GUIDELINES FOR SNOWMOBILE TRAIL
           GROOMER OPERATOR TRAINING


A Resource Guide for Trail Grooming Managers and Equipment Operators:


Chapter 2 - Grooming Equipment
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Grooming Tractors:
The name “Grooming Tractor” is used to refer to a broad range of tracked and semi-tracked vehicles used to pull grooming drags or to carry tillers and compactor bars. The term “tractor” is used generically to identify the purpose of the vehicle, which is to pull, power, or move a trail grooming implement, and should not be confused with farm tractor conversions that are sometimes also used as grooming tractors.

Some areas also refer to grooming tractors as “prime movers.”Samples of typical grooming tractors are shown below for the purpose of introduction:

          
                          
Photo 2.1 Typical grooming tractors


                         
Figure 2.2 Typical components of a grooming tractor


Figure 2.2 shows the side and front views of a typical 2-track grooming tractor.

While design details will vary between 2-track and 4-track vehicles, as well as between manufacturers, the basic components of a grooming tractor are illustrated well by this typical unit.



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