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Old Jan 4, 2016 | 06:04 PM
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Went up to greenwater to take my boy sleddin'. Just ran up FS75 and found a good spot to stop. Snow was super dry and crystallized. Wouldn't pack at all - was like driving in sugar. Was kinda sketchy when you got out of the rut but it was super deep. Good snow for sledding.

Here's a vid of my boy (had to test out slo mo on new iPhone)

http://youtu.be/0n_FJSNXCQE
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Old Jan 4, 2016 | 06:33 PM
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It's nice to see the snow again
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Old Jan 14, 2016 | 10:36 PM
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Went back up tonight (just got home) and took 75 as far we could. Too many trees across the road and they weren't cut anymore. I'd say about 4-5 miles up maybe? Anyhow - snow was much better. Stuck the tires an was able to get traction this time. Little crusty on top though. Managed to find a side road and broke trail for about 30 minutes until it ended. Overall - great night.

Got to try the new (to me) power tank - couldn't be happier!!!

Filled up my 37's from 8psi to 29psi before my buddy got halfway through 2nd tire on his 35's from 8psi to 25psi!
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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 06:13 AM
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I loved my powertank, was able to help mdash reset a bead on trail once because of how quickly it filled. I just got tired of keeping track of how many fills I had left, driving to the fill station and paying $20.
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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ronin2120
I loved my powertank, was able to help mdash reset a bead on trail once because of how quickly it filled. I just got tired of keeping track of how many fills I had left, driving to the fill station and paying $20.
I'm just gonna get a scale - figured it would be easy to figure how many tires per pound (10lb tank) once I get through a full one. I'll just have to monitor the weight to see where it's at (in theory)
I really thought I was going to need the monster valves to really see the benefit of all that CFM. Couldn't believe how fast it was compared to the arb twin (which was 10x faster than my harbor freight compressor). Gonna rotate my tires this weekend with it!

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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 08:16 PM
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Oh yeah those powertanks fill fast regardless of valves. Also I liked how the tires maintained the accurate pressure from the powertank compared to a compressor. I had the 15lb tank and could fill my 35" tires 16 times.
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