snowmobile trivia

bob15 · Post by **bob15** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:29 pm

My '48 B has a the leaping deer on the battery box. Which 2 lungers have you seen that don't have a leaping deer?

bob

deere memorabilia · Post by **deere memorabilia** » Tue Nov 13, 2007 10:44 pm

Thanks Bob!! Just my point another topic that Rodimus is trying to fool everyone about. It's to bad that we have people coming to this site to look for valuable info and some know it all has to give out all the wrong facts. If we are looking for a ficticious story, we should all go to some childrens story book website. Rod, prove us wrong, show me the standing deer.

qwerty · Post by **qwerty** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:37 am

i prefer the 2 legged dear to the four leg, i also like foxes and chicks and even the odd cougar. i find though that the standing dear are a lot easier to catch than the leaping ones.

JoeRainville · Post by **JoeRainville** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:54 am

Rich, don't avoid posting because of mis-information or being bullied about it. Not all of us can handle being corrected, but feel free to keep me on the straight and narrow!

Tim Kudla will never let me live down that the 82 Sprintfire originally had an exposed motor when I didn't know that I was holding a take off 82 hood in my hands about 6 years ago. Keeps me on my toes to keep the facts straight. Especially now the ETD guys on here, plus the factory engineers to boot. I look forward to what I can learn from ASM's like yourself, along with the factory guys.

You totally have my permission to correct any errors I post, REALLY. You are a wealth of knowledge, and I hope you continue to share it with us. But, the 340/s was Deere's first use of a 102-C

Just busting on you, sorry!

Take care,
-Joe Rainville

B)

PS: I checked my 1940 H S/N 17,000 even. Yup, jumping Deere logo on it orginally

Liquifire 4/6 · Post by **Liquifire 4/6** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:31 am

I'm startin to wish I'd never asked the question about the jumping deere...sometimes there's just a lot of right answers, but some are more right than others. I should have been more specific with my wording...I meant the deere inside the round cornered rectangle such as on the hoods of the hundred series. Good thing I didn't ask who invented the snowmobile.

And like Joe, I'd appreciate being corrected if any of my answers were wrong.

qwerty, might I suggest eharmony for the two legged dear.......

07_Z570 · Post by **07_Z570** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:37 am

I thought John deere always had the Leeping deere, with the Green and Yellow Paint Scheme.

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:49 am

Does anyone know what was the last snowmobile to use wood in any of it's components? Other than seat bottoms.

07_Z570 · Post by **07_Z570** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:58 am

Wood? Hmm. did some have wood track parts? Or wood Slides? I didnt think sleds would of had slides pre '69. wooden Seat bottoms lasted while.. 80's i believe. Im not up on Sled triva..

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:11 am

I do know that the old Huski sleds had hardwood cleats on the tracks. The older Bosak's had wood skis, belly pan, track cleats and it was used as a simple bearing for shafts to turn inside of.

Liquifire 4/6 · Post by **Liquifire 4/6** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:17 am

I know that the Ski Doo square shaft clutches used wood rollers throughout the seventies and possibly into the early eighties. Seems to me my buddies 81 Citation 4500 still had wood rollers..I think the later square shaft clutches might have used some type of composite roller.

and Danzig's 81 Trail Cat has a wood crate

07_Z570 · Post by **07_Z570** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:31 am

Yea the Wood Clutch Rollers.. lasted until around late 70's I believe, 1981 had composite rollers, Thats for sure. I thought i Saw wood cleats on a sled.. or something, as messed up as that sounds. lol Hmm, Wood belly pan.. wow..

_FIII · Post by **_FIII** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:35 am

Didn't know that doo used wood rollers on the early square drive clutches. I know my 81 and 82 5500mx Blizzards use a composite fiber type like you had mentioned Pete.

I think to lighten up my spitfire for drags this year I am going to ditch the steel skis and bolt on a couple of hockey sticks on edge. Maybe composite hockey sticks if I want to roll with the big boys and take it serious

07_Z570 · Post by **07_Z570** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:09 am

:wacko:

qwerty · Post by **qwerty** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:43 am

does anyone know the serial # of the millionth doo. i have a couple from that era and i wonder where they rank ?

Rodimus Prime · Post by **Rodimus Prime** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:13 am

deleted all posts in this thread. Why? simple its turning into a lets insult RP constantly well guess what you have suceeded in doing so. Act like adults and ill listen to your arguements. Act like the last couple of posts, ie children, and i will completely ignore your posts until you prove you actually know something.