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My first sled was this 1973 John Deere 400.
When my grandpop died he left it to me in his will. I then
knew nothing about snowmobiles, so it was taken to the local sled shop
to be fixed up. $100 repair got it running great. For years
I rode this sled with no problems, but recently it has been showing its
age. Because of that,
I recently rebuilt the motor, and installed new
electronics.
It now has a NOS bumper and grab bars, and a recovered seat.
1975 John Deere JDX8
I bought this sled for the first time several years ago from a farm for
$75.
The belt had come apart, jammed behind the clutch, and tore up
the
seal. I rebuilt the motor over the summer, and rode it around
home
for almost two seasons. I also added some fresh paint, a new
seat,
and windshiled during that time. Then, the CDI starting going
bad.
I didn't want to put more money into it so I sold it. A
couple
years later, it was put up for sale by the person I sold it to.
It
had a new CDI box, and a better paint job. At the time I was
looking
for another sled I could show, this was perfect. So I bought it
back.
1974 John Deere 295/S
Purchased in winter of '04-'05, in the condition you see here. I
always wanted one of these since I posted the restoration of Ron
Sonnek's 295/S. This one is original with about 1000 miles,
and very complete, except for aluminum skis.
1974 John Deere 600 - In the restoration process:
This sled is currently torn down while parts are being cleaned and
painted.
This is the condition I got it in, but it did come with almost
everything else, plus another parts machine.
As it sits now, a rolling chassis w/ a NOS hood sitting on top:
