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A 5 page paper. Snowmobiles have come a long way since the first hand-built, 2.5 hp model was introduced in 1924. This essay reports the developments and refinements in the early years of snowmobile manufacturing and then provides a description of four models in 2003. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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"front mounted liquid cooled 2.5 HP outboard engine, slide rail track guides, wooden cleats, rope controlled steering skis and two-up seating located over the track" (Carl Eliason & Co., 1997).
Eliason used downhill skis for the running boards and he used part of a radiator from a Ford Model T as a cooling device for the motor (Carl Eliason &
Co., 1997). To operate this machine, the floating tracks were elevated above the ground, the engine was started and revved up, the tracks were lowered and the machine moved (Carl
Eliason & Co., 1997). The speed of the machine depended on the track slippage (Carl Eliason & Co., 1997). Eliason patented his machine in 1927 and over the next 15
years, the "Motor Toboggans" were refined through trial and error (Carl Eliason & Co., 1997). Eliason was using both two and four cylinder motorcycle engines, which were sold for $350
and $550, respectively (Carl Eliason & Co., 1997). Different designs could seat up to three or four persons in tandem (Carl Eliason & Co., 1997). Target markets for the machines
included hunters and other outdoor winter persons and utility workers (Carl Eliason & Co., 1997). The design of the snowmobile went through numerous refinements. The Four Wheel Drive Auto Company
took over Eliasons snowmobile production and brought out four designs that used 12 HP Excelsior engine then a 25 HP Indian 45 CID engine (Carl Eliason & Co., 1997). The
first offered a long seat with a backrest for the last passenger, steering controlled on the left side of the machine and fuel in a small tank behind the engine
(Carl Eliason & Co., 1997). The second had a tool box attached to a tank for both oil and fuel and a foot throttle (Carl Eliason & Co., 1997). It
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