Who made CCW engines?
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Re: 340 CCW-What sleds used them…? CCW is the acronym for Canadian Curtis-Wright and they were essentially a re-branded Kioritz engine. Deere engineering participated in the development of the KEC-340RS/24LC engine used only in the Liquidator.
What happened John Deere snowmobile?
In 1982–1984, the snowmobile market was in a downward slide, and the driving force behind the snowmobile program, executive vice president Robert Carlson, had left the company. This made ending the snowmobile program an easy decision for Deere. The parts supply and all snowmobile-related resources were sold to Polaris.
What year did John Deere stop making snowmobiles?
1982
1982: John Deere stopped producing snowmobiles in 1982 when they sold their business to another company – Polaris.
Who bought John Deere snowmobiles?
Polaris
The company’s snowmobile operation was sold to Polaris in 1982. A short video produced in 1982 introduced two new models for 1983, the Sprintfire and the Snowfire. The last of Deere’s sleds were sold as 1983 and 1984 models.
What happened to Kawasaki snowmobiles?
Kawasaki used the Sno-Jet name until 1977. It saw only limited success, and was unable to sustain its snowmobile business for much longer. With massive debt due to the market’s decline, Kawasaki ceased snowmobile production in 1982.
Who made mercury snowmobiles?
In the case of vintage Mercury (Merc) snowmobiles and bowling balls — at one time in the 1970’s both were owned and produced by various divisions of the Brunswick company of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Who bought out scorpion?
Arctic Cat
Scorpion was eventually bought out by Arctic Cat, and when Arctic Cat had financial troubles in the early ’80s, they stopped their production of Scorpion Sleds.
What was the last year Mercury snowmobiles?
After this big win, 1976 was the last year of production of the Mercury snowmobiles.
Who built Scorpion snowmobiles?
Glen Gutzman
In the late 50’s, Glen Gutzman and his business partner Donald Bergstrom, were constantly working to build an air powered machine that would propel a driver and a passenger through difficult snow conditions. Glen, and his team, made their first machine in Eagle Bend, Minnesota.
What engine was in Mercury Sno Twister?
1975 Mercury Sno-Twister: The 1975 Sno-Twister 340 S/T is powered by a 338cc Kohler two cylinder free-air alternate firing engine.