Patent ID: 7303037

Claim:
A snow mobile comprising: a body frame, the body frame comprising a front cover and a track housing; a ski-runner attached to the body frame; a front suspension supporting the ski-runner and attached to the body frame at a front suspension attachment point; a crawler connected to the body frame and at least partially accommodated in the track housing; a windshield formed on the body frame; a four-cycle engine which drives the crawler, the engine comprising: an intake path arranged vertically beneath the windshield; a drysump oil supplying system that supplies the engine with engine oil, the drysump oil supplying system comprising: an oil tank disposed inside an engine compartment that is enclosed by the front cover; an oil pan arranged between the front suspension attachment point and the track housing, wherein the intake path comprises an intake manifold and a carburetor, wherein the carburetor is arranged beneath the windshield and above a top portion of a cylinder head in an engine compartment; and the snowmobile further comprising an oil strainer provided in the oil pan, wherein the oil strainer is arranged vertically beneath the carburetor and adjacent to the track housing.