iroquois snorover

This particular sled is a 1969 model "Sno-Rover" built by IroquoisManufacturing Company of Colchester, Vermont. This was one of the many snowmobilecompanies that Mr. Jamie Jacobs was involved with throughout the years.

The Sno-Rover was produced in both the 15 inch and 18 inch wide trackmodels and offered a choice of six different engines ranging from 297ccto the 372cc. One model was special in that it used the Sachs 298cc Wankelrotary engine. The other engines mentioned were built by JLO (pronouncedE-low) in Pinneberg, Germany. This sled had all of the standard goodiesof the day including ball joint steering, cleated track, fiberglass cowl,tinted "Uvex" windshield, decompressor for easy starting and automatictorque converter transmission. The manufacturer, Jamie Jacobs, was a personalfriend of mine who was deeply involved in the industry until the day hedied back in 1995 at the ripe old age of 94. Those who knew him will agreethat he was indeed "94 years young." The industry owes him a greatdebt. He told me that this particular design was sold to Sport-King in Farmington,Michigan and sold as the "Ski-Kat."

The Poloron

The Poloron snowmobile was manufactured by the Power Products Divisionof Poloron Products, Inc. atits Michigan City, Indiana facility. Poloronslife span was relatively short, covering the years from the late 1960'sto the early 1970's. It's lineup consisted of two series- the Cyclone andTornado.

The Cyclone series used the JLO and Kohler single cylinder engines whilethe Tornado series relied upon the Kohler twin cylinder for power. Therewas nothing unconventional about the sled. It used the standard center driveGoodyear track used by Alouette, Yamaha, Suzuki, Arlberg and others.

All models used the standard bogie wheel suspension and Salsbury transmission.Chassis was steel with a phosphate coating to resist rust and corrosion.As in the rest of the sleds of the time, the Poloron claimed "two"as its rider capacity.