Our own Todd Horning was recently featured in Incident Prevention magazine with an article he wrote on ATV Safety Training. Here is the full text of the article. For a PDF of the original, click here. To see the article on IP’s website, click here. All-terrain vehicles, also known as ATVs, have a long-standing reputation [...]
We recently had a customer ask us about best practices for tying down snowcats to trailers. Our president/CEO, Art Seely, responded and we’ve posted that response below. Snowcat safety isn’t just about operating the snowcat, it’s about transporting it too! Although different States have different internal regulations (i.e. California requires immediate forfeiture of truck, trailer [...]
Summer is a perfect time to do some service and maintenance on your snowcat because, in many places, it’s not being used during this season. Check out our snowcat inspection helps to make sure your snowcat is performing optimally before snow season begins!
Don’t forget to check out our links on the main News/Resources page for ANSI (American National Standards Institute), NATE (National Association of Tower Erectors), OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration), and NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association) to keep current on national safety standards.
[by Todd Horning] ATVs are fun and very easy to get going on with little or no training. Just sit down, turn the key, hit the gas, and off you go. Because of how easy it is and how versatile and capable ATVs are, it is easy to build too much confidence too quickly which [...]
In addition to our previously mentioned snowcat troubleshooting and driving tips, we also have current listing of avalanche and weather condition websites that cover most of the western states. We might be experiencing beautiful springtime weather here at lower altitudes, but in the high country, avalanches are a very real danger. Be sure to check these [...]
Have you experienced trouble with your snowcat this last season that you’d like to take care of before summer but you’re having trouble diagnosing the problem? Check out our extensive Snowcat Repairs and Troubleshooting category (also viewable from the News and Resources homepage in the left-hand column). Need parts? Check out our parts section and [...]
Compassion kills–what a counterintuitive thing to say! After all, compassion is the emotional force behind many rescue scenarios, isn’t it? In this article, originally featured in SearchLines magazine, Steve Fleming discusses the reality of this powerful but dangerous emtion when it comes to rescue scenarios. Article: Emergency Scene: Compassion Kills [.pdf]
Snowcats are, for the most part, impressive machines–they go where most machines can’t in conditions where most machines would break. Like all machines, however, some are better suited to certain tasks than others and they all have limitations. Trying to find the right one for your application can be a serious challenge. Knowing this, Art [...]
In a wilderness survival situation the difference between life and death often comes down to you, your training, and your survival kit. Do you have the necessary supplies to survive and do you know how to use them? Of course, different situations as well as different individuals will require different supplies. Obviously, a desert survival situation requires somewhat [...]
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