I was 11 years old. My dad bought it (despite the fact that it was incredibly expensive for the time) with the soul purpose of conquering the Alaska wilderness*.
These are not pictures of my Play Cat:
The following is not me:
P.S. It was the first snowmachine that I ever drove that was not only completely amphibious, but had reverse!
*contact me for end-results & conclusions of my fathers gamble...
[This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 10-21-2019).]
In summer, do ya take the rubberized tracks off and use it with just the wheels?
Usually just the front axle's cogs are driven by the engine so you need the track transfer the movement. But you can use the track on grass if its an old model with just a ton of bogey wheels and no slides, slides need snow to lube them.
One could do the ATV track thing, Ive never done that. I ride old cheap long since paid off stuff
Looking at all the snow that thing throws around, I'm thinking it needs to be made a bit more efficient. Compare it to a traditional ski doo where it rides more on top of the snow. And imagine spending an hour on it going to the "back country", and having to chisel yourself out of the igloo it creates around you when you finally stop.
I wonder if there is a kit to add skis to the front, and tracks to the rear.
Looking at all the snow that thing throws around, I'm thinking it needs to be made a bit more efficient. Compare it to a traditional ski doo where it rides more on top of the snow. And imagine spending an hour on it going to the "back country", and having to chisel yourself out of the igloo it creates around you when you finally stop. .
Oh yeah itd be a mess. If its not super cold your clothes would be soaked too. Plus the amount of fuel consumed would be massive turning all 4 tracks in powder.
I must be a terrible human being... I kept laughing throughout that video. Glad we don't have any of those nasty spiky things growing here!
I'm not sure which cactus she got in to...looks like what we call Cholla or jumping cactus. The segments come off really easily and will stick to anything and usually, the spines have tiny barbs or hooks on them on the plant end same as the prickly pear does. Really hard to get unstuck from clothing and skin and prone to get infected as well.
Originally posted by maryjane: In summer, do ya take the rubberized tracks off and use it with just the wheels?
I am wondering what the tow hitch is for, . We down south like boats. There is a lot of fun being dragged by a boat while on an inner tube. It is considered 'sport' to turn hard and throw the tube rider.
I'm not sure which cactus she got in to...looks like what we call Cholla or jumping cactus. The segments come off really easily and will stick to anything and usually, the spines have tiny barbs or hooks on them on the plant end same as the prickly pear does. Really hard to get unstuck from clothing and skin and prone to get infected as well.
That is definitely some kind of cholla, maybe Cane Cholla. What we call Jumping Cholla around here is much more densely covered with spines.
Either way, cholla are not to be trifled with. It used to be fun to convince newcomers that they actually jumped out at passing coyotes and hikers.
I must be a terrible human being... I kept laughing throughout that video. Glad we don't have any of those nasty spiky things growing here!
Patrick, Don't feel like the Lone Ranger...……… I had a tough time trying to not grin from ear to ear. I don't enjoy seeing others in pain but, people that play silly games, win stupid prizes. Riding "out of control" in an area with such plants is just asking to become a pin cushion.
Another good example, I ride a heavy cruiser motorcycle, I always wear an helmet and appropriate gear. Don't ask me why, some lessons are learned the hard way. Yet, I see other riders out on the street in shorts and of all the crazy things, shower shoes or sandals. I just shake my head and keep on riding. Ever seen a motorcyclist after a crash that was wearing such items? It ain't pretty. This assumes all the body parts and still attached.
She got off lucky, it could have been much worse. Maybe she learned her lesson.
This is what I had to drive around the farm with (yes it had reverse as well):
I had a relative with a Johnson brand sled that looked like that but with a greenish hood. We used it to get firewood on a pull behind sled for my grandfather.
Originally posted by Boondawg: I meet people to this very day who still think Porcupines throw their quills. And are horrified when I tell them how delicious porcupine meat is!
I corrected my Nephew that toads don't give you warts, not even if they pee on you. I then had to correct my mother in law standing next to us who also thought it was true.
Maybe some people just don't ask questions to find things out, I on the otherhand cant stop my brain from asking the questions...
Patrick, Don't feel like the Lone Ranger...……… I had a tough time trying to not grin from ear to ear. I don't enjoy seeing others in pain but, people that play silly games, win stupid prizes. Riding "out of control" in an area with such plants is just asking to become a pin cushion.
In my own defense, I think it was the banter from the woman's male companion that had me chuckling. It was obvious that he was having trouble not laughing out loud at her predicament.
I corrected my Nephew that toads don't give you warts, not even if they pee on you. I then had to correct my mother in law standing next to us who also thought it was true.
Now that your mother-in-law has been suitably informed, convince her to lick one.
I grew up riding late 70s sleds.
What were they thinkin'? 
Glad we don't have any of those nasty spiky things growing here!
