I made myself a toy
 

I need a snow machine to haul my gear a few hundred feet across the river to my camp ,if and when it freezes .Anyways ,while looking around ,I came across the Snowdog ,which is a little Russian thing that they are now selling in North America ,that looked like it would work perfectly for my needs .Anyways ,no dealers here ,and a little over $5000.00 for a new one ,My buddy and I decided to build our own ,first would be a test mule ,then after making sure it works ,I will fab some up for real .Anyways ,$100.00 later ,this is what we came up with ,and it works awesome .We used a 1972 moto ski snowmobile ,removed the original engine and front end ,welded up some handlebars ,installed a 6 hp Chonda clone from a Baja warier minibike ,and that was pretty much it .It goes 20 ish mph,and has hauled 2 sleds full of bodies so far ,the Russians show them hauling 5 sleds ,5bodies and ice fishing gear and I think there is no reason it wouldn’t do that easily .Still has a few bugs to iron out but mainly they are throttle hook up ,the aircraft cable currently in use freezes to the steel brake line when parked outside overnight .I rode it home from my buddies an hour ago ,and already have two offers to buy it from me ,not ready to sell it yet ,but when I have another one going it can be down the road right away .Pics are of my buddy ,notice the crappy yellow rope throttle ?that worked great but we decided to use steel cable .We didn’t bother chopping the runningboards off of the sled yet or trying to make it look good ,we just wanted to use it as our mule .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrLHFQ7UkO8

Hopefully the link works to the Russian machine

That's pretty sweet. Nice build! :tup:

That's brilliant, Bruce! I've had similar ideas after watching the silly scooter build on Grind Hard Plumbing Company on Youtube.

How many bodies can fit on one sled? asking for a friend who needs some discreet assistance. :D

Depends on the size of the sled ,and how any shovels he needs .

Never seen or heard of that ,but I will check it out tonight .

That looks pretty neat Weld ,it kind of reminds me of the snowbike kit I just sold ,which was a lot of fun to ride .

I was wondering how many cement shoes also.

Now being sold in 3 convenient sizes:

"The Family Man" - Big enough for you and the kiddo to easily get up and down the sledding hills

"The Fisherman" - Big enough for you and the booze

"The Hitman" - Sizes custom built to order. Now comes with 2 Free bags of "Quick Dry" with every order... water, shovels, and ropes sold separately :hehe:

This thing is a lot of fun .I live beside a city ballpark ,currently under 2 feet of snow ,so I have been trying to ride it as much as I can to figure out what I need to change on the next ones .Everytime I take it out ,people stop and try to buy it from me ,or they just stop and stare ,I am the first in my area with something like this so I can see several others building them .I have been knocked off of it a few times from the handlebars ,we mounted them solid to use the leverage to be able to lift the front end over a snowbank or whatever ,works as planned very very well ,but they will surprise you and send you on your tail if you are not paying attention .
Anyways it’s a ton of fun ,and I can’t wait to put it to work .

We're gonna need video, Bruce.

I am going to need to pick up a go pro or something like one .Anybody have any suggestions ?I don’t think I would use it a ton so not sure I want to spend big money on something or cheap out and buy a clone or ?

Here's what I got over a year ago and works great. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Also picked up extra batteries with a charger. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks Jerry ,I will look into it .