Dead sleds left on the hill?

[capulin overdrive]

While amusing to see, it can't be good for the cause.

One up on Kebler, and maybe still Tincup.

Should the local clubs be getting them out of there?

 

[kiliki]

owner should foot the bill. on a side note a match in the gas tank and 2 hours later you can carry it all out in a bucket.

 

[05900]

May be stolen, finders keepers !

 

[AndrettiDog]

I'm very involved in a club in the Vail area. There are a couple abandoned sleds in this area. How do we get them out in areas that are well beyond roads? There are costs that can be put on the clubs, but is that right? I agree they should be out. Maybe VIN numbers should be traced back to the last registered owner. In many cases it might only be the original owner. That's if the VIN hasn't been removed.

 

[capulin overdrive]

Not right for the clubs to have to foot the bill, or even do it.

But it might be good PR if the clubs did try and do something?


Anyways, just thought it was worth some dialogue.

 

[05900]

Good excuse to take ATV/trailer out for a ride and haul 'em out. . .before the greenies bitch?

 

[rhalloran]

I'd volunteer a day or two to help get dead sleds out, as I am sure others would. Might be hard to track down owners, even with VIN - if the abandoner were enough of a dirtbag to leave it there, he's likely to disavow knowledge & simply say he sold it, does not remember to who.

I sold a Jeep many years ago, a few months later, state cops showed up. "We found your Jeep burned to the ground on the side of the highway." Told them I sold it X months ago, probably have the bill of sale and/or paper ad (pre-Craigslist), they did not even bother waiting for me to look & left.

.02c!

 

[volcano buster]

I think the club should contact the local Sheriff and discuss with them. Make it a legal venture first. Who knows, if it is not claimable by the last owner maybe the club could part the sled out and use the money for other things.

I also think that sleds and sled litter from popular riding areas should be cleaned up after the winter.

 

[AndrettiDog]

I think the club should contact the local Sheriff and discuss with them. Make it a legal venture first. Who knows, if it is not claimable by the last owner maybe the club could part the sled out and use the money for other things.

I also think that sleds and sled litter from popular riding areas should be cleaned up after the winter.

I'm going to contradict myself a little here (just for conversation as Capt'n said). If it's reported to the Sheriff's office or anyone else, it's likely to make the paper or bad press - at least in my area. Maybe that is a good reason for the club to deal with it. We don't need the greenies using pictures of abandoned sleds against us. Or worse, they take them out and brag to the paper about it.

 

[capulin overdrive]

At least there's still a few counties around with redneck sheriffs, so maybe there.


Starting to look like the burning them up in season is they way to?



Know on my farm, things sometimes spontaneously combust on cloudy snowy days!

 

[DDECKER]

I'm more in willing to help!!!! give a few days to get "the dead sled out" could also wait till first few snows and sled in to remove it..

 

[POLZIN]

Go get them and part them out . Any POS who would just leave it can pound sand

 

[IDspud]

Seen em drug through the brush by horseback before.....

 

[Dogmeat]

Club volunteers and 18v Sawzalls? Cut it up and pack it out.

Its clearly not going to be recovered by the owner if its left alone in the forest for 6+ months.

 

[Scott]

Maybe...JUST MAYBE, the owner was waiting for parts, but ran out of snow.

Maybe he's waiting for fresh snow to take parts in and fix it so he can ride it out.

There IS that chance.

 

[Redneck16]

dead sled

I found a dead one in a ravine in the White river forest a few years ago and went to the effort of tracking down the owner. It had the registration sticker and vin but never found anyone to claim it. It got really frustrating as the sheriff told me "if it's not yours and you move it, that's stealing. It doesn't matter if you don't find the owner" The FS didn't seem to care if I went in there and got it, but they warned me any pieces left behind or damage would be my responsibility. I also had to report it all through the FS. I even offered the coordinates of it to them and they really didn't seem to care.

Going to the work to get it out sounded like a fun challenge, dealing with all the bs and risk after it sounded like pita.

 

[milehighassassin]

I can't imagine that is truly stealing. If you tried to contact the owner without prevail you can get an abandoned title on a motor vehicle. Obviously until this year snowmobiles are not titled. Therefor you can easily just say it is "yours". Really not title to prove otherwise.

 

[joshkoltes]

That sounds like fun! If I knew there was one up there I'd finally have a reason to go up in the summer! I bet I could get one out over the weekend if I'd get to keep it in the end!

 

[05900]

Maybe...JUST MAYBE, the owner was waiting for parts, but ran out of snow.

Maybe he's waiting for fresh snow to take parts in and fix it so he can ride it out.

There IS that chance.

Maybe they ran out of money?
http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=363281

 

[capulin overdrive]

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