Snowcat Operations
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You can get the quick disconect fuel lines and just swap them out when needed. 2 12 gallon taks is alot of fuel.
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SV 200 Project in Pictures
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Sure, now that I've got a chance to test-drive the SV200, we've had a bunch of melting. The pictures I'm attaching were "staged" on the north side of a line of evergreens. Lots of dirt and grass showing through in most places. I don't know if I dare wish for the amounts of snow parts of the nation are getting.
1. The first picture shows the nearly-completed project. I might want to put some Bombardier decals and striping on (if they're not too expensive) and I'm still trying to figure out the windshield wipers. I might need to consider adjustable lights facing forward if my recessed lights don't point the correct direction at night (not had an opportunity to drive it at night yet).
2. I included this picture because I don't know how centered the bogie wheels are supposed to run. It might depend on how even is the snow surface and whether the vehicle has just recently been turned. Maybe the tracks sort of have a mind of their own.
3. I sure appreciated forum advice about marine gas tanks. I called an auto salvage yard and a 12-gallon plastic tank from a Neon was about $45 (without the sender). This marine tank wasn't much more than that. I've got the tank securely strapped down and I'm hoping I get to drive enough to nearly use a tank of gasoline.
4. The interior is roomy and comfortable: lots of head and leg room. If I really get fancy someday I might line it with the material used for farm tractor cabs (John Deere has it by the square yard).
5. I don't plan on driving through many woods, so I think my homemade rear view mirrors will be relatively safe from trees. I'd like to be able to watch the rear if I pull my granddaughters around on plastic toboggans behind the SV.
6. I'm too cheap to try to replace all the original guages. I think I got the major ones: water temp, ammeter, and oil pressure.
1. The first picture shows the nearly-completed project. I might want to put some Bombardier decals and striping on (if they're not too expensive) and I'm still trying to figure out the windshield wipers. I might need to consider adjustable lights facing forward if my recessed lights don't point the correct direction at night (not had an opportunity to drive it at night yet).
2. I included this picture because I don't know how centered the bogie wheels are supposed to run. It might depend on how even is the snow surface and whether the vehicle has just recently been turned. Maybe the tracks sort of have a mind of their own.
3. I sure appreciated forum advice about marine gas tanks. I called an auto salvage yard and a 12-gallon plastic tank from a Neon was about $45 (without the sender). This marine tank wasn't much more than that. I've got the tank securely strapped down and I'm hoping I get to drive enough to nearly use a tank of gasoline.
4. The interior is roomy and comfortable: lots of head and leg room. If I really get fancy someday I might line it with the material used for farm tractor cabs (John Deere has it by the square yard).
5. I don't plan on driving through many woods, so I think my homemade rear view mirrors will be relatively safe from trees. I'd like to be able to watch the rear if I pull my granddaughters around on plastic toboggans behind the SV.
6. I'm too cheap to try to replace all the original guages. I think I got the major ones: water temp, ammeter, and oil pressure.
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ALLEN PARSONS
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SnowBird Fine job on your little unit. Just one little hint to make life a little easyier. I also learned the hard way until a oldtimer showed me the easy way. In your photo of your adjuster and the nut that was on it. You had the nut in the vice. When you heat the nut that way it will expand and tighten its self onto the ajuster because its in the vice. Put the adjuster in the vice and put fast heat to nut and keep the adjuster cool.It will save a lot of time.
You are doing a fine job. And you will spend many hours playing in the snow with it.
You are doing a fine job. And you will spend many hours playing in the snow with it.