snowmobile trivia

qwerty · Post by **qwerty** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:12 pm

the panther had a pretty good haul. was it not one of the first to have slide rail suspention as well?

Liquifire 4/6 · Post by **Liquifire 4/6** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:16 pm

Jeff, I don't think Sno Cruiser ever built a 30" wide track. I'm wondering if perhaps, your dad's sled may have been a Polaris Voyager? I say this because an old neighbor of mine had a Voyager (the one I'm dealing on) many years ago and I always thought it was some sort of Sno Cruiser product as it shared the same colors and general ugliness of design. I only found out last winter that it was a Polaris. It was mentioned earlier that Sno Coupe had a 30.5" track. I did a bit of research this morning and found out that Sno Coupe actually used a Voyager track on this model.....so I guess I stand corrected. The Voyager had a 30.5" track, not a 30".

Liquifire 4/6 · Post by **Liquifire 4/6** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:23 pm

qwerty, I think the Panther is generally considered as being the first sled with sled rail suspension, but it depends how you look at it. I have the remains of a 1960 Autoboggan behind my shop. It has slide suspension...if you consider wood slides as a slide rail system. By the way, I think I'm gonna put that Autoboggan on ebay tonight. It's in pretty sorry condition, but there's still enough left of it for a restoration. I was going to restore it myself, but then it occured to me that it's so darned big, I'd need to add onto my shop to have a place to store it.

Spitfire79 · Post by **Spitfire79** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:12 pm

Hi 4/6. It was a Sno-Cruiser. I spent many a day igging out the bast when I got it stuck. It was blue with reverse. I thought it was a 30" track but prhaps it was narrower.

Rodimus Prime · Post by **Rodimus Prime** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:56 pm

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JDXspec · Post by **JDXspec** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:09 pm

Heres one: Which snowmobile had an engine that ran backwards? (Counterclockwise viewing the fan) and No the engine was not a reversible engine.

Haven't heard the answer yet. Heres a hint. Recoil was on the left and clutch on the right. Track in front!

Rod, the first CDI was on the 295/s in 74.

Liquifire 4/6 · Post by **Liquifire 4/6** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:11 pm

that would have to be a Bolens Diablo Rouge or a Husky? I gotta admit, your signature helped me a little.....lol

basketdators · Post by **basketdators** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:50 am

Rebadged Polaris- you added more than I new
I'm still not sure "if" the Bullet had direct drive, I remember seeing one years ago at a wrecker ,and thought at the time that it was , but ???
Another farm implement- Ingham Industries built the Ski-Bee ,Allister Ingham also wrote a rather large book on the history of the snowmobile called " As the Snow Flys" , I recommend it .
Yes, GM built, I beleive artillary in Regina for the Allied Forces. A rather fitting question as it is Rememberance Day tommorow.
Lest We Forget, thanks for the thread , it's been fun, Bill

JDXspec · Post by **JDXspec** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 2:30 pm

Yes the husky would be right. Having in my sig wold help and the pic on my control panel would too. It was a JLO L252

grantnelson00 · Post by **grantnelson00** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:14 pm

that thread ws so tasty and filling , I made two meals of it. Excellent!

JoeRainville · Post by **JoeRainville** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:17 pm

Answers to my last quiz:

Only the 74 295/s had optional suspensions. It has been incorrectly written that some of the JDX's did too. Options for the 295/s were: Slider, Bogie and Bogie-Slide as Deere called it. Was pretty much a para-rail. The aluminum tunnel was drilled for all three types.

Dator was the only factory Deere to offer dual pipes.

74 295/s was the first Deere with a Mikuni, and dual at that. Also first CDI motor, and the first motor branded directly by Kiortz, not labbeled CCW.

First aluminum centered bogie: 1973 JDX-4. All other 73's, and all 72's, had steel centers,. All the 74-77 bogie sleds had aluminum centers.

Thanks for playing...now back to your regularly scheduled life. Or lack there of

Rainville

B)

Final Jepardy: Name last last Free Air sled in production in the entire industry!
Deere bonus: Name the two Deere sleds that came with full steel tunnel and the year they were built...

Liquifire 4/6 · Post by **Liquifire 4/6** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:31 pm

JoeRainville wrote:
Final Jepardy: Name last last Free Air sled in production in the entire industry!
Deere bonus: Name the two Deere sleds that came with full steel tunnel and the year they were built...

Last Production F/A sled? I want to say 1984 John Deere Snowfire

Steel Tunnel JD sleds? 1973 JDX4, 1979 Trailfire 340, & 1979 Trailfire 440

JoeRainville · Post by **JoeRainville** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:43 pm

Well done Pete! You win...uhh...well nothing, but good job anyway!

The Deere line up in 84 not only contained the last F/A in the undustry, but also that last use of a cleated track. Sprints, Snow's and Trailfires all still had cleated tracks in 84.

Double Jepardy Final, final round: What year did the Sportfire switch to a rubber track?

Bonus: What year did the chaincase sleds get a 1/2" wider track?

-Rainville

B)

PS: Big hint: Answers can be found in the FAQ section...

Liquifire 4/6 · Post by **Liquifire 4/6** » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:50 pm

Joe, I think I gotta get myself a life cause you actually had me running around in my backyard with a magnet to figure out the answer to the steel tunnel question. Good one and thanks for playing.

Liquifire 4/6 · Post by **Liquifire 4/6** » Sun Nov 11, 2007 1:27 am

Well, since I started this silly thread I guess it's time I threw in a question.

Evidently, names are hard to come by in the internal combustion industry. Sled manufacturers and automakers have been stealing names from each other for decades. Name as many snowmobile models you can think of which were also model names of automobiles. Include the snowmobile and auto manufacturer's name. I thought of 33 including the following examples to get you started:

Ski Doo--Elan--Lotus, Moto Ski--Capri--Mercury, Kawasaki--LTD--Ford

Hint: Original monickers must be scarce as hen's teeth in Roseau because the northstar builder is by far the biggest name thief. Things must better in Horicon as Deere only stole two.