Snowmobile
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 3 PASSENGER/OPEN/297 CC
- DATE
- 1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1985.0499.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Massey-Ferguson
- MODEL
- SKI WHIZ
- LOCATION
- Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1647000262
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal chassis/plastic windshield/vinyl seat/ metal skiis.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 280.0 cm
- Width
- 81.3 cm
- Height
- 103.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 193.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Recreational vehicles
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Massey
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Iowa
- City
- Des Moines
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1969-1970
- Canada
-
The manufacturer of this snowmobile, Massey Ferguson, is a major agricultural equipment manufacturer that was based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, before it was purchased by AGCO. The company was formed by a merger of Massey Harris and the Ferguson Company farm machinery manufacturer in 1953, creating the company Massey Harris Ferguson. However, in 1958, the name was shortened for the first time to coin the brand Massey Ferguson. Starting in 1969, Massey Ferguson began producing a line of snowmobiles by the name 'Ski Whiz'. "Styled and hued after the company's very successful line of farm tractors, and propelled by an industry-first internal drive track, Ski Whiz sled were sold predominantly through a well-developed network of rural dealers and back by Massey's established parts and service operations.The company thought its snow machine would be a solid hit. But by the time Massey had a couple of seasons under its belt, the company understood that it had to add some style and sizzle to its heavy, homely, under-performing snow tractor or it was not going to succeed. So for the 1973 season the Ski Whiz was redisgned. Sales jumped about 60 percent for the redesigned Ski Whiz, but success was fleeting." (ref.3) The snowmobile line was discontinued in 1977, due to a deline in sales. - Function
-
Transportation through snow. - Technical
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Example of a farm machinery maker branching out into transport item. The Ski Whiz snowmobile has a JLO 297 cc engine and can reach speeds up to 50 mph under optimum conditions. It can accomodate 2 to 3 people. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Yellow sticker on right side says 'BOUCHER EQUIPMENT ENR. TEMPLETON, QUE. TEL. 663-5794'.
- Missing
- Appears complete. Additional belts, remains of fuel line and additional spark plugs located under hood and in seat back storage.
- Finish
- Seat is black vinyl, body is painted red.
- Decoration
- Stickers on either side of glove compartment of red woodpecker smoking a cigar; two silver M-F stickers.
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Massey-Ferguson, Snowmobile, after 1969, Artifact no. 1985.0499, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1985.0499.001/
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