We just finished restoring our 1968 Johnson Skee-Horse. It was in excellent shape when we received it, but there were a few things to be done to get it ready for the trail. Enjoy!
Here is it back in March. The windshield was cracked, the paint on the running boards was worn, and the owner had not had it started in several years. However, it was barely used and stored inside up on blocks!
We cleaned out the plastic gas tank with Drano, and replaced the fuel gauge. The belt was also replaced with a NOS one.
The dogs on the recoil were worn, but we replaced it with a whole new recoil that we bought at a snowmobile salvage yard.
We got it started, but it was extremely loud. After taking off the mufflers, we found the culprit. The right muffler had giant holes on both sides. We got them welded at a local muffler shop, and reinstalled them.
Here it is started up with the new mufflers:
The engine was surging, so we cleaned out the carb jets. This solved the problem!
We cleaned up the tunnel with Turtle Wax rubbing compound. The only spot that was missing paint was the running boards, so we decided to just use spray-on rubber undercoating. It looks nice and gives some grip for your feet grin'
The seat was original and in decent shape, so Orange Duck tape filled in the cracks.
The warm-up control (choke) knob was busted, but we were able to make a custom one with an extra knob.
The windshield is made out of plexiglass that we bought at a farm store. We then took it over to Ace to get it cut. The worker heated a putty knife with a propane torch, and then melted the plastic to the correct shape. We then added the chrome trim and cut the holes for the screws using a soldering iron.
The hood is pristine, and interestingly it has a sticker saying to never travel faster than 120mph. If only it could go that fast! 'sleddin
Here is a picture of a boggy wheel. As you can see, the sled was barely used, and everything was in like-new condition. Look at the rubber line going down the center of the wheel! Thumbs/
This is another shot of the paint job.
-Ed, Drew and Nate
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