Schneewagen

For the attentive follower, you'l recall we had to dig out a snowmobile this last Spring that was burried under 6 feet under the snow. It was just the wrong approach, in my opinion, to transporting in to the cabin during the winter months. 

I've been plotting, planning, and scanning for the right side-by-side that we could put snow tracks on to use for transportation (and play) at the cabin. Friday after the door delivery at the cabin, I got a call from a Honda dealer South of Tacoma who was willing to sell me their demo unit at *my* price. 

A 2018 Honda Pioneer 700-4.

It's a 4-seater with all while drive. Should immeasurably more reliable and useful for transitting to and from KnArrow Haus this winter. The back seats also fold down turning it into a quasi pickup truck bed that we can use to haul materials and supplies in over the winter.

It proved a bit of an ordeal to actually get it home. We already had Norm's truck so we reserved a UHaul trailer, because the side-by-side is too wide and long to fit in a standard size truck bed. I picked up the trailer at UHaul in Renton late afternoon and braved Friday evening, Veterans Day traffic South to Tacoma only to discover when I arrived 30 minutes before closing time that UHaul had given me the *wrong* trailer -- too small by about an inch on the sides. I paid for the UTV, drove back to UHaul in holiday traffic, exchanged to the correct trailer and drove home (because the dealership was now closed for the evening.)

Katie and I left at 8AM Saturday morning and drove back to the dealership South of Tacoma with the correct trailer attached. Hauled the UTV back home. Offloaded it into the garage.

Unloading Schneewagen

Schneewagen in it's temporary resting spot to await snow tracks and an enclosed cab.

Then we drove back to UHaul in Renton to return the trailer before noon, then returned Norm's truck and went up to the cabin to hang the interior doors. Too much driving.

I ordered the snow tracks (Camso 4S1 tracks) and the OEM cab enclosure on Monday. So there's a garage project waiting for me after everything arrives. 

This is approximately what Schneewagen will look like when it's ready for service.