b'Whos In The Groomer?Another great Photoshop parody by Tom Potanovic! Whats your dream groomer and orfacilities and safety programs for theNew York, Wisconsin, Michigan and drag? corporation. Earlier in my career, ICanada. There are now three different My dream groomer is a Tucker Sno- worked as a mechanical engineermodels: the mini, original, and the XL, Cat 300hp with a Trail Paver drag withto design and install manufacturingwhich range from six to ten feet long, a Merrill Limb Masher XL brush bar.processing equipment for veneer andand with several different mounting In my opinion, this setup is the bestplywood. options.American-made package that any club could have. Your engineering backgroundWhat club (s) do you belong to? and groomer experience spawnedCountry Riders, Pittsburg Ridge Do you work on your groominga unique tool: The Merrill LimbRunners in Pittsburg, NH, and Polar equipment?Masher. What can you tell us about it? Bear Riders in Cochrane, Ontario. Yes, as an operator, you do what needsThe idea came about in 2017 when to be donescheduling service work,two clubs, the Drift Dusters, and fixing broken items and performingCountry Riders, wanted to purchase Do you prefer grooming at night or routine maintenance.brush bars. The units they wereduring the day? looking at all seemed to be under- I like them both, but I like to start designed for its application. Thinkingduring the day at the beginning of the What is your full-time job?I could design something better,season. It is much easier and safer to My full-time job is as an Environmentalafter a couple of months, the Merrillcut trees and fill ditches in the daylight. Health and Safety Manager forLimb Masher was born. Today, theOnce the season is underway, I prefer Columbia Forest Products. I manageclubs still operate the original bar,to groom at night. My favorite time the environmental programs for fourand I have about one hundred barsis to start at 3 a.m. and groom trails in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,where you can watch the sun come up Winter 2022 | 11'