Thanks for the positive responses.. Looking forward to attending a few cat meet ups this winter and meeting a few in the PNW snowcat community. We have been snowmobiling 30+ years and just recently stepped into the cat world for the first time. We have been wanting one for a long time and just never fouond the right one or right deal until this 1200B came along.
So far.. Head pulled and rebuilt/machined, winch bumper built, Warn winch added, new exhaust and exhaust manifold built and installed, heater core previouse improper install pulled apart and corrected, new thermostat, remanned the radiator, new starter, dual batteries relocated to box on bed, in cab factory 15gal fuel tank removed and replaced with 22gal fuel cell in box on the deck, new passenger seat mounting fabricated and installed making the passenger seat same height and cab location as drivers, new front seats, recovered factory rear seat, New headlights, new wooden deck bed installed along with additional bed frame bracing, new rubber horse stall mats made to fit on the bed on top of the wood, new amber dual overhead rotating beacon (gotta be official ya know), factory grousers straightened, aligned, welded and braced, Stereo and LED lighting on its way in the big brown bus.. Luckily the OC-12 rear diff and turning brakes were serviced with all new parts by the maint division state of WA just before our purchase.. story has it there was a failure of some kind that required them to pull the cat for a distance backwards which damaged the turning brake system and required teardown.. The NP435 4Speed trans is a bit of a howler so that is on the list, If we cannot find a suitable and reasonable means of adding an overdrive gear to an NP435 in 4th or a 5 speed bolt in alternate.. that will get rebuilt likely next year. This thing is a bit too low geared for our usage Looking forward to lots of snowcat adventures to come.
The glorious day we picked her up in WA >>>>>>>>