The previous owner had repainted the sled from the original yellow chassis and powder blue cab to a Massey Ferguson or Rupp theme of silver and red and I can't say's I blame him, but I will return it to it's original colours.

Sno-Treks were known by many names it was manufactured by A B WESTERASMASKINER Margongava Sweden.
The model was sold in North American markets as; Sno-Trek, Sno-Fury,
Snow-Tric, Riverside Caribou, (for Montgomery Ward) Arctic Glide,
Also the company Aktiv-Fischer AB is noted a manufacturer  of "Sno-Trek" snowmobiles

 

I e-mailed several Scandinavian Vintage snowmobile clubs and got this great reply from

Irja Soininen

Hello
Please find attached (translated from Finnish into rotten English) the history of "Sno Tric" -scooters in Finland.
Hope you find some useful information ...

Information released on Jan 11th  .2008 by  Kemijärvi Snowmobile Museum, www.giant.fi (sorry, pages only in Finnish)

Snowmobiles sold in Finland that were manufactured by Ab Westeråsmaskiner,Sweden :

- model 1965-66 Motoski SC1    engine Sachs 277cc 16hp, vn. 0759243 ( copy of Ski Doo)  x)

( This vehicle is shown in picture below. Scooter now at Kemijärvi Snowmobile Museum. Handlebar not original, backrest missing , and looks like  Sno Trec SC1)

- year 1968 Moto Ski SC 12                    engine Sachs 277cc, 16hp
- year.1969 Sno Fury SC 2                     engine Sachs 277cc, 16hp , 2-track
- year.1969 Sno Fury  SC 12                  engine Sachs 277cc, 16hp
- year 1970 Sno Tric  SC 11                    engine  Ilo      223cc, 12hp
- year 1970 Sno Tric  SC12                     engine  Sachs 277cc, 16hp, vn.70802348   x)
- year 1970 Sno Tric  SC 14                    engine  Sachs 277cc, 16hp
- year 1970 Sno Tric   SC 14                   engine  Wankel 300cc, 18hp, vn. 836431     x)    
- year 1970 Sno Tric  SC 20                    engine  Sachs 277cc, 16hp, 2-track
- year 1975 Aktiv Sno Trik SC 3  engine  Husqvarna 157cc,10hp   x)
- year 1975 Aktiv Sno Trik  SC 4 engine  Sachs 293cc, 20hp          x)

x) (at Kemijärvi Snowmobile Museum)

- after year  1978 called Aktiv ,   for example year 1987 Aktiv Karibo

Bombardier Canada manufactured  Moto Ski snowmobiles as an alternative model to Ski Doo in years 1965-1982 and they were sold in Finland 1980-1983.

history
                              Moto Ski SC 1 -scooter at Kemijärvi Snowmobile Museum,  Moto Ski SC 1

History written by :        Esa Kuha and
                                    Sauli Koskiniemi (email: kaija.koskiniemi@pp.inet.fi)
                                    Iivarinmutka 5
                                    98100 KEMIJÄRVI

                        Finland

 

 

 

 

New years day 2008 and I dragged in the sno-trek and started dismantling it. Although it is somewhat crusty, none of the bolts are siezed or even hard to remove. Inside storage explains the relatively good condition .

I had to fill a dent on the bottom of the belly pan / fuel tank as one can't knock it out without cutting it open and as this sled is going to be a "rider" I was not about to go to that length.

Tunnel painted and started reassembly, now the cab needs attention. Some previous damage was found hiding under body filler that will have to be repaired correctly.

 

 

More to come...........