Bombardier Skandic 97-26076 Light Over Snow Vehicle

[Robin Craig]

I have been after one of these for a while as smaller vehicles interest me and no one else seems to be collecting them plus it has a practical purpose for winter travel at home on the island around the farm in winter as we don't have any work owned snow machines here in winter. Who knows, I might even buy a trail pass and go off island.

This popped up on GC Surplus a few weeks ago and like a fool I bid and like a lucky person I won. It was listed with many declarations of damage and not turning over and in need of repairs but I was prepared for that and bid to win. Anyone can go see what I paid if you know how. I missed one of these in Alberta about a year ago and as the CF seems to be buying gawdy coloured commercial off the shelf (COTS) units and often not adding the wire cutter I knew that the supply of these was dwindling. The place of sale being Ottawa was convenient as I pass through there quite often. I didn't go view it in person, I could not get away for that.

So, long story short, it is home and after an hour of due diligence and tinkering, despite no battery and a missing dead man's tether we have it running now.

It is going to get some TLC and parts bought for it and it will slowly get tidied but not overly so, an in service look and status is all I am after currently. The seat has been an in service repair by someone so it will stay like that for a while as things like a better condition track is higher on my list.

I will live in the yard at work ths winter in an enclosure as our ready vehicle for property patrols on the farm and likely for some hunting work with my co worker and general running around. We have over 600 acres under our charge.

I am looking for any photos of CF snowmobiles in service particularly anything they may have been towing such as pulks or komatiks.