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Feb 1, 2013 · “The Legend Of Polaris ” — Written by Jeffrey Rodengen and Richard Hubbard in 2003, it traces Polaris’ history from 1944, when Edgar Hetteen launched Hetteen Hoist & Derrick in Roseau, Minnesota, with brother-in-law David Johnson. The snowmobile invention would have to wait another 10 years, against Hetteen’s will at first.
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The August 1992 issue was 100 pages, filled with reviews of...
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Mar 11, 2011 · The recent passing of snowmobile icon Edgar Hetteen caused me to pause and reflect upon his contributions not just to snowmobiling in general, but to Trail-A-Sled, Inc. specifically. In 1959, Glen Gutzman, my father and I started a fiberglass fabrication business, specializing in motorized air-sleds.
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Testing the snow vehicle led to more testing. A drive system with homemade CVT clutches was added, different track lengths were tried and speeds increased from an initial 4-6 mph to over 20 mph, Johnson said. Johnson’s plan all along was merely to build a machine for himself, but a funny thing happened along the way. “Pete Peterson had a lumber yar...
When most people tell the history of snowmobiling, and most notably the history of both Arctic Cat and Polaris, Edgar Hetteen’s trans-Alaskan trip in March of 1960 plays a central role. But David Johnson’s many benchmarks are often overlooked. Johnson was Polaris’ first racer — showing up at the annual dogsled races at The Pas, Manitoba, and beatin...
Walking through the Polaris Experience Center, past machines that helped build both Polaris’ history and that of the snowmobile industry, David Johnson shared background stories on the importance of select models — stopping and talking at length where the disastrous 1964 Colt that almost bankrupt the company sat next to the ultra-successful 1965 Mu...
Jan 12, 1998 · Breaking Trail. Hardcover – January 12, 1998. by Edgar Hetteen (Author), Jay Lemke (Author) 4.8 13 ratings. See all formats and editions. Follow Edgar Hetteen from poverty to millonaire as he starts Polaris and Artic Cat snowmobile companies. Report an issue with this product or seller. Print length.
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Follow Edgar Hetteen from poverty to millonaire as he starts Polaris and Artic Cat snowmobile companies.
One of snowmobiling’s true visionaries, Edgar Hetteen co-founded the Polaris snowmobile company in 1954 and later the Arctic Cat snowmobile company in 1959. A tireless promoter of the fun of snowmobiling, Edgar made spreading the word of this this winter sport his life’s work.
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Feb 15, 2011 · It is with great sadness that we relay word of the passing of the legendary Edgar Hetteen, one of the co-founders of Polaris and such a long-time driving force in the snowmobile industry that he is commonly called “The Godfather of Snowmobiling.” Edgar died on Saturday, February 12. He was 90.
