ARCTIC CAT ASSEMBLES SNO-JET FOR 1976

Press Release - October 1976 - Burlington, VT. - Final assembly of the 1976 model Sno-Jet snowmobiles has began at Thief River Falls, Minnesota plant of Arctic Enterprises, Inc., and all Sno-Jet production is expected to be completed by the end of November.  The assembly of The Sno-Jets at Arctic's plant is part of an agreement between the two manufacturers whereby Arctic will assemble the machines from components and sub- assemblies manufactured and assembled by Sno-Jet at its Thetford Mines, Quebec manufacturing facility.

SNOWMOBILE SPARK PLUG TIPS

 Spark plugs can be the best indicator that your engine may be developing problems.
 LIGHT BROWN is the correct color around the tip of the plug if your engine is operating in the temperature range it was designed for.
LIGHT IS BAD: If the plug tip is light gray or ash white, your engine is running too hot, light gray indicates the problem has started.  Ash white means the problem is critical and you can burn down or seize your engine. The causes insufficient lubrication, mixture too lean, advanced ignition timing, or wrong spark plug selection.
BLACK TIP PLUGS: Sparkplugs with black tips means the engine is running too cold, and carbon deposits are building up.  The most common causes are too much lubrication, fuel air mixture too rich, wrong plug selection, or a weak or faulty ignition system.

1984 MOTO-SKI SONIC LC

Performance was definitely part of the picture on the 1984 Sonic LC, it is equipped with a powerful Rotax engine, a new suspension system and a sleek aerodynamic cab that tells you that it is built for speed.
The powerplant is a 462.8cm Rotax liquid cooled engine with a rotary valve and a forced flow muffler system for maximum performance.
High speed and superb flotation plus balance and handling were the major characteristics.

SNOWMOBILING FINLAND

Reindeer nearly outnumber people in Finland's Lapland and pulling guests on sleighs, safari-style is a tourist tradition.  Some of the Lapps still dress in native custom, but most prefer cross country ski apparel.  The skiers seem to like our sporty snowmobiles.
Before you call your travel agent, figure on bringing your own snowmobiles. Europe, in general, does not have much recreational snowmobiling as we know it in North America, but in the last few years, there has been an increasing recognition as snowmobiling as a sport.

1975 RAIDER SNOWMOBILES

Leisure Vehicles, Inc. manufactured three models in its line of Raider's Twin Track snowmobiles for the 1975 season.  Models included: Hawk, Eagle and Double Eagle. Common features on all models were two eight-inch tracks with hardened steel cleats; centrifugal, torque-sensing Salsbury clutches; four coil independent front suspension with front shock absorbers; torsion springs with shocks and slide rails on the rear and 120 watt alternator.
All Raiders were built with A unitized body and underbody constructed of high-strength molded fiberglass, reinforced plastic. The Eagle and Double Eagle machines have electric start, CD ignition as standard equipment.  The Double Eagle has speedometer and tachometer; each could be added to the Hawk and Eagle.
Engine sizes are 338cc on the Hawk, 339cc on The Eagle and 436cc on The Double Eagle.

1984/85 SNOWMOBILE RACING

Snowmobile Racing _ The Magic Came Back     The winter of 1984/85 is remembered for snowmobile racing circles for a season of growth, changes and experimentation.
Interests peaked for both spectators and racers across the snowbelt. 
In 1983, The world Series of Drag Racing attracted an incredible 454 entries

ABOUT MYSELF

I would like to tell you a little more about myself.  As I've illustrated in my profile within this blog, my life has been centered around snowmobiles which includes the present time.  I was a Rupp dealer from 1969 thru it's death in 1978.  In 1980, I, along with some help made an attempt to bring Rupp Industries back into existence.  "GO HERE", To read all about this attempt.  In 1984, I moved to South Dakota and went on to expand my snowmobile parts and accessories operation by the name of SnoCat Shack and later was renamed Sport Shack, because of a legal matter.  I sold Sport Shack in 1996 and started a company by the name of Battery Shack and sold over 14,000 batteries in 10 years. "CLICK HERE", To learn more about this business.

1981 POLARIS TX-L

In 1981 Polaris claimed that the TX-L will continue to outshine everything in its class.  It was built with a 338cc liquid cooled mill that performs like gangbusters whatever the altitude, temperature or speed and in the looks department it has become a bonafide "10"

TR-800 JOHN DEERE CLUTCH

The TR-800 clutch has rollers mounted to the flyweights. The ramps are fixed to the movable sheave. Flyweight mas can be altered without affecting the shifting profile.
   This is a new clutch which was introduced to consumers for the first time on the 1982 model John Deere Liquifire, which had logged thousands of miles in the field before it was ever installed in a consumer model.  The TR-800 clutch testing program began in earnest during the 1981-82 winter season.
   Some of the early proto-type John Deere TR-800 clutches were plagued with an overheating problem which caused blown belts, however the problem was solved by John Deere.  First by running it open faced like Comet, but the results were unsatisfactory.
To solve the problem, what they came up with was a combination of a rib with a hole behind it that would move the air like a fan and thereby cooling the moving sheave and the belt.  The cooling veins actually created a low pressure area.

CHAPARRAL THE COMPANY

January 1974 - Chaparral was a division of Armco Recreational Products, Inc., and was located at 5995 N. Washington St., Denver, Colorado.  Armco Recreational Products, in turn, was a division of Armco Steel Corporation of Middletown, Ohio.  Another division of Armco Recreational Products was Red Dale Coach, manufacturer of  live-in recreational vehicles headquartered in Longmont, Colorado.  Other products within the Chaparral Division included sport cycles, bicycles, barbecue gas grills and government defense products.
Chaparral, founded in 1967, was purchased by Armco in 1969.  For the first two or three years, Chaparral  was a highly independent division.  In 1972, however, Armco began to play a more active management role, highlighted by the appointment of a long time Armco executive, to the presidency of Chaparral.