1972 John Deere 400

What was your intended objective when you started the build?

Get it operable as it was when it was new

What motivated you to start your project?

To have fun in the snow

What was the most unique and creative thing you did to the sled?

Installed a john deere trailfire kawasaki 440 fireburst engine in for 4 years and used a 1970’s yahmaha sno jet muffler to fit, currently in the process of getting the original engine ready to reinstall.

What are you most proud of?

Working On everything without any certifications or training

What do other people say about your snowmobile?

“That thing still runs?”

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Submitted by: Dawson Hoover

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Specifics

Classification: Mild

Make, Model & Year: 1972 John Deere 400

Fondly known as: The green Deere

Time spent: Still building

Snowmobile cost: Free

Money spent: Less than $50

Engine: Canadian Curtis Wright Imported kec 340 engine

Intake: Stock aluminum intake with the original Wahlbro single barrel carburetor

Exhaust: Currently rusted into two pieces

Drivetrain: Stock jobn deere full rubber track with a Dayco drive belt

Tunnel/Chassis Modifications: Rear grab bar and a fiberglass flap pole

Suspension: One 1970 Ski doo Nordik ski and one 1970 yahmaha sno jet ski

Brakes: We got em

Finish – Paint: Has a “nothing runs like a deere” sticker on the hood

Accessories: Headlight doesn’t work but the tail light worked 4 years ago