Penguin Mkll

[gordon]

What you need is someone who is 30 miles from Edinburgh, interested in snow stuff, and has somewhere to store it.

Oh wait, that would be me ...

Let me know if you want to buy it and just get the seller to store it or me to hang on it it till you can arrange shipping. I don't have heavy lifting facilities, but I do have storage and I'm sure I could borrow a trailer or empty one of mine.

I can even throw in the two chairs and sleeping bag that Sean left here last time he was at Beltring.

Erm ... let me know fairly sharpish in case he takes an offer on it, especially if you are NOT interested.

Gordon(at)Dodge.org.uk

[Kirk Armitage]

Very nice machine Rob ! Nice to see one of Mr Bombardier's snow machines saved. Always wondered what size of cross tube each set of boggies pivot on,must be pretty stout as they are not supported by an outer rail like the muskeg,which came later. Wheel bearings were the small type,and the axle stubs are pretty easy to bend ,they were upgraded to larger bearings and axles around 1960 on his other designs.
Kirk Armitage

[rob love]

Gordon
I have sent you a PM about that engine. If all the wheels and gears fall into place, it might just be doable. What a great site to have guys all over the world with similar interests and willing to help each other out.

Micheal: I think you had better get some more hobbies. Way too much time on your hands. I didn't actually even notice the racoon face when you emailed me that photo. I forwarded it to Derk and he mentioned it while we were on the phone. I think I was just mesmerized looking at that DND number on the side. Unbelievable.

I was doing a little math with Derk, and by the time I secure that engine and get it here, then buy the 18 tires to re-rubber this thing (that included 2 spares for which I must find rims yet) then buy new rubber banding for the track, then .......

So I have decided not to do anymore math, but just tackle the issues one at a time.

[David Dunlop]

Rob.

The wheel and tire assemblies on the Penguin look a lot like the same set up used by Bombardier on their larger snowmobiles that the commercial fisherman are still using on the lakes in the winter. I recall a number of vehicle boneyards up along the way to the old bombing and gunnery range with a number of stripped Bombardiers sitting about. Might be worth your while to check with some of the guys up that way working with that equipment. If the wheel assys match up, they may be able to point you in the right direction for parts.

David

[rob love]

I do believe the roadwheels are the same as the commercial Bombardiers.

I assume you are talking about Langruth, and the Sandy Bay area. I was just through there a few weeks ago looking for something else. Plenty of stripped vehicles alright, and every yard seemed to have at a minimum 2 burned out vehicles. Never noticed any Bombardiers, but then again I was looking for an MLVW at the time.