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ELLERY SNO-CRUISERS

A Quarterly Insight into the Happenings of the Ellery Sno-Cruisers

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ELLERY SNO-CRUISERS | 716.499.7539 | www.ellerysno-cruisers.org

October 2016

Note from The President

Hello, my name is Tim Ode. I am the President of the Ellery Sno-Cruisers. Over the next three years our goal is to replace much of our old equipment, as well as to enhance our trail system, making it the best it’s ever been. I’m excited to announce that we’ve recently purchased a Prinoth Trail Groomer, which is due to be delivered this month!

Together, with the Ellery Sno-Cruisers Board of Directors I’m confi-dent that we can continue to improve our club and enhance the rid-ing for everyone! There is a lot of work to be done, but with all the great people in our county we are sure to have a remarkable trail system for years to come.

I would like to thank all of our members past and present for joining the Ellery Sno-Cruisers, and encourage you to tell your friends and fellow snowmobilers to join as well! The more members and volun-teers we have allows for more funding available to the club, ulti-mately helping to keep the trails maintained and in good condition. I would like to also thank the local business owners that have made donations, as well as their help with the trail system. We certainly couldn’t do it without you!

We’re looking forward to a very snowy winter here in Chautauqua County this year with record setting membership! Hope to see everyone out on the trails this season.

Thank you for your continued support!

Tim Ode President of Ellery Sno-Cruisers


Mayville DMV 7 North Erie Street Mayville, NY 14757 (716) 753-4229 Hours: M-F 8:30-4:15

Note on Memberships

My name is Donna Crandall, the new Membership Coordinator for the Ellery Sno-Cruisers. I am very excited to take on this role. Although I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself, I also want to apologize if you have joined the club and have yet to receive your membership card and registration sticker for the upcoming season.

Our laptop was old, our printer even older (huge) and way too heavy to really be called a “portable printer”…, so we have recently replaced that equip-ment. We now have that set up and have received the registration stickers from the printer and are ready to……“THINK SNOW!” (a little too early ...?!).

THANK YOU to Dawn Gilbert for her many years as Membership Coordinator and the GREAT job she did!

Our snowmobile clubs are 100% volunteer and most of us have full-time jobs and families, so even when we often don’t think there are enough hours in a day we are volunteering our time to allow us all to have a fun and fulfilling season. If you see our Club President, or Secretary, or Trail Coordinator, or the person that takes care of the newsletter, or a board member, or anyone that volunteers… please take a moment and say “Thank You”.

...Or a better compliment would be to volunteer your time as well.

Have a great day and (when we get much closer to the season !)….”Think Snow!”

Renew by sending in enclosed application or online at https://membership.nysnowmobiler.com/

Jamestown DMV 512 West 3rd Street

Jamestown, NY 14701 (716) 661-8220

Hours: M-F 8:30-4:15


Warming Huts – Sponsors Needed! New this year….We are looking for Sponsors for

our Trailside Warming Huts! Advertise your business right on the trail! Sponsor the entire

hut or split the cost with another business….it’s up to you! Great opportunity to promote your company and draw customers, all while sup-porting your local club! Sponsorship includes

exclusive use of that Hut for advertising purposes for the 2016/17 snowmobile season.

Hut locations include: Greenhurst Trail T Junction; Redbird T Junction; Stockton State Land Junction; Sinclairville; and

the Cassadaga Railbed. This is first come, first serve, so contact us

today to reserve your Trailside Warming Hut! [email protected]

Snowmobile Safety Class to be held Saturday, November 5 from 9-5PM at the Maple Springs Fire Department. Must be

10 years or older. Children and adults welcome. Lunch will be provided.

Contact Scott Clauson 716-969-4487 for further details.

Trail conditions are updated via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snowphone

1-800-242-4569 and on the www.ellerysno-crusiers.org webpage.

Ellery Sno-Cruisers is running two fund-raising campaigns!

First, we will have multiple Ellery Sno-Cruisers shaped Lottery Scratch-Off Boards at participating businesses. Each board will be complete with $100 worth of NYS lottery scratch-off tickets. Buy a ticket for your chance to win all while supporting our Club!

Second, we will be holding our Annual Lottery Ticket Sales. Buy 1 ticket for $10. If your number is picked during the daily NYS Lottery Drawing, YOU WIN! A check is automati-cally mailed to you. Drawings will take place in March and April.

Look for more info on both fundraisers, Coming Soon!

Fueling The Fire by Kate Friday

What’s Your Fuel? That is the motto of the Fuel Cloth-ing Company that specializes in action sports apparel. The brand was started in 1992 by a Pro Snowboarder,

Shane Levi Gould and a Pro Skateboarder, Bust-er Halterman, who shared a common pas-sion for living life to the fullest and supporting the “Skate, Snow, Surf, Moto, Music and Racing lifestyle.”

The company is known for their cool apparel and unique sock lines. Fuel makes custom socks, promotes sponsorship programs for ath-letes and even started a program called ‘Sock Karma,’ which is “The Original Action/Motorsports sock subscription service that not only sends you socks every month, but also donates another pair to homeless shelters every month.”

Fuel’s ‘Tech Performance’ socks have wild styles that are made of odor blocking fibers and moisture wicking, quick-drying fabric. The socks usually have a phrase written on the bottom of the feet, such as; Born Free, Ride Dirty, Let’s Rock, Live Fast and Bomb Hills…just to name a few. To see the colorful line of socks in person visit Loud Perfor-mance Products in the Bemus Point or look online at www.fuelclothing.com. Check out all of the fun phrases and throw some Fuel on the fire!


2016/17 Calendar of Events

November 5: Snowmobile Safety Class 9-5PM – Maple Springs Fire Hall December 3 & 4: Mayville Snowmobile Show - Chautauqua Suites December 21: Trails open at 6:00AM

*Conditions Permitting: Need 12+” of snowfall to create a 3” packed base

January 14: 2nd Annual CLSS Ladies Ride – Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Services January 29: Cherry Creek Poker Run and Raffle Sled Drawing February 3-5: Amsoil Championship Series SnoX Races—Seneca Allegany Casino

Super Snowmobile Weekend February 11: 4th Annual WinterFest – Bemus Point Golf Club February 12: All Club Ride-In – Fireman’s Grounds in Stockton

Ice Castle Weekend February 18: Rides in Park, Fireworks, and more – Mayville, NY February 19: Ellery Sno-Cruisers Poker Run February 19: Pink Ladies Ride – from Cassadaga Country Club to Cherry Creek VFW

February 25: Pink Panthers Vintage Ride

*Stay tuned to the ESC Facebook page and

EllerySno-Cruisers.org for future events and

details!

Send photos to [email protected]


Preseason Snowmobile Check

Carbs Remove and clean. Any crud that has built up inside them can cause your sled to run poorly but it could result in a burning a hole in a piston when you're ripping down a frozen lake. A little effort here saves a lot of frustration, and money, down the road. This is key with our poor quality fuel these days.

Gas Put new gas in the sled before you head out. Drain the tank, dump it into your car (that’s what I do) and put fresh fuel in the sled.

Clutches/Belt Need to be serviced, and cleaned. Everyone want to make their sleds perform better this is the place to start!

Skid I always remove the skid frame from the sled each year and then give it a good once-over. You're mostly concerned about the bearings in the skid and the sliders. To check the bearings give each wheel a spin and if it makes noise replace it. When the bearing is still inside the wheel it's amazing how smooth you will think it's running, even if the bearing is bad. Slides have wear marks on the side of them and check the full length of the slide to see if it's worn close to the mark anywhere. If you spend a second guessing whether they can make it through the season, replace them. If they wear out on a hot spring day the track clips will wear through the slide rails of your rear suspen-sion, making the repair bill go from $40 for slides to $300 for slides and slide rails plus time served. It's also a good idea to check all the skid frame bolts for tightness...

Shocks While you have the skid out check the shocks in it. Cycle the shocks through to see if they make any squishy sounds. If shocks are making hissing noises as you cycle them up and down it's time to either rebuild or replace (depends on which shocks you have). While you can convince yourself that you could get away with a lower ride quality, keep in mind that shocks can also totally let go, or worse, freeze. If they let go they spray shock oil everywhere and you get a very bouncy and dangerous ride. If they freeze it will be like you're riding a brick.

Track Sometimes it's easy to overlook the obvious, but the track is not something you want to forget. Taking your sled over a few rocks during a spring climb is a great way to rip lugs free of your boot and greatly weakens the track. Same for studs that have pulled through, which is easy to do on the outside of the clips? If your track lets go usually it busts in half and lays out on the ground as you roll over it. No track means no brakes. To inspect, move the lugs back and forth and see if you have any ready to come loose.


Chain case There are two ways to change your chain case oil, but keep in mind that broken chains mean no brakes on most sleds. The easiest and most popular way most shops go about changing the oil is they pull the dipstick, suck the oil out the dipstick hole with a vacuum drainer and then pour new oil in. This leaves all the crud in the bottom of the chain case and doesn't leave anything actually cleaned. The best way is to drain the chain case, pull the pipe and canister, pull the cover off the chain case and clean up the mess inside. Then replace the cover and fill with the recommended amount of oil. Another thing to keep in mind is that some sleds with electronic reverse have been known to have the bolts that hold the gears on come loose time to time causing a lot of damage. Again, another case where doing it right wins out.

Pull start cord An easy thing to overlook but nothing will make you more angry than getting ready to go for a ride and you end up with the pull start cord breaking, and you're left with the end of it in your hand. If it's frayed either get it replaced or do it yourself. New plugs Personally, I find that putting new plugs in a sled before the fogging oil is burned out is a waste. I always start the sled on last year’s plugs and run it until the fogging oil has burned out. Once the exhaust cleans up I put in the new plugs. No sense getting the new plugs covered in burnt fogging oil.

Brain bucket You've heard the expression 5 dollar helmet for a 5 dollar head? After spending so much time and money on you ride do you want to find out that your goggles or visors are toast? Do yourself a fa-vor to make sure your gear is in order. I can't tell you how many times I met my buds to go for our 1st ride and there is always something screwed up. Helmets with busted visors, they can't find their goggles, jackets with zippers busted. The season is short so make sure you’re ready to ride, maximizing your mileage! If you’re concerned about all of these preseason aspects, give LOUD Performance Products a call at 716-386-1171 to schedule your sled appointment today! Casey Mulkins Loud Performance Products 716-386-1171



President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Signing Coordinator

Trail Coordinators:

Bemus-Stockton Trail

Stockton Area Trails

Gerry Trail

Membership Coordinator

Directors:

Tim Ode

Casey Mulkins

Kate Friday

Colleen Meder

Ray Head

Ray Head

Don Meder

Conrad Mason

Donna Crandall

Jim Cheney

Bryce Steffen

Joe Fiorella

Ryan Crandall Don Meder Conrad Mason Donna Crandall Mitch Splawski Steve LaTone Dan Balling

Regular club meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month at the ESC Groomer Barn 7PM unless otherwise

posted. All members are welcome! Board of Director’s meetings are held on the

fourth Wednesday of the month. Any changes will be posted on Facebook

and on the website: www.ellerysno-cruisers.org

Club Phone Number 716-499-7539

http://www.ellerysno-cruisers.org/

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