Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Here is a JD 6400 made into a trail groomer for the Keswick New Brunswick club. The drag helps to steer the tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Funky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 The groomers around here are New Hollands with tracks around the wheels and they pull the groomer thing. Some are the cab over looking ones with tracks. Most of them are Bombadiers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 They are funky looking for sure and I've seen a lot of the New Holland ones around too. My favorite are the Tuckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddog13407 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 hell our small local club was still using the old elan with a pull behind groomer up until a few years ago. most of our trails are secondaries tho and not wide enough for the big guys 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Gotta love the old ski-doos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 There's a vintage ride up here in Lowville NY this Saturday. I'm taking this beast. 1986 Skidoo Citation 250 single cylinder. Got some work to do on her. Going out in the garage soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 22, 2013 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 On my Grandmothers farm and all the neighbors, we blazed our trails with a 1968 and a 69 Johnson ski horse. Couldn't see over the hood unless you kneeled on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Was weined on the golden age of snowmobiles. Was 3 years old riding up front with my dad in his 340 tnt. My mom had the 440 Nordic. We also had a 299. Before that we had old Yamahas (big and heavy). Before that I think my dad had a AMF and before that a 335 ski doo. We used to rent a house in Brant Lake and go every weekend. My dad's close friend had to outdo everybody and wound up with a Ski Doo 899?. It was the sled they banned from racing. It was plain gray and had dual tuned exhausts. Terrible machine on the trail it would just dig itself in and overheat lol. I blew the piston out of the 340 tnt back in the eighties. Cheers, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifth wheel Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 On my Grandmothers farm and all the neighbors, we blazed our trails with a 1968 and a 69 Johnson ski horse. Couldn't see over the hood unless you kneeled on them.We still have 2 or 3 around. we had 66 & 67 Evinrude Skeeter, 68? Johnson, 70 evinrude the first one with reverse, and the sleighmate. Like you we went first to make the trail , (20" wide track).Thinking about it now, we had a lot of fun.FW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 On the old sled topic, you guys ever heard of Alouette snowmobiles? Papa and I have like 5 of them. Here's a picture of my 1973 Alouette 340 Eliminator. My great grandfather who I never met sold Alouettes back in the 70's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 There were so many companies back then. I remember Massey Ferguson had a sled so did John Deere. Scorpions, Moto Ski, I can't remember them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifth wheel Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Skiroyal was one, and the family up the street had a Bolens, very unusal the engine and tracks,( yes a pair of tracks like a crawler dozer) up front, and pulled a two person seat on skis behind . to steer there was a handle bar on the powered end and you would steer it like a sulky behind a lawn mower. It was " a pissah", about 1967.FW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milaca Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I would guess that there were about two-dozen snowmobile manufacturers in Minnesota back in the late 1960's-early 1970's, now I only know of two (Arctic Cat and Polaris). I have a 1971 Scorpion (also a MN made snowmobile) in the shed, Scorpion also made parts for other manufacturers like Massey Ferguson and Sears before being bought out by Arctic Cat in the late 1970's. As a kid, I had a 1969 Polaris Mustang 440 with an all steel chassis....VERY heavy! Got it stuck in the woods once and it took me an hour to get it out.....good times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Papa and I used to have a 1979 Scorpion Whip Para rail suspension and it was a 440. Now, I can tell you that they named that sled the Whip for a reason. She was light and fast!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCDrum Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Our old 440 Nordic was big and heavy. Any young people buying sleds today have no idea how easy they have it with rear suspension, reverse, heated grips, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 what's a trail groomer? You have to make a snowmobile trail with them before the snowmobile will go? Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 what's a trail groomer? You have to make a snowmobile trail with them before the snowmobile will go? Tom you read my mind! i been afraid to ask for fear of looking like a dumbass!.....................Mark Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 All them throttle jockeys as we call them who think its cool to go brap, brap, brap and 110 mph down the trail all day and just constant traffic make moguls. The groomer comes along every once and awhile and smooths out the trail.Also the vintage ride is this afternoon. I'll be leaving the house at 11:30. I'll post pictures after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Tom you read my mind! i been afraid to ask for fear of looking like a dumbass!.....................MarkHere in snowmobile country land owners allow local snowmobile clubs to use their land to make trails that cover the north country and to go from state to state and into Canada. These clubs use groomers and pull drags to smooth the snow where needed. Everyone up here rely opon winter sports to help the local economy. I'll find a photo of a groomer and drag for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Tom you read my mind! i been afraid to ask for fear of looking like a dumbass!.....................Markdon't bother me, i'm used to it- seems to come natural. 1 Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 All them throttle jockeys as we call them who think its cool to go brap, brap, brap and 110 mph down the trail all day and just constant traffic make moguls. The groomer comes along every once and awhile and smooths out the trail.Also the vintage ride is this afternoon. I'll be leaving the house at 11:30. I'll post pictures after.moguls? Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Maikshilo Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Here my son takes his sled to school with his buddy's. There are about twenty kids that go to school this way.Here they are headed out about 6:00 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umodelnut Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I made it!!! I'm alive!! And my sled never died either. A whole 14 miles on the old dogs. 51 old sleds registered!!! I had my single cylinder wound out most of the time across them moguls too. Bounce bounce bounce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vision386 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 don't bother me, i'm used to it- seems to come natural.Same here! Quote Mack Truck literate. Computer illiterate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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