Patent ID: 6311798
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B62M

Abstract:
A snowmobile having an adjustable width front suspension, the snowmobile comprising:a chassis;left and right front skis spaced laterally from each other; andan adjustable width front suspension comprising, for at least one ski:a mounting column extending generally upwardly from the at least one ski;an upper and a lower rod mounting point on the mounting column;an upper and a lower set of rod mounting points on the chassis, the rod mounting points in each set spaced laterally from each other; andan upper and a lower radius rod being generally parallel to each other, the lower radius rod being pivotally attached at an outboard end to the lower mounting point on the mounting column and removably pivotally attached at an inboard end to a selected mounting point in the lower set of mounting points on the chassis, the upper radius rod being pivotally attached at an outboard end to the upper mounting point on the mounting column and removably pivotally attached at an inboard end to a selected mounting point in the upper set of mounting points on the chassis, whereby the lateral spacing of the front skis can be adjusted based on which mounting points in the upper and lower sets of laterally spaced mounting points on the chassis are the selected mounting points.