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The following is a chronological history of the traction industry  

Patent
Endless Track
Hardened Projections
Nov 1968
Tomita Fujihiko
Patent
Snowmobile Track Cleat Stud
Jan 1969
P.W. Schuler
Patent
Support & Running Wheels
May 1969
F. W. Bauler
Patent
Ski Flange
Dec 1969
Russell C. Westberg
Patent
Composite & Rockered Ski

Dec 1969
William R. Richards/Textron
Patent
Adjustable Keel for Snowmobiles
June 1970
N. D. Shorrock
Turf Ski
Snow Goer
Sept 1970
Stabilizer
Winning Edge
SnowGoer
Sept 1970
Skibilizer
Snow Goer
Nov 1970
Steering Stabilizer
SNOWsports Dealer News
Dec 1970
Hartzell Corp.
FastTrac
Spare Tire - Track
Snowmobile Times
Jan 1971
Patent
Snow Cleat & Track
Jan 1971
W. L. Robertson
Patent
Carbide Wear Rods
Jan 1971
Paul Samson
Ski-Rail
Snowmobile Times
Jan 1971
Schuchmann Co.
Skid-Prufs
Snowmobile Times
Feb 1971
Stainless Steel Square Bar Stock
Snowmobile Times
Feb 1971
Keenege Co.
Super Sabers - Super Studs
SNOWsports Dealer News
Feb 1971
Medallion Instruments
Sno-Trac & Ice-Trac
SNOWsports Dealer News
Jun 1971
Roetin Ind.
Patent
Anti-Skid Device
Sept 1971
Russell C. Westberg
Patent
Track Cleat
Oct 1971
James Kilbane
 Ski-Guides
TraKleat
Redi-Tred

Snowgoer Trade
Nov 1971
Carbide Studs & Wear Rods
SNOWsports Dealer News
Dec 1971
Special Sports Products
Klaws
Popular Snowmobiling
1971
Kalamazoo Eng.
Polaris discovers
Ski-doo's secret
Race & Rally
Fall 1971, pg 70
Patent
Method Of Making Ski Rail
Dec 1971
Reedy/Pattullo
Heat Treated High Carbon Steel
Snowmobile Times
Jan 1972
Spanner Inc.
Patent
Traction Stud Assembly
Jan 1972
Roetin Ind.
Sno-Trac, Ice-Trac & Ski-Trac
SNOWsports Dealer News
Jan 1972
Roetin Ind.
Patent
Rivet & Setting Tool
Nortek Industries
Father to push-thru studs
Klaws
SNOWsports Dealer News
May 1972
Kalamazoo Eng.
Patent
Clamp/Runners
May 1972
Woody Kozlow
SNOWsports
Nov. 1972 
Ski Spred
Hartzell Corp.
SNOWsports
Nov. 1972
Cam Kit
U-Nek Products
Patent
Carbide Studs
Dec 197
2
Special Sports Products
Super Studs
SNOWsports Dealer News
Dec 1972
Special Sports Products
Klaws
Sno Goer Racing Annual
1973
Kalamazoo Eng.
Rhinelander, WI
HODAG
Jan 1973
Woody's
  Patent
Carbide Channel
April 1973
Reedy/Pattullo
Cobra Ski
SNOWsports Dealer News
May 1973
Mechanical Industries, Inc.
Patent
Penetrating Stud
Sep 1973
Micro-Belmont
Sno-Jet
Positrack Plus
Fall 1973
Snowmobile International
Blizzard Klaws
Fall 1973
Snowmobile International
Kiekhaefer Liquid Cooled
SNOWsports Dealer News
May 1973
Racers Know Kalamazoo
SNOWsports Dealer News
May 1973
Patent
Ski Discs
Dec 1973
Woody Kozlow
Talonic Cleats
1973
Snowgoer Racing Annual
TRAC IT !
Snowgoer Racing Annual
1973, page 82
Roetin
Super Studs
World Series of Snowmobiling
Feb 1974
Woody's
Patent
Ski Wear Rod

Sept 74
Lunzer/Ergen
No Hot Tip Stud
Race & Rally
Sept 74
ARBE Products
Super Studs
SNOWsports Dealer News
Oct 1974
Special Sports Products
Skags & Studs
SNOWsports Dealer News
Nov 1974
Woody's
Patent
Star Stud
Dec 1974
Woody's
Super Studs & Winnerunners
World Series of Snowmobiling
1974
Special Sports Products
Sno-Keel
SNOWsports Dealer News
Dec 1974
A. S. W. Ind.
Eagle River Derby
Starts Selling Star Studs
1975
Woody's
Wear bars, Slides, & Cleats
SNOWsports Dealer News
Aug 1975
Sno-Stuff
Hot Tip - Push Thru
SNOWsports Dealer News
Sep 1975
ARBE Products
First evidence of push thru stud
Wear bars, Slides, & Cleats
SNOWsports Dealer News
Oct 1975
Sno-Stuff
Eagle River Derby
Stop Selling Super Studs
Jan 1976
Patent
Ski Keel
Special Sports Products
Jan 1976
Patent
Cleat Anchor
James D. Jolliffe
Jan 1976
Trail Flat Top Skegs
Bergstrom Skegs
Jun/Jul 1976
SNOWsports Dealer News
Kalamazoo Sales Forecast
Sno Goer Trade
Aug 1976
Kalamazoo Eng.
Carbide Runners
SNOWsports Dealer News
Aug/Sep 1976
Roetin Ind.
Kalamazoo Engineering Article 
SNOWsports Dealer News 
Aug/Sept 1976
Kalamazoo Eng.
Roetin Tools & Parts
SNOWsports Dealer News
Oct/Nov 1976
Runners Since 1972
Snowmobile West
1976
Roetin
Sur Grip
Carbide Wedge
SnoTrack
Jan 1977
Sno-Trails, Inc.
Eagle River Derby
Woody's Gold Digger Studs
Jan 1977
Kicker Stud
Brad Hulings
SnoTrack
1977
Grable Studs
SnoTrack
Jan 1977
Grable & Sons
Kicker Stud
1977
Race & Rally
Aaen Engineering
Kalamazoo Studs
SnoTrack
Feb 1978
Kalamazoo Eng.
Patent
Kicker
March 1978
Olav Aeen
Carbide Wear Bars
SnoTrack
Sep 1978
Kalamazoo Eng.
Concave ski / Dual wear rods
Twin Track Ski

Dec/Jan 1979
Race and Rally, Page 68
Twin Track Advertisement
Dec/Jan 1979
Race and Rally, Page 20
Carbide Wear Bars
SnoTrack
Dec/Jan 1979
Woody's
Studs, Carbides, Accessories
Michigan Snowmobiler
Jan 1979
Woody's
Woody's Products
Michigan Snowmobiler
Feb 1979
Woody's
Woody's Studs & Carbides
Michigan Snowmobiler
Oct 1979
Woody's
Woody's
Michigan Snowmobiler
Nov 1979
Woody's
.Kalamazoo Kup Article
Michigan Snowmobiler
Jan 1980
Kalamazoo Eng.
Woody's Control Accessories
Michigan Snowmobiler
Jan 1980
Woody's
Kalamazoo Wedge
PartsUnlimited Catalog
1980
Kalamazoo Eng
Double Blaster
PartsUnlimited Catalog
1980
Kalamazoo Eng.

Kalamazoo Wear Bars
P U S
urplus Parts Catalog
1981
Square Stock

Roetin Runners
Roetin Literature
1982
Roetin Ind.
Woody's Wedge
Race & Rally
Winter 1982-1983
Drag Master 20 Degree Angle Dual Mounting Plate
Snow Goer Trade
1983
Rice Lake Mach. & Design 
Carbide Wear Bars
Snowmobile Sports
1984
Woody's
Woody's Accessories
Race & Rally
Winter 84/85
Woody's
Superwear Carbide Runners
Snowmobile Business
Dec 1985
Roetin Ind.
Wear Bar Comparison Article
Hummer
Sep 1985
Bergstrom Skegs
Roetin Runners
Snowmobile Business
Sep 1986
Roetin Ind.
Track and Trail
Snowmobile Business
Sep 1986
Woody's
Roetin runners & studs
Race & Rally
Fall 1986
Roetin Ind.
Hot Sellers!
Parts Unlimited
Snowmobile Business
1986
Patent Push Thru
Push-Thru Snowmobile Stud
Dec 1986
Lynn Anderson
Sno-Stuff Advertisement
Snowmobile Business
1986 
Woody's Hooker Concept
1986
PartsUnlimited Catalog
Woody's Traction
Snowmobiler's Race & Rally
Nov/Dec 1987
Woody's
Hot Snow Items
Parts Unlimited
Snowmobile Business
1988
5/16 Top Gun
Fast Trac
Sept 1990
Roetin Masterwear
Ontario Snowmobiler
Oct 1990
Roetin Ind.
Big Foot
Ski Skins
Snowmobile Business
1991
First 7mm Stud
Snowmobile Business
February 1991
Pro-Track
Push Thru Studs
Patent
1991
Woody's
1/4 x 20 Header
1991
Roetin
Traction Master
1992
Woody's
Safe T Studs
Rudolph's Indy
Flyer
1992-93?
Roetin Literature
1996
Roetin Ind.
Roetin XPR Series
Snowmobile Equipment Guide
1997
Roetin Ind.
Roetin Literature
1997
Roetin Ind.
Flat-Top Runners
Mod-Stock II
1998
Woody's
  V-Trac Ski
SnowTech
September 1998
Recreation Dynamics
 

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