 at 9:15pm
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Pete
Maybe Colin didn't hear you correctly when you asked him to paint the garage! ------------- Charlie Three Lakes, Wisconsin 69 Barracuda |
Posted By: behindpropeller
Date Posted: September-09-2009 at 9:32pm
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Does Billy have to answer?
Billy....call me and I will give you the answer :) ------------- |
Posted By: LaurelLakeSkier
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 1:24am
That's a pretty heavy coat of "paint"!......Billy will have a tough time with that one, not much call for the item in question in his neck of the woods.....or swamp as the case may be. |
Brady wrote:Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 1:44am
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I know, I know, Is it the start/ finish line at the Brickyard!??
...if only you'd let me "pick" my answer....heheheh ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Brady
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 10:27am
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Steve,
I don't see any bricks ------------- Charlie Three Lakes, Wisconsin 69 Barracuda |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 11:49am
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its either to slow down or you'll end up in the lake or some type of drainage....other than that im clueless ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: XFooter
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 12:02pm
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It's a snowmobile crossing... ------------- XFooter Lake Pleasant/Speculator, NY |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 12:25pm
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OK you northerners ....dont give it away, if it was a snowmobile crossing, wouldnt it be made of snow? ... Why is it concrete when the rest of the road is blacktop?
Come on all you southern "studs" , lets get the answer. And Eric, Im kinda disappointed you dont know... 
Charlie, guess my eyes arent as good as they used to be...  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 12:26pm
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give it up already!!!!!! I aint that far north ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 12:30pm
Eric, No offense meant, I just figured you'd probably know.  ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: XFooter
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 12:33pm
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It's concrete so that studded tracks on snowmobiles don't rip up the asphalt... ------------- XFooter Lake Pleasant/Speculator, NY |
Posted By: 81nautique
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 1:22pm
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Billy's next question...What's a snowmobile??? ------------- You can’t change the wind but you can adjust your sails |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 1:44pm
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Never seen nothing like it. ------------- |
Posted By: harddock
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 1:47pm
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It could have been that parking for the lake was across the road and that was put there so barefooted people wouldn't burn their feet crossing on the hot pavement. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4487" rel="nofollow - 1998 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 2:40pm
First off, it's not concrete and second I was hoping to give Billy a shot at the answer. The question was posted to his attention!!!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 2:46pm
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i really thought it had something to do with those cheese fed gals up there in the north, just like you see the no H/C on the freeway....i thought that stood for no heavy chicks, but then someone told me it meant no hazardous chemicals ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: XFooter
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 2:59pm
First off, It's hard to tell what the surface is exactly (concrete or whatever) from the picture... and second, If you didn't want comments from others why didn't you just email Billy directly? ------------- XFooter Lake Pleasant/Speculator, NY |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 3:06pm
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It's a heavy duty pad so that heavy equipment can cross the road. Or maybe a duck crossing. ------------- |
Posted By: SN206
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 3:08pm
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4-wheeler crossing? ------------- ...those who have fallen and those who will. |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 3:24pm
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XFooter,
I think Petes idea was to have a southerner guess.... A lot of us sledders know exactly what it is... Thats why I had put the "stud" and "pick" hints in a couple of my earlier posts. BTW, Pete, I thought it was concrete, what material is it made of? ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 3:25pm
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sometimes we forget you northerners rub noses as foreplay too lol, i could never figure that one out either ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 3:27pm
Alan, Billy has seen my sled when he was at our house a year or so ago. I told him he needs to come up in the winter... nothing like a 120mph pass when its zero degrees out! To date, Billy has declined all invitations....hmmmmm? ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 3:28pm
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Us NE northerners don't have anything like that. Maybe because our roads are ruined by the end of the winter anyways. ------------- |
Posted By: 62 wood
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 3:31pm
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Bruce,
Do you guys run picks? A few years ago MN outlawed them! Until they found out no one would go there to sled it the winter anymore. The last I knew, they are legal there again. ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1117&sort=&pagenum=6" rel="nofollow - 64 American Skier 62 Classic.. 73 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 3:31pm
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to think Ive seen leaves falling already and boats are being dropped off for winterizations, very depressing and were talking about snowmobiles ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 3:36pm
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Steve, I'm not a sledder. If you mean spikes, yes I believe they allow them. 05210 would know. Whatever state Pete took that photo in is obviously getting too much stimulous money.
Eric, our leaves have been falling and colors changing since July, which was just about the time it started warming up. ------------- |
Posted By: harddock
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 4:14pm
In New England foreplay is just 20 minutes of begging ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4487" rel="nofollow - 1998 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 5:03pm
Bill, We are the same age so I admit that my eyes certainly aren't what they used to be but concrete doesn't have control joints every 6"!! I didn't email Billy directly because I know him better than you so I know he never checks his email!! This was more of a quiz for the southern group but addressed to Billy because I know he's always amazed at some of the things we do up north and always gets a kick out of hearing about them. Yes it is a snowmobile crossing. The white overlay is the same material used for the white lines on the road and the reason you can see it's layed down it stripes. I understand that the material contains quartz which is almost as hard as glass. Very resistant to both the carbide wear bars on skis and the carbide studs (Steve calls them "picks" as others do) some people run in their tracks. Without the coating, I've seen crossings worn through the top layer of asphalt in one season. No I don't think Wisconsin got anymore fed funding than the rest of the states. It's just that they know it's cheaper to lay down the coating than to repair the asphalt every year. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: XFooter
Date Posted: September-10-2009 at 10:19pm
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Pete-
We seem to have gotten a little off track here... I think the term "concrete" was used a little loosely... The material is immaterial... It is what it is... a snowmobile crossing... Let's leave it at that... Bill ------------- XFooter Lake Pleasant/Speculator, NY |
Posted By: The Godfather
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 1:48am
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We have those down here but we call them: Shuttle landing pads..
Eric you crack me up !! |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 3:30am
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SO does everyone have their snowmobiles ready. I got an old John Deere Spitfire all rebuilt just as the temps started to hit the 40's in March. I have a really itchy thumb that is just achin to squeese that fun flipper on that little old 340... Its more fun to ride them my 06 Crossfire, ok probably not, but it is a blast. ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: 05 210
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 1:32pm
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Most guys in Maine who ride on snow call them "studs". People who ride on ice call them "picks". I have heard many Canadians refer to them as "nails". If I'm not mistaken, the Minnesota stud ban was initiated due to damage on their paved hiking/biking trails, which we do not have in Maine. The roads up north here are so bad that you will actually do more damage to your sled, than to the road you are crossing
Mike ------------- http:/diaries/details.asp?ID=2219" rel="nofollow - Air Nautique 210 Team 640 hours, not 1 regret |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 2:57pm
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Mike, you are correct. They are still banned on those types of trails, mostly around the twin cities, if memory serves me correctly.
BTW, for those who don't know, "studs" get a bad wrap as being destructive, and its just like everything else, its how you ride as opposed to whether you have them or not. Yes, they work great for traction and dramatically improve your hole shot, but most importantly they are indespensible in assisting in emergency stops. ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: Terp
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 3:21pm
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Just got a new fuel tank for the old 377 Safari, now I have to find the time to install it. We rode it maybe once last year and I really heard about it from our daughter. She loves the thing, she's such a speed freak at 6. I think studs are still ok here in Maryland, they're permitted on road vehicles registered in our county. Of course our county is also the only one in the state where a snowmobile will actually see some regular use. I think a buddy of mine still has studs on one of his sleds.
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Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 5:26pm
Reminds me (even earlier) of the many miles I put on my 399 TNT!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 5:35pm
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Pete, Billy seems to have ignored this thread. ------------- |
Posted By: boat dr
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 6:03pm
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Sorry for the absence from the site, too much going on here....Labor Day boat rush is over and time for my life to slow down...........
I would have guessed wrong on the "purpose" of the "landing strip for for inbound waterfowl" After their long winter retreat into the warm southern climate,they need assistance in landing their rather heavy frame.Damn Yankees think of everything. Do these have landing lights also..... ------------- boat dr /diaries/details.asp?ID=4631 - 1949 Dart /diaries/details.asp?ID=1533 - 1964 American Skier |
Posted By: The Lake
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 9:42pm
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Billy, does this mean are not going to field test the snow mobile crossing . . . in January?
Chuck ------------- Walk on Water www.coldwater.me http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=775&sort=&pagenum=3&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970 - 69 Ski Nautique |
Posted By: lewy2001
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 10:00pm
I bet it is in mint condition just like your boats Pete. Oh yeah and original to boot. That crossing had me stumped but Billy's explanation makes sense. ------------- If you're going through hell, keep going http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2999" rel="nofollow - 89 Ski <a href="http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5685" ta |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: September-11-2009 at 10:46pm
Mark, I wish I still had it!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: BuffaloBFN
Date Posted: September-12-2009 at 10:57am
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Where are the compass headings? ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=2331&sort=&pagenum=12&yrstart=1986&yrend=1990" rel="nofollow - 1988 BFN-sold "It's a Livin' Thing...What a Terrible Thing to Lose" ELO |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: September-12-2009 at 11:26am
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0 degrees 0 degrees, you may run into a man in a red suit ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |