mikeexplorer

Typically ATV incandescent head lights would draw about 35 watts each. If it used to have two lights, that is 70 watts. I would use a 50 watt LED light bar to be safe. That light bar will be far brighter then the original head lights and you would be safe that you won't overdraw the electrical system. Mike

Need to know the year of the machine. A good resource is https://www.countrycat.com/ You can bring up parts diagrams and you can download service manuals for free. Example of a diagram shown below. I picked a random year so don't go by this. Mike

Eventually they pick up mud and crap and will need to be cleaned out. I had my original WARN winch for 10 years and always worked well. I would take it apart every few years and clean it out. Sold it with the machine and it was still working well. One trick I use is when I am ready to wind the cable back on to the spool I use one of those battery jump boxes to power it to wind the cable back on. This way I can hold some tension on the cable so it lays on the spool better. Mike

Yes, Here is a good guide on how to take apart and clean a winch. This is an excellent guide with pictures. Over time the winch gears will pick up mud and crap and make switching from winch mode to freespool very hard. I have used this guide with good results. Mike Winch_cleaning_instructions_V3.pdf

I purchased this one and it seems to work better then what I had for maintaining the battery on the Jumping Jack trailer. I also found that this charger will work off the inverter that is built into my Tahoe. This gives me a means to charge the battery on the trailer if I run it down. My old charger would not work off the inverter. Mike

Its working out well for us. It is the 6 x 8 (Standard) trailer. Since I changed rims on my machine, loading and unloading has been fine. This model weighs 1,200 pounds with the trailer plus tent. Axle is rated for 3,400 pounds. Last year a friend was interested in buying one, so we test fitted his Polaris General on the trail and it fit fine. (This sized trailer is rated for 2,200 pounds on the deck) When he called for a price he was quoted $6,500 for this model. Now there are no longer any dealers on the East coast so what they told him is for $500 they would deliver it to his house. These are made in Salt Lake City Utah, on the west coast these are very popular with hunters and riders.

No, its just the camera angle for the second picture makes it look different. These pictures might be better, first one is with the SS rims, second with Arctic Cat Rims. Where the ramps go to load & unload, it changes how much room I have on the deck of the trailer which although does not look like much, makes a big difference. Mike

Yes, it moves the tires out about 2 inches. First picture is with the SS rims. Second is one after replacing them with standard rims. What is a bit deceiving is the new tires are also 1 inch wider then the older ones. Mike

I had those SS rims on my Cat, they look nice but they also offset the tires by 2 inches. It made it tricky to load / unload the quad because of setting up the ramps. The tires were on the edge with the Triton trailer and ramp placement for the jumping jack made it a tight fit with both quads on the deck. I removed the rims last year and went back to standard rims. Did you order the lug nuts for the rims? They are different the standard lug nuts. Mike

I have Maxxis Bighorns on my machines, a good all around tire, but your looking for more mudding time so it is probably not the best choice. Mike

You can cover all the trails in one day Mike Yes, June & July almost 6 years ago, that is why some of the trail numbers changed.

This video is their technical (rocky, ungroomed) trails. What is called 20-J,20-I is now called trail 28 and upper half has been groomed out. First part of trail 10 is now trail 12 and groomed, once you turn on the bridge, it is ungroomed and becomes trail 10 again. Trail 22 was partially groomed, the large rock area in the washout was plowed, still very technical, but no longer as intense as video shows.

I have a really old helmet style camera that still works. Remote lens is wired back to the main unit. Main unit also has a lens with a 10x optical zoom. I still use it since I ski, the main unit that has the battery stays warm inside my jacket. A few videos I made of the park:

First three digits should be "4UF" means its made in USA. Next two are year, Yours is "99" for 1999. Next digits are "ATV" The rest is the unique serial number for the machine. Newer smaller cats like my 2010 366, and 2017 Alterra start with "RBF" which means they are Kymco built. The rest of the VIN is the same. https://www.countrycat.com/country-cat-faq/technical-information/vin

The pictures of planes 10 and 11 are the Lost Trails park. The other areas I photographed, I did on foot. Most of my abandoned railroad pictures are done by hiking. Some of the pictures go back to 2004, many years before it became the park. Mike

If anyone is interested, I documented the Gravity railroad on my website, link here: https://www.nepaview.com/pcc-gravity-railroad.html Planes 10,11, and tunnel are part of the ATV park now. Some of the pictures I took were before it became an ATV park. Mike

We usually attend their events, next one will be the Chicken BBQ which is on July 20th. (Saturday) Friday we ride over to Bloody Skillet and ride that for the day and then hit the sandwich shop for dinner since we gone all day. This is usually about a 75-85 mile ride. Once they get a connection around the closed viaduct (which should be soon) they legalized some roads on the far end of the trail and you will be able to go to Philipsburg where there is a place to eat and get gas. Mike

Lost Trails is only 10 minutes from my house, so I buy the year pass. Part of the trails was once a gravity railroad which is why the tunnel doesn't look like your typical railroad tunnel because no locomotives ran on this line. Cars were pulled up inclines with a stationary steam engine then coasted to the next lifting plane by gravity only. Ruins of two of the engine houses are also along the trails. I have collected quite a few artifacts from the place including several sections of strap rail. The view from "top of the world" I caught a Steamtown excursion heading to Tobyhanna. Mike

I brought back pizza to the campsite. The sandwich shop is only 3 miles down the trail so its easy to deliver to the camp.

Had a good weekend of camping and riding. This time of year the riding is a bit limited because the state trails are not open yet. The rails to trails was having a spaghetti dinner ride to raise money for the trail, so we always like to go down and support them. Was good to get out for the first camping trip of the year.

Looks like you were riding some roads that are not winter maintained. Although the one part was short, it looked like you were riding an old railroad grade. Winter is long gone here in the east.

We have three Arctic Cats 2010 366 SE 2017 Alterra 400 2012 450i

I discovered the site does allow uploading of KMZ attachments, so I will share the calibrated maps I have for some of the riding areas of PA. First are three state trails in the Delaware State Forest. These are smaller riding areas. Information about the state trails are here https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/Recreation/WhatToDo/ATVRiding/Pages/default.aspx Burnt Mills.kmz Maple Run.kmz Dixon Miller Trail Map.kmz Next is the AOAA, Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area. http://www.aoaatrails.com/aoaa/ There are two maps, Eastern area, and Western area. The calibration for the west map is off in some areas by about 200 feet, It is the the original map that is the problem, not the calibration. AOAA - East.kmz AOAA - West.kmz Two of the best state trails in PA, Whiskey Springs and Bloody Skillet Bloody Skillet 2016.kmz Whisky Springs 2016.kmz Susquehannock State Forest in Potter County Susquehannock State Forest.kmz

Actually I am incorrect, I can upload KMZ files as attachments.

First, sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. I do most of my prep work in the spring. I check all the bushings, brake pads, bearings, etc. I just follow for miles as far as changing the oil on the machines. Since I use synthetic, it is every 1,000 miles. During the winter we don't ride much, so I make sure to go out there every two weeks and fire them up and let them run for a good 10 minutes to warm them up and get rid of any moisture in the oil and such. They are kept on battery tenders all year when not in use. I also check the air box and other areas to make sure a mouse didn't make a home during the winter. I keep one machine in a canvas shed, so I spray that area with peppermint oil to keep the mice away. This year, my machine is on year 5 of the battery, so I will pull it out and have it load tested, being that this machine is EFI it is sensitive to the battery condition. The other two machines are not EFI so it isn't as big of a deal. I do keep an eye on the bushings because they are a high wear item since we ride in coal country. The coal dust eats the crap out of the bushings. The internal axles when I pull them will be worn out but shiny like it was lapped. Mike