Hot SnowCat Driving

[cammyammy]

Kässbohrer hasn't bought their glue from Ferrari for a "special" price lately have they? :-)

[Horrorclownify]

ach du scheisse

[dextan1000]

waht hapend?

[iceisnice61]

@dextan1000

alas PB has not made a deffinate conclusion. As mentioned before there are lost of theories, but nothing concrete. The Cat was pretty much destroyed. Cpl of tracks, frame and engine block was all that remained. I was part of the team that dragged it off the hill. It was a pretty crazy sight.

The operator smelled "something burning" and by the time he tried to grab the fire ext. the cab was filling with smoke, he bailed, and within seconds the Cat was fully involved.

Take care

[productionvideos27]

thats a damn shame they are GREAT machines

[TheMacki95]

photoshoped

[iceisnice61]

@TheMacki95

nope.

I imagine the operater wished it was.

take care

[Tamaslammer]

@TheMacki95

You're a fucking idiot.

[perpetualmotion192]

that sucks... no clue how it happened?

[iceisnice61]

@perpetualmotion192

Hi there "Motion"

hope all is well

lots of theories, but no, no real conclusions.

[Lsam30]

What engine did yours have? And how new was yours? Ours had a 1,000 hrs on it.

[iceisnice61]

@Lsam30

Hi Lsam30.

I would have to check, but I'm sure it was the 300 Mercedes.

Cat was a cpl of season old, so I would guess @ 2000 hrs. Not sure.

[Lsam30]

We had a almost new Park Bully get hot just like that one.

Kass still hasn't replaced it for us yet.

[iceisnice61]

@Lsam30

If you ever fined the cause, drop me a line.

Sure would appreciate it.

Thanks.

[virus56777]

fuel line burst .

[iceisnice61]

Checked, not the cause. As far a burst goes.

[WobblingHobGoblin]

What caused the fire?

[iceisnice61]

To this day "Kass" has not nailed it down.

[WobblingHobGoblin]

Wow, strange... Do you know if that model of PB (300?) has a record of this??

[iceisnice61]

Hi WobblingHobGoblin (cool handle) As far as i know no other PB 300 has 'spontainously combusted.'

Very strange indeed.

Take Care

[WobblingHobGoblin]

Hehe, thanks... The handle was inspired by one of my favorite ales..'HobGoblin' by Wychwood breweries in the UK... Drink and commence to wobbling!

It takes a skilled groomer to speak of ice so lightly! :D

I like your handle also!

peace

[jasons19]

Thats how all piston bullys should look!

[skirungroomer]

Now that's taking Fire in Red to a new level

[iceisnice61]

lol. thanks

[iceisnice61]

To some of the nice people who were kind enough to leave a comment, I will address the "second pass" comment. While sometimes it is nessesary to make a decision to drive extremly slow or "double pass" in certain conditions on the "wet coast", ie; -2 cel. fresh snow to plus five pouring rain, night fall temps drop to -5. "Going off" is the term we use. Your work is cut out for you. Here, if you look at the picture you can see the Cat is "eating wind rows". The Cat in the background is the boss.

[tfcruz]

Pistenbully, Prinoths Bombardier. They all rattle, the satellite radios still lose signal, the wipers kind of work, we all smell of D T E. I'd like a power passenger side window and a little tree air freshener every now and then.

But this is what we do,

Were operators.

[iceisnice61]

Good points. I would like it if the side window defrost wasn't connected to the side rearview mirror. Although I try and keep the "go go juice" in the tank.

Happy trails

[sepll]

call the firefighters :-)

[buncherbaby14]

we have a park bully that needs this done to it

[PunkDebunker]

Typical pistenbully bullshit. Always breaking down, the aluminum tracks don't stick worth shit, and now this! That's why I quit my grooming job, all the other guys but me rolled in bomby prinoths.

[iceisnice61]

Easy dude, your going to blow a vessel. All machines have the pos. and neg. To each his own. Wishing you all the best in your new career.

Happy Trails.

[Rosehillfarm]

did you have geico? lol

[iceisnice61]

Now thats funny!

lol

[papamitherz]

Where is this????

Iam also Driver in austria

[iceisnice61]

To papamitherz:

Hello, the location is;

Upper Dave Murray Downhill. (soon to be Men's Olympic DH.)

Whistler Mountain, Whistler B.C. Canada.

[shastadrink]

Should have bought a Prinoth

[cbendersao]

What I noticed is that right up to the end this cat was leaving a perfect pass. Way to pay attention to quality grooming!

[iceisnice61]

Thanks, I told the operator of your comment. He appreciates it.

[MEBRGIRL]

Hey cbendersao. It isn't difficult to leave a perfect pass when you are grooming up a pass that has already been groomed even if you are in PB junk

[cbendersao]

Those passes always do look better the second time around, regardless of the color of the cat!

[Psstnbooly]

When Kassbohrer used the advertising slogan 'Fire in Red' I dont think this is what they meant!

[iceisnice61]

Thanks for the laugh.

[Pitpat43]

Wow!

I like the part where the "Cat operator" was defined seperate from "human" and "animal".

They are a different breed now aren't they.

[djtoonraider666]

holy shit is this a whistler cat man. damm what happend

[iceisnice61]

To this day Kassboher has not been able to positivly identify the cause. Not for a lack of trying that is for sure.

[4runner2nu]

Tell Dave that the operator was likely just sick of driving the piece of shit! That's what we should have done will the whole works of them at Panorama.

[iceisnice61]

Hi 4runner2nu.

to which Dave do you refer.

Mr Hennsey perhaps.

We have a few on the grooming crew.

[4runner2nu]

you betcha, Mr. Hennesey is the winner.

[iceisnice61]

Done.