This is a reprint from the Tahquamenon Area Snowmobile Association's Trail report...
Three guys from ohio up enjoying a ride, spent ALL DAY helping TASA repair a damaged groomer......

Now that is giving back to the sport !

If anyone knows these guys please thank them !!






This story is about 3 buckeye guys from Tiffin, Ohio.

In the wee morning hours of February 19, 2008 one of the TASA groomers was headed back in grooming the Falls Trail (#45). We aren’t quite sure what happened, but the groomer and the operator ended up off the trail, in the ditch with a broken axle. Without giving you the blow by blow report of what transpired from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. let’s skip ahead to the rescue mission.

President Bob (AKA Trail Boss Bob) started making phone calls early Tuesday morning to round up a crew to send on a rescue mission. Hubby, Groomer Dan, was going to be driving #11 (one of the groomers) up to where this groomer was in the ditch. Other TASA crew assisting was Mechanics Jerry Wendling and Buzz Medalis, and Wayne Burger, a groomer operator. That made a crew of 4 from TASA.

The situation was assessed and it was necessary to remove the front tire and take the track off. There was a LOT of things that went on to accomplish this rescue mission and it would take up probably 2 pages of “the thigh bone is connected to the hip bone” type of thing to explain it. It was NOT an easy process.

BUT HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THESE THREE NUTS FROM OHIO (THE BUCKEYE STATE) IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN A LOT LONGER THAN IT DID! These guys came along on their sleds before Dan even got up there with #11. They stayed AND WORKED HARD until both groomers were headed off down the trail (which was at least 12 hours later). They gave up a day of riding to assist TASA and there is no way to thank them enough for their help! These guys were a HUGE help and while there were a lot of others that stopped and offered assistance, there really wasn’t anything else that others could have done. These 3 guys gave TASA the extra help that was needed to make this JOB go more quickly and efficiently than it other wise would have.

SO A BIG HELMETS OFF TO JEFF SEIGLY, KEVIN SEIGLY AND LARRY ELKHERT FROM TIFFIN, OHIO! You guys are TASA TROOPERS and unofficial YOOPERS!

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Hmm i guess broke back buckeyes are good for something
J/K good job guys whoever you are?

Wow. These guys paid for trail permits and helped out working on the groomer for 12 hrs and they're from out of state?? Kudos to them!

must been some farm boy that must have same machine back home that is a geat people help when can

A good ol farm boy can fix anything!

Hat's off to whomever you may be!
Nice Job.

hats off for sure!

Nice job Buckeye boys

Thanks Guys, You shall be rewarded someday!!!!

Thanks guys!!!

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