We Found a Rare Snow Cat! 

That thing DEF needs a 5th wheel on skis pulled behind it for an epic camping adventure.

Arctic Cat Quad Trac. I have had two of them over the years. Two speed trans. Low range 2-3 MPH high range 4-6 MPH. They originally came with a groomer on the back that pulled up with a winch. Air cooled motors always failed with hard use. There is one for sale over in PA right now with a swapped out liquid cooled EFI in it. On packed ground they ride like a tank. Deep snow they are fun. The two round openings on the front and back open for air flow. Has a long tractor battery under the seat that is a pain to get in and out. Do your self a favor and relocate the battery to the back by the motor and get a car battery with 800cca. You will be way happier should you need to jump it. Aluminum body front and back. With fiberglass cab. I put dynamat in the cabs of both of them or you will need headphones to run it. You will need the fan on blowing onto the front windshield to keep it from fogging up.

I swear the local snowmobile club used to have one of these exact same machines as their trail groomer. They finally saved up and bought a new one about '99 lol. I'm pretty sure one of the local towns is using it to clear sidewalks/small parking lots.

That was an Arctic Cat quad trac. Supposed to come with a 500cc Pantera Spirit motor and they were rated at 48 hp. I remember them well. They built those both at the Thief River Plant and the old Scorpion plant because at that time Arctic owned Scorpion. Sheesh that’s like 45 years old man. No wonder the engines gone. Arctic used the 500 Suzuki Spirit from 1976 up through the late 1980s. Parts are still out there among the vintage guys. It was a good engine. Probably not ideal in this application but a good sled engine on the Panther/ Pantera/Cougar/Cheetah.

"it's a refined taste Edwin..." is now my new favorite quote from these swindlers.

I worked for a company doing seismic drilling and we built bombies from scratch. They are incredibly simple and all you need is steel, a motor and transmission plus a single differential. Two ebrake handles and your set. We even built our tracks all easy and simple

4:32 hardest drop of the year. Bigger than the new years ball drop

What a neat float setup! When you consider the geometry of how a conventional float moves, it makes sense when you mentioned the incline of the environment theyre intended for. Neat neat!

As a kid, in the early 70s,I got to ride an Arctic cat, and we called it an Amph cat. We drove it across a lakes the Papineau region of Québec. Can.We felt like Kings of the Wild. I love your stuff.

I'm up in Southern Quebec Canada and we have barely any snow, only 2 good snowfall this winter that melted right away, and it already seems like the spring weather is moving in. Crazy!

Ethan admiring the guys ranger is such an Ethan moment 😂 Edit: those carb floats are pretty standard in snowmobiling, the carb looks like a mikuni vm36, they are bulletproof. Sweet machine yall, love it!

As a Minnesotan, We do infact love those! Whether it be a build or restore to new. They are everywhere here!

The music, crow, and drop at 4:30 was, dare I say, PREMIUM

This thing is going to be sick!!!!!!! You can easily make it a snug 2 seater. Just make it completely bench seating, and a movable steering column, so if just a driver, you can move the driving position to center of the cabin, right of cabin, left of cabin...

The execution of the Flemish guitar music in the first minute is extremely well done. So much so that I felt the need to point it out. Thank you for a fantastic video!

Heavier engine will give it much more weight over those back tracks. I defiantly think that's a great option. A nice winch on the the front for the "Incase" moments.

Finally got a snowcat! Which engine does this machine need?

I'm feeling a rebuilt 1970's 2 stroke triple.... if it has 30-40 hp now, 70-90 would get you to places you can't even walk!

I like that on your trip to get it you act like its a surprise vehicle, but then when you made this video you announce it immediately AND its in the thumbnail.

Welcome Christmas (otherwise known as Dahoo Dores) is a Christmas song sung by the Whos in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV Special) and it is stated they sing it together every year. It is sung in two parts, one at the beginning of the film, and the other part The Grinch overhears, which causes him to realize Christmas isn't about presents. The second part was later repeated in the 2000 and 2018 film adaptations.

I recognize that engine and weird carbs from a 01 Arctic cat z440, the engine is actually made by Suzuki.

Please use the hydraulic circut for a lift cylinder and make a twin line mini snow wrecker. Have 2 4500 pound winches on the boom and another winch mounted to the front. A mini snowcat wrecker would be 100% premium

Props to whoever picks the music for your videos

I think you should stick with a 2-stroke snowmobile engine to keep the weight down. A Rotax 503 Scandinavia, or an Yamaha 540 engine from the VK540. Both very reliable, air-cooled engines used in utility snowmobiles.

Nice Find. Also wow, most every carb on 2 stroke snowmachine engines are the Mikuni variety that you pointed out. I'd bet millions of them.

Super happy to see Elk City be even just passed through. I loved to go to my family's land up there for camping for as long as I can remember, so when I saw you guys were there my jaw dropped

I love this little snow cat, it looks great! Perfect companion vehicle for the kei truck imo

I think thw wrecker/towing idea would be really nice ! Like a Tow Mater bed and crane

You should put a rotax 4 stroke atv engine in it. Since they're made for cvt. Plus a liquid cooled one would give you hot coolant for a heater!

Im extremely surprised that Ethan had never seen floats like that. Thats exactly what the carbs in both of my three wheelers look like, because they use extremely ubiquitous Mikuni round slide carbs, which are all like that.

It would be cool to put a "pickup bed" over the engine to make hauling your gear a bit easier. Also, I agree with the idea of a 4-stroke for reliability.

You should try to find an Bandvagn 206 (BV 206)! Our and the swedish (where they are made) army use them. Drove them on my time at the army, super fun. It's basically just larger version of that snowcat of yours, witch is so cool to begin with! So happy you found one.

maybe a little 4bt cummins ? or just a perkins diesel ?!!! love that thing woww

THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!! You guys find the COOLEST stuff... Thanks for sharing..

I live in Wisconsin on the Menominee Indian Reservation and this is the first year we had in my 53 years that we got barely any snow. I think we got one little snow storm and it didn't last long and melted right away. Weather has been warm all year only have a week or so of cold weather. Cool snow cat 🐈😺

Just what you needed!! Another cool project. Now you can compete with Robby Layton and Matt's Off Road.

Ethan backing up Will at the end was priceless😂

As another Idahoan, i hated driving through Lewiston. Love the videos keep em comin!!!!

I live in Boise, but I work in Garden city, one of the lots that I pass on the regular, is full of antique snow cats, tracks, engines, and cabs. Everytime I drive past, I stare, as I’d love one.

Quit showing little flashes of the beastie monster bike that you haven't finished. Hate being teased...

Love the editing, great mix of music and cinematography.

Was thinking about buying it for a bit, glad you guys got it. Sean is a friend of mine

Always wanted a snowcat, that thing looks awesome, can’t wait to see what shenanigans you guys get up to with it!

I wonder if you guys could put a detachable system on the back that would allow you to swap a bed or a storage trailer onto the back over the engine. That way depending on what you guys are doing you could swap out the back making it a practical utility machine.

Make it a two-seater cabover. In the rear !! Then you can still copilot😊

That would make a sick mini tracked camper if you stuck a box on the back lol

It's really cool seeing Lewiston. I've only been to Idaho once, driving trucks, and I was deliving to that paper mill you passed. It was a nightmare, something I'll never forget.

This might help you in the future. Instead of replacing the starter solenoid, buy new contacts for like $1.00. It’s pretty easy to rebuild a starter if you need to. Brands like denso are rebuildable,

You should make a track trailer for it And put a high booster in it Put a bunch of LEDs on it

one thing i would have loved to see in the ship is a drain pit, of sorts. obviously yall deal with a lot of snow, watching the puddle form makes me thing an internal drain would have been beneficial. might be nitpickey but its an idea for my own shop in the future

lol! It’s like the little pitstop machines on the movie “CARS”!!! Classic!

Snow cats are so cool. That thing goes pretty fast for it's size

Some angle iron on the belts would do good. 2 inch + for the grip

Honestly it’s such a cool ride but the real fun is seeing how happy it makes you all. Great purchase!

When these 2 get in a vehicle together it reminds me of those “Allstate commercials” with the “Mayhem” guy that cause’s all the problems.. 😂

Midwesterner here. Talked to someone that was selling one with a Kohler V-Twin 4 stroke in it. He said it has open diffs and would get stuck and that is why he was getting rid of it.

I was a gunner in a Bradley. Can confirm. Tracked vehicles are stupid loud.

A mate of mine had a hagglunds BV206, craziest vehicle I've ever driven. Yours looks like a mini version of a BV206! Awesome!

You should make a video making something from scratch from your junk yard/part store

Guys there is one of these single seat Snow Cats, in Cle Elum, Wa. for sale, right along I-90

Love the way it sounds like someone running a strimmer.

When I was a little kid, we lived in Orofino ID, and when we'd go to the big city of Lewiston I knew we were close by the smell of the paper mill.

I’m guessing you had a lot of fuel / oil in the bottom of the engine. Maybe a leaking carb / stuck float. Check the drain plug(s)

I have videos and pics of me driving a 1984 OG tucker sno-cat that is named Stella from McMurdo station Antarctica. She ironically has a hard time starting in cold weather but I love her and everything I’ve put her through she has over came.

U can tell when he pulls that recoil THats such a flashback to a Cougar artic cat Snowmobile I had

I would put a small truck bed or flat bed on it. Maybe after that put a bed canopy and do an over night camping trip in the snow somewhere.

I love anything with tracks and this little guy is adorable......not really practical or fun to ride in ...but adorable !!

You should carry a snowmobile on it. Cause you'll need one..

The snow cat is made by Arctic Cat Arco in the late 70s. They were very popular for grooming Trails made in thief riverFalls Minnesota.

I love that he has time to make these videos in between episodes of good mythical morning.

Maybe something like an 1.0 or 1.2litre car diesel engine (smart , honda , ford etc. ) They have plenty of torque and are reliable and should be light weight enough

I almost bought one of those the other day. Cool rigs.

That Tundra is a beaut. Saw one with the new Leer cap on it that has the rear duck spoiler(ish thing) and it’s like it was made for it

Definitely needs to be a lot faster and maybe you guys can make some kind of suspension for it

Beauty of a 2stroke. Its just so simple.. Compression, Spark, & Fuel, and it will run forever lol. You could use a cheap starter solenoid replacement off a bigger UTV if you needed to as well. That thing shreds up the snow and prob dirt too pretty damn good lol, the power of the two stroke makes that possible lol. Plus the fact that it still runs lol..

Ha! I live in Lewiston, and yes it does have an interesting aroma. But once you are here, you don't notice it, until you leave and come back.

When are you guys building a chairlift up one of these hills? Add a jump, an airbag and some bikes/skis depending on the season.

That snowcat fits right in the fleet, when I saw the thumbnail I thought it was bigger

sound deaden the cab and you'll and youll be quieter and keep the inside warmer hopefully. I cant wait to see that thing all tricked out with lights and a sick paint job.

It needs a turbo mountain sled engine with some backcountry sxs tracks. And then take it to Snowed In with Heavy D next year!!

Alot of excitement there. Neat vehicle

*PREMIUM BOYS, I would suggest building a couple enclosed seats on the back half of the machine for 2 passengers*

The Pupper’s 🎥 🐕 wiggle walking up to the camera was so wholesome!!

You should definitely find the blades for the front and back and make awesome trails

I love that Ethan said what I was saying about the grinch song at the end

some new tracks would be nice, those old ones seems to be worn out

I have never wanted anything more in my life that I needed less. Much love from Texas.

The Arctic Cat Quad Trac has an interesting history. These unique machines were originally built by Pearson Engineering in Roseau, Minnesota. Later, Arctic Enterprises acquired the rights to the Quad Trac from Pearson Engineering and refined the design. They produced these machines in Thief River Falls (TRF), Minnesota. When Scorpion was also acquired by Arctic, the production of Quad Trac was moved to Crosby, Minnesota, along with the snowmobile trailers1. The Quad Trac was a fascinating hybrid of snowmobile and groomer, designed for trail maintenance and grooming. It’s not widely known, but there were also Scorpion versions of the Quad Trac. The production numbers for these machines are believed to be quite low, likely in the range of a few hundred units at most. The Quad Trac’s rugged steel cleats made for a rough ride, but they were effective for their intended purpose. If you’re interested, you can find some videos of these machines in action on RU-vid

I don't even get snow where I live and I want one of these. Definitely a fun toy to play with.

you guys have inspired so many channels, I've seen 3 different versions of the monster cycle, but they made mini monster bikes.😅 great job guys

There's a paper mill in Tacoma, Wa as well.... Everyone out here calls it the "Aroma of Tacoma" lol.

That would make a great base to make the quad track "Bonaparte" from Dominion Tank Police.

The quality of that machine reminds me of my papa's old International Harvester Cub cadet. Things back then were just made so heavy duty. They still to this day take those old tractors and use them to play in the mud! Kind of like that tractor that these guys put a 2JZ motor in LMAO

That looks like a Suzuki Spirit 340, 440, or 500 f/c engine made for Arctic Cat. Put some tuned pipes and performance reeds on that and see what she'll do. :3

Same in the Scotland , cold as duck but not enough snow to have fun in! Grind hard!

Ethan’s smart self was quick to call out the redundancy. 😂😂

The first thing I thought of as soon as I saw it was if it was yellow it would look like one of the 1 eyed minions . So cool

Can’t wait to watch you guys race at the freedom 500

The shot after the giant puddle of oil on the floor, where you mentioned the oil built up in the muffler, I could literally smell that lmao

The landscape is beautiful up there and a snowcat dude! That’s radical! You guys have to do a little journey like the little red car in the snow cat, of course after you put a bigger engine in it. I spoke too soon. It’s a single seater.