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lawnboy7260G · 08-24-2009, 09:51 PM

Hey guys,

as you can see, I haven't been on My Tractor Forum or My Mower Forum lately. Reason being is because I'm trying to get my 1969 skidoo olympic snowmobile restored before winter.

My lawnboy 10600 project is still not done either! I have located a proper aluminum mounting plate and muffler for $10, but my father has been too busy the past month and I can't get a ride to pick it up.

My other lawnboy's (22261,7260G) are still up and running. The 22261 a wheel adjustment lock bolt & nut so it has been cutting crooked the past few weeks.

I also became a member of the Antique and Classic Snowmobile Club of Canada last month so I have been spending alot of time on the forum getting help to restore my old snowmobile.

So thats just a quick update for y'all. I have kept in touch with Croc this whole time, just in case you thought I died

Anyways, until next time...

knightrider · 08-24-2009, 09:56 PM

Well, glad to hear the LB's are still going and you;ve located a mounting plate and muffler.
LEt us see picks of the snow mobile! During resto shots are always good. Keep us posted.

timberwolf1224 · 08-24-2009, 09:58 PM

Glad to hear that you are doing well.

of your Skidoo!

attorney_barnabas_collins · 08-24-2009, 10:07 PM

Oh man. 3 years ago I had a 1971 Olympic. Stripped the drive cogs moving it in the grass (old plastic got brittle.) Yellow with pop up light and chrome bumpers, yellow windshield right?
Bought a set of black (instead of white) NOS front cogs off another model of ski doo on ebay and they worked great, just had to drill all those spot welds out or something, just remember a lot of bolts to put the wheel halves back together.

Was going to drive it on the first real snow we had that winter and follow my wife around the yard on my other little John Deere Spitfire...it had a sticky or worn recoil and you had to yank it with both hands to get it to catch the flywheel.

To make a long story short, didn't notice throttle was frozen wide open. Got off and yanked the rope, it started right up and screamed across the yard and plowed into a tree. Broke the body up bad. Even broke the rear body panels. I parted it out on ebay...nearly got my money back.

08-24-2009, 09:51 PM	#1
lawnboy7260G 2- Stroke Lawnboy Fan!!! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 535 MTF Member # 18384 Images: 7	Why I haven't been on MTF,MMF,etc Hey guys, as you can see, I haven't been on My Tractor Forum or My Mower Forum lately. Reason being is because I'm trying to get my 1969 skidoo olympic snowmobile restored before winter. My lawnboy 10600 project is still not done either! I have located a proper aluminum mounting plate and muffler for $10, but my father has been too busy the past month and I can't get a ride to pick it up. My other lawnboy's (22261,7260G) are still up and running. The 22261 a wheel adjustment lock bolt & nut so it has been cutting crooked the past few weeks. I also became a member of the Antique and Classic Snowmobile Club of Canada last month so I have been spending alot of time on the forum getting help to restore my old snowmobile. So thats just a quick update for y'all. I have kept in touch with Croc this whole time, just in case you thought I died Anyways, until next time... __________________ Lawnboys: 1980 Lawnboy 7260G 21" D-409 2000 Lawnboy 22261 Commercial 21" DuraForce 1986 Lawnboy 7050 21" F-320 199? Lawnboy 10600 Commercial Deck Other toys: 1973 Arctic Cat El Tigre 400 1998 Arctic Cat ZR 600 EFI Find all of this and more at www.youtube.com/lawnboy7260G Proud to be Canadian

08-24-2009, 09:56 PM	#2
knightrider Senior MTF Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 588 MTF Member # 25445	Re: Why I haven't been on MTF,MMF,etc Well, glad to hear the LB's are still going and you;ve located a mounting plate and muffler. LEt us see picks of the snow mobile! During resto shots are always good. Keep us posted. __________________ Thinning my heard of green.....got make garage space into storage space.

08-24-2009, 09:58 PM	#3
timberwolf1224 2000 Posts and climbing!!! Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2,591 MTF Member # 20261 Images: 1	Re: Why I haven't been on MTF,MMF,etc Glad to hear that you are doing well. of your Skidoo! __________________ Lawn-Boy's: -1RB30LB (1954 B&S) -8F20K (18" C push) -5200 (18" C push) -7256 (21" D push) -8071 Promotional -10415 Gold Series -(2) 10550 Gold Pro Easy Stride's -120R Snow Stick Tractor's: -Ford LGT100 Project

08-24-2009, 10:07 PM	#4
attorney_barnabas_collins MTF Junior Poster Esq. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,143 MTF Member # 7575 Images: 7	Re: Why I haven't been on MTF,MMF,etc Oh man. 3 years ago I had a 1971 Olympic. Stripped the drive cogs moving it in the grass (old plastic got brittle.) Yellow with pop up light and chrome bumpers, yellow windshield right? Bought a set of black (instead of white) NOS front cogs off another model of ski doo on ebay and they worked great, just had to drill all those spot welds out or something, just remember a lot of bolts to put the wheel halves back together. Was going to drive it on the first real snow we had that winter and follow my wife around the yard on my other little John Deere Spitfire...it had a sticky or worn recoil and you had to yank it with both hands to get it to catch the flywheel. To make a long story short, didn't notice throttle was frozen wide open. Got off and yanked the rope, it started right up and screamed across the yard and plowed into a tree. Broke the body up bad. Even broke the rear body panels. I parted it out on ebay...nearly got my money back.

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