I would not remove the shroud, especially from a trail rig, because it really does affect the efficiency of the fan at the very time you need it most. Rather than that, if you wish to improve access, consider modifying the shroud. This is just off the top of my head, but I imagine it wouldn't be hard, for example, to saw the shroud in half, top to bottom, make some kind of tab at the bottom to hold the two pieces together, and perhaps a little tab with a wingnut on the top. The bottom tab might not even be necessary, since the shroud has a seating tab on each side that slips in. Then you just decouple the top, and pull each half up separately. Don't take this as an accomplished design. I just thought of it about as long ago as it takes to type this.