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Snowmobile Turned Into "Slowmobile"
Don Bogardus, Sloansville, N.Y., recently sent FARM SHOW photos of the snowmobile that he repowered and geared down.
“We make some maple syrup here, and as we tap more trees it’s getting harder to get the sap out of the woods,” says Bogardus. “I thought a snowmobile might do the trick, so I found a used one for
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Snowmobile Turned Into Slowmobile FARM HOME Miscellaneous Don Bogardus Sloansville N Y recently sent FARM SHOW photos of the snowmobile that he repowered and geared down “We make some maple syrup here and as we tap more trees it’s getting harder to get the sap out of the woods ” says Bogardus “I thought a snowmobile might do the trick so I found a used one for $50 It worked but it was way too fast and after a while the clutch let go To solve the problem I yanked out the engine and clutch and installed a Kawasaki 12 hp 1-cyl engine which I geared down with V-belt pulleys The belt also serves as the snowmobile’s clutch ” He says the snowmobile now goes only about one third as fast as its normal speed “which is perfect for pulling our sap sled around the woods ” He added a throttle lever that works like the ones found on tractors as well as a foot clutch and a key-start “Everything is pretty well packed into the snowmobile’s engine bay but it all fits and does the job for us ” notes Bogardus Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Don Bogardus 3375 Hwy Rt 20 Sloansville N Y 12160 ph 518 868-9309; dondwelder@gmail com
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