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[4] Competitive snowcat trials were conducted by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service in Sun Valley, Idaho from 1950-1952. [5] [6] In the 1955–1958 Fuchs and Hillary Transantarctic Expedition, four modern snowcats were used, produced by the Tucker Sno-Cat Corporation. These vehicles were highly modified for the purposes of the expedition. 1959 ...
Manual start was standard, with electric start as an option. Nitro – Advertised as the "ultimate snow machine", the Rupp Nitro was offered in five models, all featuring Rupp twins-295, 340, 400, 440 and 650cc. Manual start was standard for all models, with 15.5" track width for the first four models and an 18" track for the Nitro 650.
In 1877, American historian Elliott Coues split the Putorius into multiple subgenuses and reclassified only the European polecat, domestic ferret and steppe polecat into Putorius. The black-footed ferret, which had features of Putorius and Gale (a subgenus split from Putorius ), was put into its own subgenus Cynomyonax . [ 2 ]
From these hydrants 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –2 in (38–51 mm) pressure resistant hoses are connected similar to fire hoses with camlocks to the snow machine. The infrastructure to support snowmaking may have a negative environmental impact, altering water tables near reservoirs and mineral and nutrient content of the soil under the snow itself.
The native term for polecat in Scotland is "foumart". This term originates from a Scots term with multiple spellings, such as fuimart or fumart. [2] In Robert Burns' dialect of Ayrshire, the native term was thummurt or thoomart. [3] This word is a contraction of the words "foul marten", as a reference to the odour of the polecat. [4]
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A snowmobile tour at Yellowstone National Park First person view of a snowmobile driven through Yellowstone National Park.. A snowmobile, also known as a snowmachine (chiefly Alaskan), motor sled (chiefly Canadian), motor sledge, skimobile, or snow scooter, is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow.
The Lockheed Martin Polecat (company designation P-175) was an unmanned aerial vehicle by Lockheed Martin. It was developed by the company's Advanced Development Programs division in Palmdale , California .