Getting the tracks on Moon Bug was a much different adventure this year. No stress as to the seasonality; I am early for it is still t-shirt weather most afternoons, but that is okay. Early is comforting. Being late last year, amidst all the unknowns, was not.
The night before the install I had set out all the tools I expected to use, and dug the tracks out to get things ready.
We did the front tracks first for they are more difficult to install, so let’s climb the largest hill first whilst the energy reserves are highest. Heavy duty jack stands and a three ton jack with an eighteen inch lift were large improvements over last year, as was the air tool to remove the tires.
The rear tracks are larger, heavier, and bulkier and we both pondered how I managed to get them on by myself last year. I surmise cussing. I cussed far more last year than this one. It was also far less stressful for I had my friend helping. We gut laughed many times, queried what we were doing a few times, and obviously blamed the engineers and designers a time or two.
Three hours or so, break and all, and Moon Bug was tracked up. I need to adjust the steering limiters and grease up the tracks, but she is ready for the snow even if my mind is not quite. My soul is truly enjoying the extended Summer feel of the light Fall.
