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i need to learn how to operate a snowcat for future endeavors. what non snow vehicle drives like a cat?tracked bobcat, bulldozer?
it depends on the brand of snow cat. Piston bullys drive with a steering wheel.
Primoth uses a joystick. I do not know what Bombardier uses.
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Nice!!!!!!Great video of grooming at Sugarloaf:
I had not seen that before!
Seems like a profession where the only way to learn is over time with on the job training.
Do you have a tiller on the back of that cat or just a drag bar of some kind?
Just a compactor bar (C-Bar). Not enough depth for a tiller. We try to stick with C-Bars as much as possible. Once you till the snow once, the only way to rejuvenate the surface is to till it again (until a heavy fall of snow). The more you till, the harder the snow gets...