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The following is a chronological history of the traction industry  

1968

Patent

Endless Track

Hardened Projections

Nov 1968

Tomita Fujihiko

   

1969

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

   

1970

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.

 

1971

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

Snow Goer Trade

Super Sabers

Sept. 1971

 

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

   

1972

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

Snow Goer Trade

FastTrac

Nov. 1972

Patent

Carbide Studs

Dec 1972

Special Sports Products

Super Studs

SNOWsports Dealer NewsDec 1972

Special Sports Products

 

1973

Klaws

Sno Goer Racing Annual

1973

Kalamazoo Eng.

Rhinelander, WI

HODAG

Jan 1973

Woody's

SnowTrack

Super Traction

Feb 1973

SnowTrack

Special Sports Products

Feb 1973

Patent

Carbide Channel

April 1973

Reedy/Pattullo

Cobra Ski

SNOWsports Dealer News

May 1973

Mechanical Industries, Inc.

Kiekhaefer Liquid Cooled

SNOWsports Dealer News

May 1973

Racers Know Kalamazoo

SNOWsports Dealer News

May 1973

SnowTrack

Roetin Traction

Sept 1973

Patent

Penetrating Stud

Sep 1973

Micro-Belmont

SnowTrack

Sur Grip

Nov 1973

Sno-Jet

Positrack Plus

Fall 1973

Snowmobile International

Blizzard Klaws

Fall 1973

Snowmobile International

Patent

Ski Discs

Dec 1973

Woody Kozlow

Talonic Cleats

1973

Snowgoer Racing Annual

TRAC IT !

Snowgoer Racing Annual

1973, page 82

Roetin

   

1974

SnowTrack

Carbide Runners

Jan 1974

SnowTrack

Special Sports Products

Jan 1974

SnowTrack

Super Traction

Jan 1974

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.

Snow Sports Dealers News

Woody's Carbides
Dec 1974

1975

SnowTrack

Sure Grip
Jan 1975

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

SnowTrack

Hot Tip
Jan 1975

SnowTrack

ARBE Products
Jan 1975

Eagle River Derby

Starts Selling Star Studs

1975

Woody's

   

1976

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

SnowTrack

Hot Tip
Jan 1976

SnowTrack

Super Studs
Jan 1976

SnowTrack

10¢
Jan 1976

SnowTrack

Sure Grip
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 & Part

SNOWsports Dealer News
Oct/Nov 1976

Runners Since 1972

Snowmobile West
1976
Roetin

   

1977

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

SnowTrack

Sure Grip
Jan 1977

Grable Studs

SnoTrack
Jan 1977
Grable & Sons

Kicker Stud

1977
Race & Rally
Aaen Engineering

SnowTrack

Kicker Studs
March/April 1977

 

 

1978

Kalamazoo Studs

SnoTrack
Feb 1978
Kalamazoo Eng.

Patent

Kicker
March 1978
Olav Aeen

Carbide Wear Bars

SnoTrack
Sep 1978
Kalamazoo Eng.

SnowTrack

Bergstrom Skegs
Oct 1978

 

 

1979

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

SnowTrack

17¢
Feb 1979

SnowTrack

LA Kicker
Feb 1979

Woody's Products

Michigan Snowmobiler
Feb 1979
Woody's

SnowTrack

Bergstrom Skegs
Sept 1979

Woody's Studs & Carbides

Michigan Snowmobiler
Oct 1979
Woody's

SnowTrack

Bergstrom Skegs
Nov 1979

Woody's

Michigan Snowmobiler
Nov 1979
Woody's

 

1980

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.

 

 

1981

Kalamazoo Wear Bars

P U Surplus Parts Catalog
1981
Square Stock

   

1982

Roetin Runners

Roetin Literature
1982
Roetin Ind.

Woody's Wedge

Race & Rally
Winter 1982-1983

 

1983

Drag Master 20 Degree Angle Dual Mounting Plate

Snow Goer Trade
1983

Rice Lake Mach. & Design 

   

1984

Carbide Wear Bars

Snowmobile Sports
1984
Woody's

Woody's Accessories

Race & Rally
Winter 84/85
Woody's

 

1985

Superwear Carbide Runners

Snowmobile Business
Dec 1985
Roetin Ind.

Wear Bar Comparison Article

Hummer
Sep 1985
Bergstrom Skegs

 

1986

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

   

1987

Woody's Traction

Snowmobiler's Race & Rally
Nov/Dec 1987
Woody's

   

1988

Hot Snow Items

Parts Unlimited
Snowmobile Business
1988

   

1990

5/16 Top Gun
Fast Trac
Sept 1990
Roetin Masterwear
Ontario Snowmobiler
Oct 1990
Roetin Ind.
 

1991

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
   

1992

Traction Master
1992
Woody's
Safe T Studs
Rudolph's Indy
Flyer
1992-93?
 

1996

Roetin Literature
1996
Roetin Ind.
   

1997

Roetin XPR Series
Snowmobile Equipment Guide
1997
Roetin Ind.
Roetin Literature
1997
Roetin Ind.
 

1998

Flat-Top Runners
Mod-Stock II
1998
Woody's
V-Trac Ski
SnowTech
September 1998
Recreation Dynamics
 

 

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