THE SNOWDOG IS AWESOME! INTRO AND HOW TO RIDE!

I have been wanting one of these for trapping. They had them here in town for sale for around $3,000 not including the sled you ride on. ($200 more with the seat) Since they are basically a snowmobile track and a lawn mower engine, I bought a 14 horse engine to put on an old snowmobile track and try to make one. I haven't had time to build it yet, but already I see advantages to the real thing over the home made one. First, these are wider than a snowmobile track, making them more stable, and cutting a better track for the riding sled to follow behind. Then, these have electric start, not just a pull cord. The boggie wheels allow for summer use, or patchy snow/dirt conditions....much better than a standard snow mobile that uses a rail to keep the track straight. The rail needs to have snow for lubrication. The biggest plus I can see with these is size. They can be carried on one of those racks that plugs into a receiver hitch on your truck. No trailer needed. Also, none of that $50 per gallon snow mobile oil! Just straight gas......Yep! I need one of these. If my homemade version doesn't work out, I will buy one! This is a Russian invention. Those Russians know a thing or two about living in the snow!!

Lol that thing is both hilarious and awesome! It sounds like a lawnmower! I can’t believe that it towed that elan so effortlessly.

Utilitarian/FUN!! Got the compact which has 13.5 HP engine and Just fits in the bed of my pickup. Never drove a snow machine. No experience at all, except skiing... First run deep drifts with wind scored ridges....a little bumpy but compact was light enough never broke through the crust....then came wind blown to bare dirt...texture change under foot but easy ....then rather than another huge drift took off across snow with tops of grass sticking up....lovely smooth & turning easy.... Then drove in tractor tracks/ uneven snow ...was fine then coming to the gate there was deep mud and standing water where someone got stuck...also at the gate and rest of road was glaze ice.....went thru and up hill as if none of these things were even there! Being in my 70s my arms were a little tired but that was because I was trying to not let the machine tilt....learning! No reverse was OK, I just used a quad fold wheel chair ramp and tow strap and 2 come alongs. EASY to load...put handles down and walked beside the ramp...it loaded itself! This was all in Wind 65+ gusts which did not affect the Snowdog at all, or my riding. Ranchers out there can't wait to see it....everyone has been getting stuck...the snow is slush like spring snows...tires moving turn the snow to deep water that hydroplanes....then it all turns to smooth ice. It IS Fun but also a liberating feeling!! It is not that I think I can't get stuck.....I just know I won't be stuck long or wear out, get wet with sweat and endanger wind chill hypothermia and be in danger..getting Unstuck! The Snowdog is Freedom. Snowing right now...4 inches and building and wind will come...OK. Not a problem any more!! Don't need the road open either... Yet in less than 5 min I can load it all up and drive away! Love It!!! Wish it was here the last 20 years!!

Thanks for all the great tips. We have started using a Snowdog at my Volunteer Fire Company for Ice Rescue.

Very well done video. I have been looking to buy this unit and this video is by far the best walk through about what it can do. I intend to use it for fishing.

Love the idea. Definitely a good tool for hunters and land owners.

I can see this unit being useful especially as our winters appear to have less snow. I watched another demo where two guys lift it into the back of an SUV. That's nice! Hey Louie, how long before you mod it with a 800cc turbo, Van Amberg tunnel, REV suspension and Power Madd protectors?LOL Cheers

Its Def cool but $4000 US for a briggs and Stratton I could see $2000, maybe its just me. Keep doing a Great Job Louie!

Looking forward to seeing more videos!! Also Some of them pulling loads!

It's like a Tugboat for the Snow 😀

Hell you could build a ice fishing shanty on skids and just pull the whole dam thing to the fishing spot. I bet you could rig something up to where you could drive it remotely from inside, that way you could stay nice and toasty on the way to the fishing hole.

You show them, LOUIE, nothing stops snowdog. SNOWDOG.

Really nice machine! Looks really fun to carve to. A simple engine and drive system ! Thanks for great video content!

I watched the vid with the dealer but the price seemed a bit high.

Cross country ski or snowboard behind that thing!

This is a kick ass machine I’m thinking of getting one for my many videos I want to do trapping remote hunts and late winter camping

those handle bars look scary . wouldn't want to get a facefull of that. still an awesome machine

Put an 850 in it.

Carving that in the deep snow looked like a lot of fun.

Playing with that must make you want to install a small 4 stroke engine into a old sled just for fun lol!