2017 New Years Challenge

[Wayne Hingley]

Nice photos guys! Its great to see the trucks (and Hammond pit crew) getting some laps around the field. Looks like fun!

[Alex van de Wetering]

Thanks for sharing these pics guys! The C15A....awesome. A pity the HUP was being stubborn and didn't want to perform in these kind of conditions, but it's good to see the M37 was there to complete the show.

Looking forward to next year .... but I may cheat and install the spare set of 9x16 Michelin block threads

Bob, do you think swapping over the wheels and reversing the chevron would make any difference? No more Mythbusters on TV, so I guess you have to try.....

Alex

[Bob Carriere]

,,,,when I got stuck I tried forward and backwards trying to rock it free.....so Chevron were coming and going and made only things worst by sinking deeper.

I believe that a narrow tire such as the 9x16 michelin with the NATO block pattern would be slightly better...... but chains are the way to go if things really get bad........ my 7000 pounds Massey tractor would be useless with out the chains on the rear wheels.

...... for the interested....... everything is coated with ice today......freezing rain.... getting power outages every hour or so for a few minutes...... typing this in between power blips..... not a day for even a CMP to venture outside.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Thanks for sharing these pics guys! The C15A....awesome. A pity the HUP was being stubborn and didn't want to perform in these kind of conditions, but it's good to see the M37 was there to complete the show.



Bob, do you think swapping over the wheels and reversing the chevron would make any difference? No more Mythbusters on TV, so I guess you have to try.....

Alex

[Alex van de Wetering]

when I got stuck I tried forward and backwards trying to rock it free.....so Chevron were coming and going and made only things worst by sinking deeper.

hmm...reversing the truck is indeed an easy way to test the direction of the chevrons....why didn't I think of that .

Yes, I can imagine chains are the way to go.

Alex

p.s. only some rain and hail here in Holland....haven't seen any snow here so far.

[Terry Witiuk]

First MV drive of the year...January 2nd...45 minutes or so....no snow, bare roads...cold but not too bad...not in a CMP but in my cherished Ferret. No better way to help start the New Year.
Cheers, Terry.

[Robert Bergeron]

Chains are indeed the way to go in the snow with these beauties ! Great show Bob C. ! Beautifull C-15 , absolutely marvelous .

[Chris Suslowicz]

I would just like to say (speaking as a non-driver from the effete end of England), that you are all Completely Mad.

(Not only that but you use a temperature scale that gives you a standing start.)

Around here everything seems to grind to a halt at the first sighting of snow, and you lot are apparently seriously considering going for a drive when the temperature scales coincide (-40)!

I take my hat off to the lot of you, but will definitely stay indoors (and possibly turn the heating up a bit, just thinking about it).

Wishing you all a (somewhat belated) happy and prosperous New Year.



Chris.