The story starts with the Consumer Products decision that Bill Hewitt wanted to create and everything else you want to know. The good and the bad decisions along the way and more than most even think about. Racing is just a part of the story. How did snowmobiles effect Deere is discussed in the fina...

Many of you know that two of us have been writing the history of the JD snowmobile adventure at John Deere. The book is now available to pre-order at Amazon Books and they're saying delivery will be late December. Search for Amazon Books and then search on the site for John Deere Snowmobiles and you...

Joe and others, I got all 16 pages and they are great. The text has been re-written and there's over 70,000 words. Ron Leonard has done most of the text and I think you will be surprised how much of the total story we were able to capture. I did most of the technical development of the drive systems...

Joe,

Keep trying because I really need this article.

Dick

Joe, Scanning would be best because I'm at our winter home in Florida till the end of the month. I have great software to fix your scans if they need it including straightening them. Make sure to scan at a high resolution. If it's easier to mail please do so and I will send it back to you after I sc...

Joe,

Were you able to find the 1976 Cyclone/Liquifier Snowgoer article?

Anyone else out there have this?

Dick Teal

Joe,

Thanks for the quick reply and hopefully the article. Please see if the other article is available while you're looking.

Dick

To all Deere collectors, As many of you know we've been working on the history of Deere sleds. It looks like we'll have it at the publishers this summer in time for Christmas sales. I think you'll enjoy all of the information and history including rare pictures, etc. I'm in need of a couple special ...

Bobby Enns,

Please e-mail me at teal@charter.net. Ron has a few questions for you and I will pass on your contact information to him. He's working on the race section now.

Thanks for the welcome,

Dick

Thanks for the welcome. I've been lurking around here for years without joining. I had to join to look at the sled with the scoop on the recoil side. Some of the folks on the site know that we're putting together the history of snowmobiles at Deere from the beginning to the end. I mention this becau...