1975 Thiokol Spryte 1201-WT
Price: $27,500 or best offer
Hours: 145
Location: Midway, Utah
Tracks: Wide Track
Cab: 4 door, 6 Passenger
Engine: Ford Industrial 300 cubic inch, straight 6
Transmission: Ford C-6, 3-speed automatic
Rear Differential, OC-12 with Spryte Improvement stainless slave cylinders and newer hydraulic lines
Tracks: Good condition
Grousers: Excellent
Tires: all foam filled and in good condition
Width: 9’ 10”
Length: 13’ 6”
Weight: 6,088 pounds
Fuel Tank: 42 gallons
History: The original owner was Southern California Edison. The snow cat was warehoused in Pomona California—not a lot of snow in Pomona, California. The Spryte was warehoused and only used when there was a line problem in the local Southern California, San Gabriel Mountains. The machine was well taken care of and had only 79 hours.
Snowtrans Sales Unlimited, in Weiser, Idaho, purchased the machine in 2009 from Southern California Edison and made all the necessary improvements at that time.
Snowtrans sold it to a private party in Oregon that used it sparingly for cabin access through 2013 when it was sold for cabin access in Utah with 91 total hours (used 12 hours in four years). The Spryte was used to access a cabin in Guardsman Pass (elevation 9700 feet) until the owner (RJohnson on the Forum) purchased a LMC 1500 for faster speed. He said he added the altitude adjustable carburetor and while the wide-track Spryte was slower but never got stuck like the LMC does occasionally. In 2015, when shipped to Colorado (NailedElk on the Forum) the Spryte had 131 hours (used 40 hours in 2 years). In Colorado the machine was purchased for remote cabin access, but sat almost unused because a neighbor bought a large plow truck and began plowing past the owner’s cabin. The Colorado owner put two new 12 volt Interstate batteries in before the sale.
I brought the Spryte back to Utah in 2019 with 134 hours (used 3 hours in four years). I cleaned out the fuel system, replaced the windshield wiper, got a cover for the cab, put in a new fuel filter, changed the oil to Mobil 1 5w30 synthetic, and put a new distributor cap, rotor, spark plug wires, and spark plugs. It starts on the first try and runs strong. I’ve added 10-11 hours this winter. My cabin HOA just decided to begin plowing to the well near my cabin late this fall, so a machine this capable is more than I need right now.
If you need a snow cat this is one you should carefully consider. I have operation, maintenance, and parts manuals. The track belting has a little weather cracking, but that’s probably to be expected and likely has years of wear left. The idler wheels and sprockets are in nice shape. The grousers still have original factory paint on them. The cab is stock, basic with no insulation or finished interior. The stock seats are comfortable with a couple of small splits. The front doors could use some weather stripping and the sliding windows channel could use replacing. The paint is starting to show some age. It runs strong, but could probably have the valve cover gasket replaced. Excellent candidate for a restoration should you desire.
Machine is located in Midway, Utah just south of Park City, Utah.
Asking price is $27,500. This machine is in excellent overall condition with the low hours (criminally low). You will have to look very hard to find a Spryte in better overall mechanical condition, and certainly not at this price.
Price: $27,500 or best offer
Hours: 145
Location: Midway, Utah
Tracks: Wide Track
Cab: 4 door, 6 Passenger
Engine: Ford Industrial 300 cubic inch, straight 6
Transmission: Ford C-6, 3-speed automatic
Rear Differential, OC-12 with Spryte Improvement stainless slave cylinders and newer hydraulic lines
Tracks: Good condition
Grousers: Excellent
Tires: all foam filled and in good condition
Width: 9’ 10”
Length: 13’ 6”
Weight: 6,088 pounds
Fuel Tank: 42 gallons
History: The original owner was Southern California Edison. The snow cat was warehoused in Pomona California—not a lot of snow in Pomona, California. The Spryte was warehoused and only used when there was a line problem in the local Southern California, San Gabriel Mountains. The machine was well taken care of and had only 79 hours.
Snowtrans Sales Unlimited, in Weiser, Idaho, purchased the machine in 2009 from Southern California Edison and made all the necessary improvements at that time.
Snowtrans sold it to a private party in Oregon that used it sparingly for cabin access through 2013 when it was sold for cabin access in Utah with 91 total hours (used 12 hours in four years). The Spryte was used to access a cabin in Guardsman Pass (elevation 9700 feet) until the owner (RJohnson on the Forum) purchased a LMC 1500 for faster speed. He said he added the altitude adjustable carburetor and while the wide-track Spryte was slower but never got stuck like the LMC does occasionally. In 2015, when shipped to Colorado (NailedElk on the Forum) the Spryte had 131 hours (used 40 hours in 2 years). In Colorado the machine was purchased for remote cabin access, but sat almost unused because a neighbor bought a large plow truck and began plowing past the owner’s cabin. The Colorado owner put two new 12 volt Interstate batteries in before the sale.
I brought the Spryte back to Utah in 2019 with 134 hours (used 3 hours in four years). I cleaned out the fuel system, replaced the windshield wiper, got a cover for the cab, put in a new fuel filter, changed the oil to Mobil 1 5w30 synthetic, and put a new distributor cap, rotor, spark plug wires, and spark plugs. It starts on the first try and runs strong. I’ve added 10-11 hours this winter. My cabin HOA just decided to begin plowing to the well near my cabin late this fall, so a machine this capable is more than I need right now.
If you need a snow cat this is one you should carefully consider. I have operation, maintenance, and parts manuals. The track belting has a little weather cracking, but that’s probably to be expected and likely has years of wear left. The idler wheels and sprockets are in nice shape. The grousers still have original factory paint on them. The cab is stock, basic with no insulation or finished interior. The stock seats are comfortable with a couple of small splits. The front doors could use some weather stripping and the sliding windows channel could use replacing. The paint is starting to show some age. It runs strong, but could probably have the valve cover gasket replaced. Excellent candidate for a restoration should you desire.
Machine is located in Midway, Utah just south of Park City, Utah.
Asking price is $27,500. This machine is in excellent overall condition with the low hours (criminally low). You will have to look very hard to find a Spryte in better overall mechanical condition, and certainly not at this price.
