World's First Snowmobile

Dangerspouse

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At the Space Farm museums in Wantage, NJ:

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Dangerspouse

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Peter7100 said:
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Unfortunately not, just been to Florida (loved it) and once landed at Buffalo Airport when travelling to Toronto due to the Canadian Air Traffic Controllers being on strike!
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Well if you are ever so unfortunate as to find yourself on this side of the pond again, and in my area specifically, drop me a line. I'll take you up there and we can take them to task for their shoddy curatorial skills together :eagerness:
 
Peter7100

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Dangerspouse said:
Well if you are ever so unfortunate as to find yourself on this side of the pond again, and in my area specifically, drop me a line. I'll take you up there and we can take them to task for their shoddy curatorial skills together :eagerness:
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That would be great thanks but with this never ending covid (certainly in the UK), I beginning to wonder if I’ll ever get to leave the country again!


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Woodyg3

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That's pretty cool. My grandfather had his model-t set up so that he could attach a belt and pulley system to run a big buzz saw. Can't do that with a Tesla. :)
 
bluzman

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Peter7100 said:
Looks like a very interesting place to visit.

Is that a couple of oil leaks on the floor in the first photo:confused:
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Reminds me of my Harley riding days. A young, new HD rider asked an grizzled old biker how he knew when to add oil to his vintage bike. "When it stops leaking" was his answer.
 
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desmobob

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Cool machine... but probably not the first snowmobile. Carl Eliason in Wisconsin was building his "Motor Toboggan" (a real snowmobile; not a converted car) a few years before that 1922 Ford conversion was built. The original inventor and the dates involved are always a matter of debate, but most will point to someone building a true "snowmobile" a few years before 1920.
 
Dangerspouse

Dangerspouse

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desmobob said:
Cool machine... but probably not the first snowmobile. Carl Eliason in Wisconsin was building his "Motor Toboggan" (a real snowmobile; not a converted car) a few years before that 1922 Ford conversion was built. The original inventor and the dates involved are always a matter of debate, but most will point to someone building a true "snowmobile" a few years before 1920.
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Them's fightin' words! Lol...
 
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desmobob

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Dangerspouse said:
Them's fightin' words! Lol...
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:cheerful: No fighting wanted... :)

Those old Model T conversions are everywhere. I think there's one here in the Adirondacks of NY at Blue Mountain Lake. It's hard to pin down "the first snowmobile." Lots of sources actually claim it's Bombardier in the 1950s but there were a whole bunch of snowmobiles around before that!

One made by Arlberg in 1970 was my first. Then came a few SkiDoos (from the aforementioned Bombardier's company) and currently, a Polaris. Fun toys that help you endure the long northeastern winters!
 
Dangerspouse

Dangerspouse

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desmobob said:
:cheerful: No fighting wanted... :)

Those old Model T conversions are everywhere. I think there's one here in the Adirondacks of NY at Blue Mountain Lake. It's hard to pin down "the first snowmobile." Lots of sources actually claim it's Bombardier in the 1950s but there were a whole bunch of snowmobiles around before that!

One made by Arlberg in 1970 was my first. Then came a few SkiDoos (from the aforementioned Bombardier's company) and currently, a Polaris. Fun toys that help you endure the long northeastern winters!
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Not as much snow here at the top of NJ as you get in the Adirondacks, but still enough that snowmobiles are a common site through the winter months. Never had one myself, but they do look like a blast :)
 
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