Wednesday, March 11, 2015

SNOWMOBILES CLIMBING MOUNTAINS





Jackson, Wyoming - 1985
A snowmobiler finds it quite difficult to keep his sled pointed straight up the mountain.
Once the sled decides it's gone far enough, sometimes it's hard to change its mind.

Monday, March 9, 2015

Saturday, March 7, 2015

1974 SKIROULE RTW

In 1974 Skiroule advertised a low slung and smartly styled new RTW with an impressively quiet Sachs Wankel rotary engine.
The RTW has a slide bar suspension, a 15 1/2-inch track and front and rear shock absorbers

Thursday, March 5, 2015

1986 POLARIS STAR TWINS

Polaris Industries introduced two new Polaris Star twin sleds in 1986.
The twins featured a 340cc fan cooled engine with CDI ignition, oil injection, 5.4 gallon fuel tank, Polaris long travel rear suspension and leaf spring shock absorber front suspension. They are102 inches long with a 15 inch track.
The Star Twin weighed 340 pounds and The ES version 370 pounds. The Star Twin ES offered factory installed electric start and came with speedometer and tach. Both sleds were dressed in bright red with gold accents.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

UNI-SLED SEASON WORKHORSE

1981 - Originally designed by Bill Rauch of Ely, Mn as a snowmobile-towed "firewood" sled.This little workhorse had grown into a year-round freighter sled.
The sled's skis are permanent and the companion Wheel Kit quickly adapted the unit for summer use.  The 48 pound metal sled came with both the wheel kit and pattern instructions for a 2 foot x 4 foot box to further expand its uses. It has a load capacity of 600 pounds.
For all these snowmobile hauling chores, the Minnesota-made freighter may be the answer.