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Featured Sled Section - Archives II Updated February 22, 2006 Restoration Of A 1960 Polaris RangerOwned byTodd Koehn www.ascoa.org  Todd wins big at the Annual Winter Meeting of the ASCOA BEST OF SHOW WINNER  Local News Article Clipping  This was the starting
point!This Ranger has a Wisconsin. Small production
run of the 10hp
Wisconsin Engines. No one seems to know the exact number built, but it
is low to very low. It was top heavy with this tall engine with a 3"
Bore 3 1/2" Stroke.
   Work
from the last
three weeks! Sherwin Williams Dimensol Dark Blue. I
will have it ready for a trip to Pickerel Lake by next weekend.
Pickerel Lake is a nice level riding area to make final track
adjustments.
 When
the sled gets
stuck there is the hand wheel winch on the back to
get you out.
 This Ranger will
look similar to
this Polaris Trail Master with a larger twin Onan
Engine.
 Pin-Striping
done on
rear engine rear drive system chassis.
   Replacement of the top and lower track slides made of hickory. I will mount the track
next. Then jack shafts on the top of tunnel along with engine. Sure starting to
take shape.
 Use of a rope attached to the end of the track to pull it through the
tunnel to link up both ends.
 This are hickory sliders soaked in drain oil to provide lubrication.
 A view of the jack shafts. This model is not equiped with a reverse transmission.
 Clutch system is a 600 Series Salsbury.  Two of the windshield nuts were positioned tight to the side of a cab
channel locking them for easy tightening. There was some cleaver engineering
into these sleds.
 This 1960 Ranger is the same year & model Edgar Hetteen and his group of
adventures traveled 1,200 miles from the Bering Sea to Fairbanks, Alaska. There
were two sky blue Ranger powered by Kohler 10hp and one Trail-Blazer with a 7hp
Kohler. I placed an additional stencil/Logo across front of the cab same as the
sleds used on the trip through Alaska's uninhabited wildness.
This sled is not a state of the art body shop job. Paint pin striping and
stencil were by bush with 1 SHOT Chrome Yellow. This was as close as I could
find to the original color.
 Air
cleaner intake
draws warm air from around exhaust port pipe nipple to muffler section
by flexable steel hose. Pre-heating air prevents freeze-ups.
 Between everyone involved in this project there are more than 260 hours! About 200 of it is Todd's time. He says this is one stout engine!  On the right side of the engine below the carburetor there is a Fairbanks Morse
Magneto ignition. The red button is the engine kill button lever for shorting
or grounding the ignition. There will be another toggle ON & OFF switch on
the dash. The higher quality/strength of this engine compared to a Kohler is easily
noticeable. Many of these engines were used on cement mixers and motorized
cement haulers.
 This engine destroyed the original motor mounts, so Todd made new
mounting channels and hammered in new rivets.
    When looking at the side view of the engine and drive tunnel, Todd can see why
David Johnson, Co-Founder of Polaris, told him this sled was top heavy with this
Wisconsin engine. This was why Polaris didn't build high numbers of these sleds
using the Wisconsin engines.
 Ready to slide the drive unit under the cab.
 The skis have a slight turn to the left, which means it is ready for the oval!
Right? LOL
 Doing switch and headlight wiring.
 Haven't seen many images of the bottom of a Ranger Sno-Traveler. Gives a different view.  Upper and lower hickory slides.
 Look at the engine size differences between the Kohler and the Wisconsin Engines!!! Email From David Johnson Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 15:16:36 -0600 From: Eleanor Johnson Subject: Snowmobile Congratulations on your weekend!! I just read your email and it was a thrill to read of your accomplishments. I think back to those early days and it makes me glad to hear and know the thrill we had in running those machines. I am happy and thrilled that some of that same joy can live again.   Todd's Desk Look for future pics of this sled here...... Have a sled you are super proud of? Want to show it off? Want to tell someone besides your wife about it? Want to show the progress of a restoration project? YES!!! Well OK, email us a picture and some info, and we will get it up on this page. Email Us Your Sled Pic And Info Featured Sled Archives Most Recent Featured Sled Section Archives I - Jan 1-22, 2006 Archives II - 1960 Polaris Ranger Restoration Archives III - January 23 - February 22, 2006 |
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