ah ha, finally a section for snow planes

[Pontoon Princess]

finally and thank you to the powers to be,

Callair, was built in Afton, Wyoming, they built both crop dusters and snow planes, pretty legendary in the Star Valley, there are still many in use to this day

I know there a few others snow plane owners on the forums and hope to see them start posting

 

[300 H and H]

Cool stuff right here!!

Would love to see and ride in one. I bet it is a very unique experience.

 

[Pontoon Princess]

Cool stuff right here!!

Would love to see and ride in one. I bet it is a very unique experience.

corn fields are a prefect place to run them in winter

 

[Sno-Surfer]

 

[vintagebike]

For the first time in many years, Payette Lake in McCall is frozen over very early and thick with ice fishers and tent campers now on the lake. Maybe, if global warming continues, IcePlanes in McCall for 2025.

”That same year (1937) , Tom McCall, of McCall, Idaho, was using a 225 horsepower propeller-driven snowmobile to sled along at 50 mph.“. Speaking of Idaho 10-17-2020

 

[Pontoon Princess]

Aeronca, the airplane company, Cincinnati, Ohio, had one of the engineers design and build a snow plane in 1946, constructed with a bolt on hitch and wheels so it could be towed behind a car, also has three different sets of skis, deep power, heavy snow, and a set of ski for ice, powered by a Franklin, 4 cylinder engine, prop start, the construction used many car parts, such as a Model A Ford gas gauge, late 30's Ford hydraulic shocks, cut down Model A front springs, Model T steering wheel to mention a few items, still has the original fabric and paint, it was purchased from the estate of the gentleman that designed and built it, he had a long and successful career at Aeronca till his retirement in the early 70's