Hippo

Names

• Hippo
• Dave’s baby
• the groomer

Origin

See the 2011 photo of Hippo wallowing. That was Hippo earning its name.

Purpose

Snow plow and groomer. Used for grooming Forest Road 420, the skier side of F.R. 54, the lower parts of Meany Hill and the cross country ski trails near Meany Lodge.

Specifications

• Model: Piston Bully PB 160 D
• Year: 1995
• Engine: 160 horsepower
• Fuel: diesel
• Serial: 813.10-14343

Piston Bully

• 1-775-857-5030 Tech Support
• Aux Hydraulics Control Panel
• Control Valve Schematic
• Hydraulics Schematic
• Repair / Parts Manual

See Also

• Groomer Guides

History

2011

2016 or 2017

• Replaced valves 4 and valve 10.

2019

• track replacement, $25,000 ^wp19

2021

• unable to raise blade. Hippo stuck at skier pickup. Fixed itself when we returned the next day. Troubleshooted by switching wiring for valves and restored ability to raise blade. Replaced one of the valves.

2022

• unable to raise blade or lower tiller. Problem was the tiller downpressure switch was activated, robbing power from the rest of the hydraulics system. Solution: flip the switch to off.
• throttle linkage cable frayed in two. Used the F switch override to drive it back to the Zoo. New cable ordered.