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snow2

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My apologies if this has been discussed.

Video's of ppl heading out ice fishing on a northern mn lake,leader of the pack pulling 5 portable shacks with what appears to be a track lawn mower contraption,no name on the thing,electric, max speed 20mph,operator stands on a platform/deck as he motors about. Pretty slick deal early a n d late ice.

Light weight, one person can lift it to place in a smaller suv, compact storage,

Cant copy and paste a pic using my phone,slick machine when sleds,wheelers are not a option because of ice condition,sure beats walking out a few miles on big water lakes.
So,if anyone has a clue
what this gizmo is,let's here it.
 


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Yup,yahtzee....thanx,its not electric, 10 or 15hp briggs straton engine,pulls up to 650 lbs.
 

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My apologies if this has been discussed.

slick machine when sleds,wheelers are not a option because of ice condition,sure beats walking out a few miles on big water lakes.
Not sure why a snowdog would work when a lightweight air cooled snowmobile wouldn’t

a snowmobile has skis to distribute weight of the engine and rider

would be interesting to see a weight distribution analysis - I’m sure snowdog and the operator riding in a sled is lighter - but enough to be a significant factor?
 


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Not sure why a snowdog would work when a lightweight air cooled snowmobile wouldn’t

a snowmobile has skis to distribute weight of the engine and rider

would be interesting to see a weight distribution analysis - I’m sure snowdog and the operator riding in a sled is lighter - but enough to be a significant factor?
Weight distribution analysis factor yadda blah blah sounds like we got a liberal scientist lookin to do some sorta tax payer wastin study tell ya what a real man drives his 3500 deleted Cummins on the ice when the lake is froze don’t need no safe ice science talk from anyone I been around long enough to know good ice
 

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Not sure why a snowdog would work when a lightweight air cooled snowmobile wouldn’t

a snowmobile has skis to distribute weight of the engine and rider

would be interesting to see a weight distribution analysis - I’m sure snowdog and the operator riding in a sled is lighter - but enough to be a significant factor?
Yuppis in the video said,no trailer no truck to haul sled or wheeler.

Not to mention a sled would chew bookoo belts up going that slow,the clutch on said sled doesn't engage until 6k rpm's plus this little gizmo is lite weight,easily handled and loaded into a small suv by one person,takes up little storage area. Not my deal but i can see the benefit for certain ppl
 

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Yuppis in the video said,no trailer no truck to haul sled or wheeler.

Not to mention a sled would chew bookoo belts up going that slow,the clutch on said sled doesn't engage until 6k rpm's plus this little gizmo is lite weight,easily handled and loaded into a small suv by one person,takes up little storage area. Not my deal but i can see the benefit for certain ppl
Oh I certainly get their benefits. I dreamed about building something similar 20-30 years ago when all I had was my legs.

I was just wondering if they are really that much better than a sled for "when sleds,wheelers are not a option because of ice condition" as you stated earlier.
 


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It didn’t work real well for this guy it seems.


Wow! I was once (maybe?) that brave and adventurous (stupid).

Not anymore.

What that guy makes lacks in smarts (using a Snow Dog to try that in the first place) he more than makes up for in positive attitude and adventurous spirit.
 
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