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THIOKOL 601 RESTORE

nice pics looks like all the work pae off have fun i didn't see too much wrong with your trailer i think every one out there is so impressed with your 601 they want to see what you can do with a trailer. nice work happy motoring
 
weatherby said:
I agree MTcrawler.....and that day shall come.

My 601 made it to its new home "incident free"....I was amazed how well it haled with those ramps, it moved only about a 1/2" in the 300 mi trip. Black Foot Tucker however was the most accurate on what would happen. I DID get PULLED OVER about eight from my destination by the local Sheriff. The first thing he asked me when he walked up to my window was, could he see my license and wile I was giving him my license he started asking me all kinds of questions about the 601 and then he had to tell me all about when he was in the army in Alaska how he got pulled out with a snowcat when he got stuck with some army truck. We talked for about ten minutes before he says, the reason I pulled you over was because my truck mirrors did not stick far enough to see around my trailer, he then hands me back my license, says be careful, and walks back to his car.

These are a few pics of its first time running in snow since about 21 years ago. I got it up to about 30 MPH on that hard packed covered road to see if the tracks would fly off, all was well, so I'll try for 35 next week:biggrin:
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Breathtaking scenes Weatherby.
Like a time warp but even better than new!

With you being you... I know it's only a matter of time till the proper no-compromise match is made between rig/trailer and this is merely an interim solution...but happy to see the journey went off without a glitch.

I think I can pretty safely say that I'm probably the most overjoyed (and I think I know who #2,#3, #4, AND #5 are), to see her running about in the wild of any forum member on here. :biggrin:

Congratulations and Bravo!:clap::clap::clap: Now about that ride... :brows:
 
I have a question - why does it have a license plate? Ours only requires a snowmobile tag here in WA (ours in a 'vintage snowmobile' tag) and I think about $25/yr. to renew the tags/tabs......
 
didn't notice that aroound here i even operate on the roads in town and don't need license or snowmachine sticker its classified like a loader off road vehicle only operating to go from site to site.
 
bkvail said:
I have a question - why does it have a license plate? Ours only requires a snowmobile tag here in WA (ours in a 'vintage snowmobile' tag) and I think about $25/yr. to renew the tags/tabs......
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I thought it was just for historical purposes given it's an Alaska plate.
But then, not sure as I think the history was the AF base in MI unless it's original home was Alaska and then relocated to MI?
Or just out of posterity for such a historical unit and time many spent in Alaska? OK, now I'm dying to know...good question.
 
Snow Bird, Pixie, DDS, and of course Mainer, THANKS!!

Bkvail...That plate on the back is only for looks, it is a 1964 mint Alaska license plate. In Michigan I am required to purchase a trail permit sticker which is stuck on the front windshield the same as for my snowmobiles $35.00 each. When I got the cat it did have a ID plate on the back, it is the same size as a license plate except it is painted USAF blue with yellow lettering saying...SAC
KI SWR
SAC (Strategic Air Command)
KI SWR (KI Sawyer AFB)

I put the Alaska plate on because this cat did spend its first years above the arctic circle in Point Lay Alaska. Then sometime around the the late 70s it was shipped to KI Sawyer AFB in Michigan, Then in the late 80s KI Sawyer got rid of it due to the age & to many repair problems. Then the local township ended up with it and they had to many problems with it and parked it in 1990 and it sat till I bought it in 95. I did restore the AF plate also and that will be put on when I take the cat back to KI Sawyer AF Museum for a photo shoot to add to there Museum, My self and the Museum curator are still discussing plans & time frames.
 
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Congrats Weatherby.. Watching the restore the last 2 years and then seeing the snow flying off the tracks is an awesome view. Your efforts to capture the progress and narrate has helped us all with our restoration projects.
John
 
Yes, that snowcat is truely a work of art. I still say you shoulda kept heading north a few more hours for a proper storage place for that 601 this winter.
 
Wesley...I will get you a pic of that plate (I don't have a pic of it as of yet) and I will be in the UP for a wile and the plate is down state.

125a...& Wannagoflying... THANKS

GroomerguyNWO...I did get my "enhanced license" to get into and out of Canada. But I still got that "feeling" if I take my cat into Canada, I wont be coming home with it, then I would have to leave it at your place, and then I would have to put up with you posting pics all winter long of you and all your female friends having fun with it.............NOPE...... NOT GONNA HAPPEN:wink:
 
Amazing machine - and now the results are paying off with pure fun!! Great video - don't have too much fun now - but keep posting videos :clap: :clap: I wish we could get some of your snow here!
 
Weatherby--awesome video :w00t2::w00t2::w00t2: I cringe at you spinning cookies on those precious grousers though!!!!:yum::yum::yum::brows:

Thanks man for the verifying the pertronix part number!!
 
THANKS.... Bob S. Doc, & Big Dog, for talking me through on how to upload that video. Its also on You Tube "BUT" they took the music out:glare:
 
THREE thumbs up!
It looks awesome on video, I'd love to see it up close.
Looks like it goes pretty good.

Is the red flasher legal?
 
Looks like the state troopers beacon in a way, plus with that shiny blue paint...

Must be nice!
 
Man, it's great to see you havin' fun out in your baby. You gotta be ear-to-ear my friend! Go-geous!
 
good vidieo shoot i will have to get out and shoot some driving on the roads in town so i can show the snw trac cookies lots of fun
 
I must say though.....I did have a minor problem which made me have to put away. after bringing it home one night I saw oil dripping on to the garage floor, after lifting the engine cover to check things out (and there was oil allover the pass. side of the motor) I could not for the longest time figure out ware all this oil was coming from because the radiator fan helped blow all the oil allover everything, so after checking all the most likely possible sources for an oil leak, I could not find it. Then after cleaning the oil off of everything I started the engine up to see if I could see any oil leaking from anywhere, and still nothing, no oil leaking from anywhere "UNTIL" I kept the engine at a high idle for about a couple of minutes then there it was. Anybody want to take a guess what was!!!.....it was not the valve cover nor was it the side cover gasket and this is on the pass. side of the motor:brows:
 
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