Snow bike rescue

[doyle]

Today was spent in glenshee recovering a skidoo that a friend of mine had got stuck last monday,due to bad conditions we were unable to get out to it until today.As you will see from the photos the snow had blown over it a bit.Started first time though once we had cleaned the snow from the air filter.

 

[Mr K]

...and I thought we'd had some snow.

 

[Deleted account rno]

Like a different world to here. A' oor snaw has gone....

 

[BarrieBoy]

how did you manage to find it

 

[Klanky]

Now that's impressive!

 

[Kaybe]

Now that is a tale and a half.

as per a previous question, how did you locate it, or was there a few attempts?

 

[doyle]

how did you manage to find it

Only managed to find it as he had stuck a shovel up on a knoll.Otherwise you would never have known it was there.A very hard walk out to it though,most of the way,And it was a long way, you were sinking up to knaks

 

[boatman]

Only managed to find it as he had stuck a shovel up on a knoll.Otherwise you would never have known it was there.A very hard walk out to it though,most of the way,And it was a long way, you were sinking up to knaks

hi Doyle some snow shoes micht be in order if this winter is the shape o things to come

 

[Deleted account rno]

Only managed to find it as he had stuck a shovel up on a knoll.Otherwise you would never have known it was there.A very hard walk out to it though,most of the way,And it was a long way, you were sinking up to knaks

I walked the dug through a really soft muddy field yesterday and I was knackered walkin DOONhill. Goin back was like daen a Munro. Draggin yer Gene Kelleys clear o' the mud wi' every step aboot done me in.

Then when I got back to the car, it needed rescued

 

[AndyT]

Hopefully that snow stays there a good while yest as I fancy heading over when I get onshore to do a spot of skiing, Its a great place when its not gagale force winds.

Nice story by the way

 

[doyle]

hi Doyle some snow shoes micht be in order if this winter is the shape o things to come

My snow shoes were under the seat of the bike
Used them on the way down tho

 

[britbike]

Lack of gritters

I blame the local council if they'd have ordered enough grit this would never have happened!

 

[G.C.]

Then when I got back to the car, it needed rescued

Do tell

Great pics Doyle

 

[Deleted account rno]

Do tell

I parked my car in the entrance to a field adjacant to the driveway to a gamekeepers cottage near Lundin Links. The ground seemed firm enough and I've parked there dozens of times before.

Walked the dog for about 45 mins then tried to drive away. Wheels spin Tried her in second gear. No joy so I reversed a couple of feet further in to try and get some grip. Same again. The couple from the cottae tried to help with her driving and me and the guy pushing but she kept stalling the engine. Then they fetched two spades and we tried to dig the car out. Still no joy. The guy suggested me reversing further back with them pushing as the ground seemed firmer where he was suggesting we go. I relectantly agreed and it worked!...but I was then stuck 20 yards further into the field with the wheels spinning like feck and the car fishtailing, churning up the farmer's field.

I forgot to mention that this couple had no 4 x 4 vehicle to tow me out.

Christine then appeared with my mate Bill in his Lincoln Continental Tony Soprano mobile. No way, he'd risk putting his pride and joy near this field and his tow rope wasn't 24m long . Bill had long strips of plastic sheeting which we put under the wheels of my motor. Still no joy. We ended up pushing the car further back into the field. Then we got lucky and I managed to get some grip and off I went, heading uphill and slewing all over the place, going in the general direction of the exit

And then I got stuck again.

However, with four pairs of hands shoving hard from the back, I quickly got out of the latest ruts and got back onto terra firma. During the last big push Frau Ronno got behind the rear offisde wheel. Remember the scene from Trainspotting when Spud is fighting with the lassie's mum over the shit covered sheets? Oh, how she laughed....

From first being stuck to getting back onto the road was about an hour and 15 mins. I needed a dram that night....

 

[skyenet]

Change for the folk in your photies to have so many clothes on

Great photos and amazing to see the depth the snow went to. Reminds me of the snow in 1958 in Aberdeenshire. The main roads were blocked for nearly a week. My brother and I nearly died when we jumped out of our bedroom window into the deep snowdrifts which covered the ground floor windows . It took farmworkers ages to dig us out and then my Mum did nearly kill us with a good spanking, certainly sorted out the frostbite We revisited the house last year when touring and there are still bars on the bedroom window which were installed after our escapades. The present owner did wonder why they had been fitted.

Taken a few weeks before the snowstorm


P.S. Ronno - your story reminds me of when I parked my bike on a verge to take some photoies, off-roading is not a skill I possess

 

[doyle]

Like your old photo skyenet, How do you get a normal photo onto the computer? Some sort of skanner? I,m very clueless on these things but have some photographs i wouldn,t mind getting on the pc.

 

[skyenet]

Like your old photo skyenet, How do you get a normal photo onto the computer? Some sort of skanner? I,m very clueless on these things but have some photographs i wouldn,t mind getting on the pc.

Scanner indeed

My printer is also a scanner and photocopier. Got loads of cheap ink for it so while its old its still going fine and the scanning resolution is still quite reasonable.

If its only a few photos then I am sure we could get them scanned in for you and saved as a JPEG However if its quite a lot then probably worth getting an all in one printer. They are quite cheap but check the price of replacement cartridges.

Or you could buy a scanner at Argos, try it out for up to 30 days and it probably won't be suitable so you could take it back for a refund. 30 days should be enough time to scan in your photos

 

[doyle]

Thanks for the info ian,i am going to look into it.

 

[deerhunter]

[good shout skynet,wouldn,t have thought of that,
did you get pmQUOTE=skyenet;2182729]Scanner indeed

My printer is also a scanner and photocopier. Got loads of cheap ink for it so while its old its still going fine and the scanning resolution is still quite reasonable.

If its only a few photos then I am sure we could get them scanned in for you and saved as a JPEG However if its quite a lot then probably worth getting an all in one printer. They are quite cheap but check the price of replacement cartridges.

Or you could buy a scanner at Argos, try it out for up to 30 days and it probably won't be suitable so you could take it back for a refund. 30 days should be enough time to scan in your photos [/QUOTE]

 

[Packer]

I parked my car in the entrance to a field adjacant to the driveway to a gamekeepers cottage near Lundin Links. The ground seemed firm enough and I've parked there dozens of times before.

Walked the dog for about 45 mins then tried to drive away. Wheels spin Tried her in second gear. No joy so I reversed a couple of feet further in to try and get some grip. Same again. The couple from the cottae tried to help with her driving and me and the guy pushing but she kept stalling the engine. Then they fetched two spades and we tried to dig the car out. Still no joy. The guy suggested me reversing further back with them pushing as the ground seemed firmer where he was suggesting we go. I relectantly agreed and it worked!...but I was then stuck 20 yards further into the field with the wheels spinning like feck and the car fishtailing, churning up the farmer's field.

I forgot to mention that this couple had no 4 x 4 vehicle to tow me out.

Christine then appeared with my mate Bill in his Lincoln Continental Tony Soprano mobile. No way, he'd risk putting his pride and joy near this field and his tow rope wasn't 24m long . Bill had long strips of plastic sheeting which we put under the wheels of my motor. Still no joy. We ended up pushing the car further back into the field. Then we got lucky and I managed to get some grip and off I went, heading uphill and slewing all over the place, going in the general direction of the exit

And then I got stuck again.

However, with four pairs of hands shoving hard from the back, I quickly got out of the latest ruts and got back onto terra firma. During the last big push Frau Ronno got behind the rear offisde wheel. Remember the scene from Trainspotting when Spud is fighting with the lassie's mum over the shit covered sheets? Oh, how she laughed....

From first being stuck to getting back onto the road was about an hour and 15 mins. I needed a dram that night....

Ronno, when are you going to learn that you and the principles of off-roading don't seem to be compatible.



Good story. Where are the pictures of Frau Christine with mud pack? Keep it on the pavement in future.