I Bought The ULTIMATE Snow Machine

I buy a 1968 Bombardier tracked snow plowing machine. #Tank, #Snow,
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[@chasleask8533]

The seller was proud of the old girl , he passed it to you . Very poignant .

[@reggiexp69]

love to see those interactions :) people passionate about what they sell :) (doesnt mean its a mint machine) but its always cool that they explain and stuff

[@murrayminimotors1674]

Yes he did

[@danmagstadt8345]

@@reggiexp69i

[@sneezinhatch]

@@thomas7770 6.0 BBC should put a turbo on it

[@bilinda508]

Joe, hearing the old gentleman talk about his baby and the way you listened to him was awesome. Can tell he loved that machine and he is very happy knowing you will take care of it for him. Love it!!

[@davidscott8400]

Do you think he'd be proud of the way he was treating it on this video, I don't.

[@quietbrianquiet]

@@davidscott8400 Just because something can go 80 doesn't mean you should go 80. I love this channel but it seems like it was an Andrew Camarata video.

[@SEMPER-FI-777]

This elderly gentleman is a priceless treasure. I would have loved the opportunity to have gone with you when you looked at it just to soak up and glean from his presence and sincere communication. You can hear the pride and love he had for showing you all you needed to know! I LOVE HIS GENERATION !!! 👍😎🇺🇸😇

[@skywalkercorp]

A awesome gentleman

[@FarrellMcGovern]

For a long time, we used to have the Bombardier snow plows clearing the snow off the sidewalks here in Ottawa, Ontarion, Canada. They were built by Bombarier Inc. a company started by Joseph-Armand Bombardier just outside of Montreal, Quebec. He is most famous for inventing the snow mobile, which he ended up calling Ski-doo, because of a misprint. It was supposed to be Ski-Dog, to connect it to Dog Sleds that were famously used by the Inuit and other Northern Peoples of Canada.

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

Id get an artic cat, not because there new but because the olypics use them for grooming slopes... they're so much more usefull because the blade come in size's from sidewalks to 30 foot booms

[@micahhittinger6083]

That thing is a lot faster than I expected! I bet the guy you bought it from never drove it that fast! Lol!

[@SuperDriver379]

The rev limiter appears to be working 🤣🤣🤣

[@bigbullhorn8443]

You should definatly call that old man back every year to thank him for that sweet machine. I’m sure he would love to hear from u and Her!!!!!!!!

[@CarQuestion]

That guy reminds me of my grandfather and how proud he was of every single machine he had, and how he took care of them. That guy is lucky to have you to purchased this old Bombardier! Take care of it :)

[@murrayminimotors1674]

Very proud man

[@AerialAcesRC13]

He sounds like someone we could all turn a wrench with!

[@cgreeneblue]

Hey CQ....love your content. I bought my truck based on your review and testing a few years ago. Cool you like this channel too

[@71rcode72]

The owner...part of the greatest generation. Reminds me of how men talked back when. He is one with his machine.

[@AbcDef-iq4no]

The footage of the previous owner was priceless; he obviously liked and took care of this machine, and even parked it inside which saved it from getting ruined by the elements, especially the paint and window gaskets.

[@jamiebouchard9862]

The plow has a “float” position so that it won’t come off the ground while launching. It should have a position that it locks in. The old fella mentioned it when he was talking about the plow.

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Geeeeeeze Joe. Your revving the Bejesus out of the poor little Chevy! It’s not a 125 two stroke. 😂

[@tboystoys5682]

The speed shocked me. It’s like like having a mini tank. That’s awesome 👍👍👍

[@TangoOne]

That thing looks far more fun than its supposed to be.

[@Veikra]

Those were built in my province and are unstoppable. They still plow sidewalks to this day in Montreal. A steal of a deal. Thanks to the old gentlemen for being such a good stewart of this piece of history

[@BrandonLund]

You made that ol fellers day. He was proud of his accomplishments and he knew that you appreciated what went into it. This was a nice interaction Joe👌

[@mikehudg2209]

I use to cut Christmas tree's and table top trees years ago - was one of the biggest distributors in the the country and used one of these exact machines going in and out of swamps hauling my crew and tress - brings back memories you could not imagine lol thanks for sharing this story with us ❤

[@buffdoc46]

That is by far the coolest vehicle you have ever purchased. Man, that looks so fun to drive.

[@SilverBulletNation]

That might be the coolest piece of machinery I have laid my eyes on.

[@ricksmith4742]

I can guarantee you that if you continue to drive it the way you are in this video it will be nothing but a paper weight before too long. It's built for pushing snow, nothing else. The inline 6 cylinder isn't a high rev engine and when it's combined with a low geared transmission makes it that much easier to blow up. Take good care of It $$$$

[@MikeRay1978]

Damn that seems like a super nice old man.

[@2vintage]

He was very nice!

[@MrDob2009]

This is the exact vehicle that cleans our sidewalks at my house (Montreal). Now they are more recent models but still Bombardiers. They are very durable

[@jodyhakamaki5602]

Those mice have all kinds of nests up in your hovercraft..

[@Military-Museum-LP]

Joe she definitely needs a full service and possible carb clean.

[@wofles9575]

Very nice. Lots of hours in these snow machines. Always check the tracks. More then once have been stranded when the tracks came off. One of our guys cracked the frame on our machine going fast like that. Remember this is for snow not the race track. Great videos. Always look forward to watching.

[@staygold902]

New cleats on the tracks might as well blow some doughnuts and see how fast you can roll one off 😂

[@einblutwolf5356]

A jewel of a little ripper! Young man got a steal of a workhorse & the old timer had done a very nice amount of work getting new parts back into this Pusher. 👍

[@bobconaway]

Have fun with it, Joe. A piece of advise from old experience: With rubber tracks you really don't want to hotrod it.

[@SuperDriver379]

I’ve never heard a stovebolt live long at what sounds like 4,800+ rpm. They start drinking oil before long, this generally causes a lack of oil then unscheduled inspection ports in oil pans and blocks.

[@lukefortin9616]

Slow down with that thing. It's not a race car Joe, it's for plowing snow and doing all the heavy work for you.

[@calvinh.8882]

That's cool. And just so you know, that 250 I-6 can run between 195 to 220 degrees. If it runs at 150 degrees then it's running extra cool. If you ever change the engine's thermostat maybe you should put a 180-degree thermostat in it.

[@yota82300able]

I agree on this, seems like this one does not have a thermostat at all, since it is bubbling on wide open it tells me it runs a little bit on the cold side.

[@reds815]

Aw saw this after I typed mine. Cool rig!

[@rm25088]

Joe is like "what is a thermostat?"

[@coyster530]

I thought it was a pretty cool machine before but after listening to how much passion the older gentleman had for that machine made me appreciate it even more I hope you take care of it and keep it or pass it on to somebody that will really take care of it

[@dalepoppenhagen8549]

If I had the money I would definitely like 2 get it b cause I love anything from that era

[@Military-Museum-LP]

The love the gentleman’s accent. A cheese head born and raised.

[@Bahh1245]

Love those old timers you never need to worry about what your getting especially when they got a huge shop in the barn and you just know they have been wrenching for 40 plus years

[@gman77gas]

That guy was the coolest!!!!!

[@steveperyer4850]

The one you have is very upgraded to the older ones. They had a clamshell to get into it, like climbing into a tank, and they used a Chrysler flathead six cylinder engine. 😊

[@jerrywilcox9890]

Not them they didn't.this are for plowing city sidewalks.they have always had doors.

[@steveperyer4850]

Jerry, the ones from the 60’sbwere the way I told you, and in fact were J4

[@jerrywilcox9890]

@steveperyer4850 not buying it one bit I've never seen them.

[@bobturnbull18]

@@jerrywilcox9890 It was a bit of a unicorn but they did exist. They had one at a ski resort where I worked back in the late 60's. Took me nearly 10 minutes to find an image of one on the internet.

[@monsterkxf]

You won’t have a problem getting the wiper assembly. It mounts in the center hole below the front glass. Bombardier never stopped making these sidewalk cleaners. Contact them I’m sure any year assembly will work. 🤘🤘

[@2vintage]

Awesome thanks@

[@bryankerr69]

LOL. That thing was not made to be some go fast off road machine. It's a little workhorse for plowing now and such. Looks like it would be good for grooming trails too. It's not meant to be beat on like you are. Great machine. I would fix it up with a nice paint job and such.

[@andyanderson6668]

Can't wait to see this in action, it's a keeper.

[@carterrutherford3655]

Watch the whole video

[@devilsadvocate7358]

The old timer will cringe if he sees you on the rev limiter like that. High torque vehicles shouldn't be hammered. Not if you want them to last. It's not a YZ125

[@davidshepherd-sj2tj]

REV limiter ????? Lol !! That old man would be wishing that thing has a rev limiter when he watches this video w this guy grinding gears , and what ur thinking was a. " rev limiter" was actually him " floating" the valves on that old straight six , which is what happens when u push a motor with hydraulic lifter way past it's intended. " red line" as this is when the valves due to cam lift and duration , which of course is engineered for low end torque in a , for all practical purposes " tractor engine" which is ment to turn low revs and produce as much torque as possible between 2,000 to tops 2800 rpm, is over revved to the point the valves can no longer either completely shut or completely open do to the high rpm, and high oil pressure caused from over revving, and because they no longer have time to completely move through their range of travel, for all practical purposes sit in the middle of their range of travel and just " FLOAT" definitely NOT something i can almost assure you ...... That the old man that rebuilt this machine would have EVER DREAMED of doing to his pride and joy !! Nor would anybody in their right mind do to something that they had invested that much money and energy into !!! But unfortunately for the cool snow machine ..... It has a new owner who thinks it's intended purpose is to be a tracked hot rod , for which it appears to him to have been built solely to see how much abuse and neglect it can take before it can no longer keep its tracks under its carriage, or possibly drivetrain before it haphazardly has no choice but to spit out pieces of said drivetrain all over its , backwoods racetrack .... So unfortunately for the old man and the old machine , it's new owner apparently finds pushing this cool old machine to its mechanical limits for his .... And to be fair our entertainment.... Or horror ig, depending on just how emotionally attached one may find themselves to an old snow machine..... Lol kinda sux to see such a kewl machine pushed towards these ends, but on the other hand. .. if it's going to happen..... At least he's recording it and I must say it's good entertainment either way to me ... Ig id rather be a witness to how much abuse this old machine could take before she explodes, then to have it happen, without all of us here to witness and share in the carnage 🫣🤐😂

[@asbestosfiber]

When I was little kid there was one of these that the town used to plow the sidewalks. You could hear it coming a ways away and we'd always hide and snowball the crap out of it. That one had steel cleats and would leave marks on the sidewalk and chew up the ground in the late spring

[@speertownspecials]

Dude you have to build a pull barn. Not another garage a huge pull barn like 5000+ square feet hahaha

[@bhoss7133]

Pole barn.

[@timrancourt5408]

Definitely the coolest machine you have ever had on your channel

[@svoctopus4888]

I was in Tanks when I was in the Marines. When you turn. Just turn it a little bit, then go straight a foot or two, turn more, go straight, turn. You get it. Don't turn it like you are turning a car. Otherwise you could likely, throw a track.

[@MR-puffnstuff]

That old man was so nice and sweet o bet he has million stories he could tell.

[@ryanjohnson1814]

That's something special there, the older gentleman fixed it up, did alot, took a loss. Just to see it go in good hands, reminded me of my grandpa, fix up to get proper before he sold stuff. Don't run it full hard, on speed, not designed, will tear up that gear box, over heat it. Be really nice to see it sand blasted, restored. You got it for a pretty low price. Keep it tarred and take good care of it.

[@youllbewalking]

Speaking from personal experiences, you’re gonna want a seatbelt bub. I don’t wear them often in equipment but that is one machine I won’t use without one.

[@zenmaster1761]

Joe, that looks like a good one, tracks and speed racing is not a good idea you will tear it up, also spinning around in circles not good on tracks, please don't tear it up that is not a toy that thing is way more powerful than you will ever now really nice machine 🎉

[@jayjones6904]

Young pups lol

[@Pittsburgh-412]

Think about this engine in here for a minute 😂. Its from the 60s. Its an inline straight 6 from Chevrolet and still running like this. Thats just insane. They couldn't make this right now if they tried 😂

[@M.TTT.]

those things are very durable, simple, and lots of torque. Old engines last cause they have no EPA garbage or computers.

[@M.TTT.]

Its a shame there's not a $15 tarp over the hover craft and/or throw some cheap/free pallets under it as well.

[@bighomieJ5X]

love buying things from sellers like this .😊

[@riccochet704]

Needs a .50 mounted on top....you know, for coyote control. 😂

[@kenjohnson5498]

This would be a cool vehicle for a full restoration, great find!

[@andrewarsenault4062]

Holy crap this thing cooks !!! Was expecting it to go like 5 mph 😂😂

[@johnb5519]

Great find. It's not really built for speed, but it has lots of power for what it's designed for. You can use it for a trail groomer. Hope your not going to leave it sitting in the field.

[@nefarious6398]

not built for speed...that thing seems like it has more than enough speed for its intended purposes

[@johnb5519]

Yeah, it sure does.@@nefarious6398

[@davidshepherd-sj2tj]

​@@nefarious6398yea he keeps running it like that he's gonna find out what parts r and aren't made for speed .... Lol

[@nefarious6398]

@@davidshepherd-sj2tj most likely

[@staind288]

​@@davidshepherd-sj2tjmy thoughts exactly. Too many rpm's he had it revved lol

[@James-sir]

Well now you can plow your neighbors driveways that may or may not enjoy the beautiful sound of a 2 stroke

[@nzsaltflatsracer8054]

I hope the old guy doesn't see you treating it like that, he obviously treated it with love & respect.

[@mateuszc3020]

That's how you plow snow in Wisconsin - with a freaking tank!!!. I wouldn't expect anything less. Love it!!!👍😀

[@Nine_883]

Wow! Reminds me of the Army. You should mount a 50 on that thing. Awesome machine. The old man took care of that beast.

[@dennislamers986]

Great machine I hope you store it indoors like it always was. You could haul a big shanty out on the lake.

[@user-pk2fg8im4u]

When you pull heavy loads, hook to the lowest point. The swinging drawbar will be your best power pull. It will keep the weight transfer further to the front, giving more traction and eliminating the front end lift. Much less strain on the machine.

[@bluegrallis]

Beside the fact that hooking a pulled load up high can flip the thing over.

[@Unemployed_Jedi]

Just a tip for you, go slower when turning her you could cause a track to pop off and not forgetting they are old and brittle. Good luck with her nice machine.

[@masoncross-om3oc]

That would be an awesome statement to someone who actually had some common sense... ???? This guy seriously lacks in that department.. ????

[@402YEEP]

Dude, that thing riiips! It’s like the og ripsaw..😂

[@trailrideadventures]

A man with an actual snow plow is an honorary Canadian welcome aboard eh.

[@toyhunterslasvegas]

Those have a lot of grease fittings. Make sure you give em all a few pumps so you dont wear out the pins. My dad had a 60's john deer dozer. Basically same thing. Awesome find. Plow a few commercial peoperties,it will pay for itself in no time.

[@1176hambone]

These old fellas are the best.

[@snowyowl7042]

I am always amazed at the variety of vehicles. No tinkering needed, good right off the trailer

[@daveheiskala7007]

Cool snow plow, I'm having fun just watching you, I'd love to see some snow plowing videos. Thank you for sharing.

[@mikebenton6339]

That thing sounds awesome! She looks like straight pipes, so I really hope you protect your hearing throughout all of your endeavors, so you will not have regrets in about 30 years. Thanks and good luck.

[@harmonic3350]

She had roosters down the entire stretch and plows and grades, nice! You are surely building an exotic motorsports complex on the property, I can see it.

[@rracicot4666]

This my friend is an absolute tank, actually the planetary comes from a WW2 tank!!! I own a J5 with the same Chevy motor but I replaced the 3 speed by a TH-400, added a Polaris rear brake to the drive shaft yoke, super fun to drive. Somehow, these machine break when you’re as far as possible on your ride,,,,just to piss you off. Great buy, have fun!!!!

[@johnnyreb280]

The planetaries came from a ww2 tank?.. what tank? Model? Where are the planetaries in this thing located?

[@joevendramin9509]

These old "Bombees" are almost indestructible! Excellent in the snow! Nice find.

[@DanSchaefer-qq9ph]

Great content as always! I don't review the comments as much as the videos but for all those vintage goodies you might consider a video on a pole barn for the land Hint Hint. Keep those treasures out of the elements when not in use. Might help with critter control along with a barn cat LOL. Keep up the great work, I enjoy tuning in every week to see new videos!

[@SirOsisofLiver]

Very cool find, and in remarkable condition considering these lead pretty tough lives. Those used to be the standard issue sidewalk plows for any city I lived in growing up in the 70s-80s. Over time they were replaced with Trackless units which were a bit more versatile as they could be used in summer with different attachments like mowers and such. The Bombis were surprisingly quick, and could pretty much keep up with city surface traffic when going to or from the maintenance depots.

[@brianmooney7009]

Joe just when i think i have seen it all. Now you have a tank. 😂 awesome. You keep your subscribers entertained. Can you top this buy. Im sure you will. But this is gonna be tough to top

[@bobp64014]

Before I watch this new one, I've got a couple of questions: Why no video on the paving of the driveway? I thought the reason you bought the skid loader was to make a track at your property. Then we see you rented it out for crops again. Why no Jade in your videos anymore? When are you going to build a pole barn? In the meantime, what do you do with all of these toys? I see a lot of them in the garage but there's nowhere near enough room for all the ones we've seen. Do you sell them?

[@boomerboom6615]

Just a suggestion I would take it easy on the dirt it is actually made for the snow so it has a little slippage you keep driving like that an ATV you will roll it a tare it up and that would be a shame. Just a thought

[@user-ow6ff1yd3b]

All you got to do now is ask that landowner if you can plow up some jumps for your bikes and quads

[@gillesmathon561]

The tracks are made to run in the snow. The travers will wear on ciment or asphalt. But the secret is the belts, the break, so check for crsacks in them.

[@rudyrogmans]

I love all your videos but this my favorite to date. Man you were ripping it across the field!

[@Nighthawk1966]

That ol guy was the best ! He took care of that machine and was very proud of it ! Glad he knows it went to a good home !

[@deezboy8216]

LOL!! Pretty sure that's not a sport quad. Thought you were gonna destroy it doing hot laps in the field.

[@kevinalbers1084]

He will destroy it. It's not meant for what he's using for.

[@martymcmannis6581]

That has to be a blast to drive. Now you need two feet of snow while the world watches you have fun and clear driveways. To cool

[@LightupRuntz]

That’s the snow plow Danny and his mom escape with in the shinning 😬

[@stanjenson2026]

Can i ask why you rev everything you start multiple times?

[@McBuggs.]

U got this for a song...repairs all done. Yer gonna enjoy this a lot more than the old man did. ✊

[@rightsideupvt]

They used to clean my neighborhood sidewalks with one of those back in the 1970-80's. Always thought they were the coolest thing!

[@Hanky_Bannist8r]

At first glance I thought it was going to be slower than smoke but it really hauls the mail !

[@bigbullhorn8443]

Amazing machine!!!!!!! Holy cow. U scored

[@anthonyblacker8471]

Whoa.. Just from the very beginning Joe that thing is every little boys dream come true!! Wow let's see how this one goes, I KNOW it's not going to be cheap! Wow.. I'm impressed 2 minutes into this one

[@lastcall170]

Poor guy has cancer...Wow.."bummer" dude. Yet...what a great buy!!!

[@M.TTT.]

lmao, I thought that too, but I mean idk what to say in that situation either

[@2vintage]

He's getting better though going through treatment!

[@venumus0471]

Your new snow plow the amount of snow you get this will be perfect for you congrats. Love your videos from a country boy in South Carolina wish we would get some dang snow lol.

[@kalaharimine]

Wow, that's the quickest Dozer I ever saw. nice. Only problem is that besides a good clean there's nothing to fix. Watch your track tension, don't throw a track pulling too tight.

[@stoker7211]

Enjoyed your presentation. As someone who has several pieces of tracked equipment, including a snow cat I've used for transportation for over 15 years in the Rocky Mountains, I have 2 points to offer: First, speed wears tracks out at a rate commensurate to the square of the function. Second, operating the tracks on surfaces other than that intended by design (in this case snow) will shorten your track life significantly. It's fun, I know but trust me, track rebuilds suck!

[@funone8716]

He don't give 2 shiits

[@jasonjavelin]

This looks like a similar version of the Bombardier from Matts off road recovery although this one is mint and not modded lol. Interesting project!

[@codyswilley]

I seen one of these in saint Louis Missouri on Facebook. It had a 300 6 cylinder in it. A great engine. Looked just like this one

[@rustyiron]

The town had one, it was a make work project. The Dept. of Public Works spent the summer repairing the damage it had done.

[@robertgreer5229]

Holly shit that thing halls ass! You be done clearing snow or whatever you want! 😊❤

[@LOOKOUT2012]

Excellent bit of kit! You'll be able to use that to level out the tracks and make burms n bumps n jumps 👌

[@benjaminmatte5225]

The machine and the old boy are both cool as hell.

[@tehpanda64]

Cool old guy, sweet to see him excited about the machine

[@louisberthiaume5265]

I saw this exact listing on facebook marketplace multiple times! Glad you pickled it up!

[@patprop74]

I am over here in Quebec Canada and I always keep my eyes open for these, At $5500 even if it was in bad shape, it still would be a great Fing deal!