J5 photos

pixie · Nov 20, 2006

A new member requested some J5 pics and I've got some

First is the rear part of the suspension. There is a spring in the can. The tube leaning against the right end is a grease/hydraulic track tensioner.

Second is looking underneath the back of the winch one,

Third is both of them in my garage

If there is something specific anyone would like to see, just ask.

pixie · Nov 20, 2006

mlang2005 · Nov 20, 2006

Wanted: swm seeking a swf with a good snow cat. send picture of snow cat. :yum:

pixie · Nov 20, 2006

mlang2005 · Nov 21, 2006

Glad you liked my twist on a old joke. btw nice cats are they real or implants :5boobs:

just kidding :yum:

You are a women after my own heart(three snowcats). My wife has no idea why I'am so interested in as she calls it "snowcat shit" Really i'am not sure either but I have loved them since the first time i saw one when I was a kid, I guess I like the idea of being able to get stranded deep in the woods, very far from help, in the dark and cold rigging parts together and barely making it back alive. :winterrul

pixie · Nov 21, 2006

mlang, I've been fascinated by snowcats all my life, also. Saw my first Tucker in about 1958.

Here is a scan of the suspension components for a J5. People think I'm kidding when I tell them there is nothing but square O-rings for grease seals on the bogey axles but that's how it was made.

J5 Bombardier · Nov 23, 2006

Can somebody walk me through the manage attachments section for posting pics, a little more detailed than the instructions given.
Thanks J5 Bombardier :pat:

Doc · Nov 24, 2006

J5 Bombardier said:
Can somebody walk me through the manage attachments section for posting pics, a little more detailed than the instructions given.
Thanks J5 Bombardier

Sure J5 I'll try;
1st type the text you want in the post.
Then go down and click the manage attachments button. Once you click that button you will see a window open (with browse buttons). You click one of the browse buttons and a window will open to allow you to browse your computers files to pick the picture / image you want to post. Double click the picture you want to post. This will close the browse window and you'll be back to the window that opened up when you clicked 'manage attachments'. If you want to post more than one picture in your post then browse and select a picture again. You can post up to three pictures in any post. If that is not enough just do another post after the 1st one.

Okay, now I'll assume you have all the pics you want to post selected, and the file names showing in the browse pics box. Click the upload pics button. This will copy the files from yoour computer to the FF server.

Once you see all the pics uploaded (they will show up in blue) then you close this window. Now you are back at the original post that you clicked 'manage attachments' in. You'll notice under the manage attachments button that the images you selected in the previous window now show there (just the file names). Now your good to go, just hit the submit button and thats it.

Hope that helps. I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures.

J5 Bombardier · Nov 24, 2006

Thanks for the help everybody,I Left the post blank on previous attempts, Let's see if it works now.
Thanks J5 Bombardier

mbsieg · Nov 24, 2006

NICE!!!!!

J5 Bombardier · Nov 24, 2006

New Project ,1966 Bombardier Muskeg Carrier stripped down for rebuild
J5 Bombardier

pixie · Nov 24, 2006

Your J5 looks brand new !!! :a1:

When you get a chance, could you post a picture of your winch and trailer ??? The trailer seems convertable from 4 footers to log length. Do you have the loading arm ? I have a trailer and might make a loading arm some year.

Muskegs look like the wheels are hard to work on.....

J5 Bombardier · Nov 25, 2006

Thanks, yes the J5 was a 2 yr rebuild, suspension and drive train were in good shape when I got it. But the hull was bent and twisted so bad that I ended up cutting it in two and from the driver's foot rest back I built a new tub. Installed another 251 dodge with live hydraulics off the crankshaft and a rad out back so no cooling issues. The winch is 8000lb hyd and the boom can be raised up to clear the trailer when towing.
The trailer bunks can be removed, most off the time I haul 4 foot to supply an outside furnace. I want to finish building a log clam to install on the front of the trailer extend it 3ft and tow it with the Muskeg.

J5 Bombardier · Nov 25, 2006

J5 and trailer pic
J5 Bombardier

pixie · Nov 25, 2006

Thanks, J5.

So your winch has a lower position ???

Neither of my machines will ever look that good. I'll be happy to just get them functioning !!!!

J5 Bombardier · Nov 26, 2006

In the last pic the boom is in it's lowest position, for a really hard pull I hook a snatch block at the trailer hitch to keep the cable low to the ground. When skidding I have a heavy blade on the front to add some weight and keep the skidway clear of logs. It works good for what I want to do, Bombardier made a skidder called a (Red Ram ) only 400 were made I think.The motor was in the front and fixed back wheels they can really pull but very nose heavy when empty.
Then wheeled skidders appeared and that was the end for them .Attached is a pic of my friends Red Ram, since stripped for repair, it will be red once again when finished
J5 Bombardier

pixie · Nov 26, 2006

That Red Ram is pretty neat ! Mr. Bombardier was such an inventive man !

J5, I'm glad you mentioned about having the blade in front for weight. I'd been wondering if a hard winching or big hitch of logs would be too much weight on the rear.

Doc · Nov 27, 2006

Awesome pics J5!!!!!

I'm amazed at the amount of wood you can move with that thing. I'd never seen a tracked trailer like that. I'm assuming that is only to keep it on top of the snow, there is no power driving the track is there?
The J5 is the sportiest snowcat yet to my way of thinking ....but with an open cab it sure would get cold.

J5 Bombardier · Nov 27, 2006

Thanks Doc, The trailer is not powered and for a small machine it can haul a big load. I always have my roads well packed and froze before hauling. I have gotten off the road a couple of times,winched myself out once and my neighbor rescued me with his Muskeg the next.
So that's the next project a Muskeg re-powered with a diesel behind the cab. A nice quiet warm cab, just what's needed for those cold Canadian winters.
Glad you enjoyed the pics, J5 Bombardier :flagcan:

mlang2005 · Nov 28, 2006

why dont you guys haul that wood in the summer when it's warm and dry? :hide:

I keep telling my wife I need my snowcat but what I need is a a good reason to buy a few more. :winterrul

pixie · Nov 28, 2006

There are several reasons to haul wood in the winter.

The ground is frozen so soft areas will be damaged less.

The wood doesn't get dirt packed on to it so a chainsaw or bandsaw blade stays sharper longer.

You can see thru the woods in the winter. Makes tree selection and walking easier.

You sweat less and don't get chewed by bugs.

J5s were made to work in the woods year round. That's why I got one. I don't really think of it as a "snowcat" .

Melensdad · Nov 28, 2006

Just curious, but for use in the snow, would a trailer with SKIS pull easier?

The J5 trailer with tracks obviously would be better for year round use, but how does it pull in the winter when the snow starts to accumulate?

J5 Bombardier · Nov 28, 2006

Actually ski's were an option on the Bombardier trailer, I saw some this summer at a dealer's .
Another reason to haul wood in the winter is it gets to boring sitting in an "IGLOO" in the "GREAT WHITE NORTH" ! :flagcan:

J5 Bombardier

rrossell7 · Jun 5, 2007

Looking for ignition key blank for 1968 ST4

Bulldog1401 · Jun 25, 2007

Look at that cool trailer!!! Holy crap!!

Jan Kammersgaard · Dec 28, 2015

Bombardier also made one called the weasel: muskeg chassis w/ motor in front, cab in center,winch w/ log arch in back. had floatation skirt,sold and used mainly in central/south american swamps. seen one at inland track in toronto. also pic of one in book called:"Tracks in the forest" put out by Timberjack group in 1997 page 181

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