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Joseph-Armand Bombardier, The Father of Snowmobiling
The first snowmachine patent seems to have been issued in 1927 to Carl. J. Eliason of Sayner, Wisconsin. Bombardier's development in 1958 of the type of sport machine that we know today as a "snowmobile.

[Richard]

I don't ride anymore but we raced and ran Artic Cats in the 70's&80's before they split the scene for ahwile. I noticed at a hill climbimb in B.C that there were alot of Artic Cats and Polaris 900 RMK's I think. With more or less bolt on extras these wingnuts are pushing their machines well over 200 hp. They would climb a tree if the bark didn't come off.


The new term I guess is (SLED) but alot of older people still say SKI DOO'S kinda gives credence to Bomabardier.
Kinda like Q-Tips and Band Aids

[Streaker]

Eliason may have the patent but it looks like he left it to Bombardier to develop the modern snowmobile. Richard's point about the term "ski doo" confirms that Bombardier is the one who brought the snowmobile to the mass-market.

Some of Bombardier's early "experiments" are really scary-looking. His first machine was built from a stripped-down model T chassis. No bodywork, no suspension, no track or wheels. Propeller-driven, with the rider wedged in between the engine and the prop-no protective cage around the prop!

[ziggy]

Streaker wrote:

Eliason may have the patent but it looks like he left it to Bombardier to develop the modern snowmobile. Richard's point about the term "ski doo" confirms that Bombardier is the one who brought the snowmobile to the mass-market.

Some of Bombardier's early "experiments" are really scary-looking. His first machine was built from a stripped-down model T chassis. No bodywork, no suspension, no track or wheels. Propeller-driven, with the rider wedged in between the engine and the prop-no protective cage around the prop!

Ahhhh! I've seen pic's of those.

It was Canadians who made the snowmobile what it is today.
Something that will take you to the top of the mountain and probably get you killed just as fast as the first prototype would if you walked into one of those blades.

[ShepherdsDog]

are you going to turn wine into water now?

[llama66]

wow. Total epic necro-post. but now that its kinda revived, I was a little surprised to see S.O.S. was adopted as international distress code in 1906, because the first time a ship used it was 1912 as the Titanic was sank.

[herbie]

Alpine? My first one was a 67, twin tracks and a single front ski.... (turn you fucker!!!) hated it....
used it mostly as a tractor, dragged the kids up the gravel pit and they'd toboggan down on the hood of an old '54 Ford

[coaster_dot]

A Wisconsin invention hmmm...thats pretty cool I guess. Something new and interesting I found about my state today

We have 4 snowmobiles but 1 is down for repair. We have a lot of trails around our house which is endless fun. On really bad snowing days I would rode mine 6 miles to school. The school actually had the unplowed axillary lot for snowmobiles or ATVs.