Anybody know the name of the company?

They make the machine frame/tracks etc. and you install the engine of your choice.

Thanks for any help. Mike

Snowdog is what one of my buddies has.

I like Snow-Dogs but would prefer something with a Honda engine instead of a Briggs & Stratton.

The non Snowdog versions are usually called track sleds, that might help your search.

I built this one this spring and am in the process of building another. My main use will be for ice fishing. They're not too difficult to build yourself if you have a welder and a little mechanical know how.

Here you go, they sell kits less engine.
https://tingeratv.com/model/tingerdog/
Dealer in Oregon, Georgia

That's what I was thinking. Put a Honda engine on one and I'd buy it.

What is the advantage of these over a traditional snow machine? Is it just weight?

Good looking fabrication there TLGUY............
Curious... Why would someone who lives in snow country (I don't), prefer this to a regular snow machine that you ride on?
Haul more stuff? Gets around better?

Refined link
https://www.kenotractors.com/product-category/tinger/

Looks like the perfect rig for my needs. Thanks for posting.

They are super easy to load in the back of a truck and maneuver through trees pretty good. They definitely don’t have the power like a snowmobile but they do pretty well.

I would have no use for a Snow-dog here in Alabama. A little information I found using a GOOGLE search

The Tingerdog is compatible with 4 engine choices: the Predator 420CC, Briggs&Stratton XR2100, Kohler CH440 or the Honda GX390.


Where is Tingerdog made?
The "Tinger Dog" has come out from a Russian manufacturer.Feb 2, 2021

tlguy ,
Nice looking machine..
I'm a decent mechanic but don't have any welding skills.

Flipper 56 ,
Howdy ...
That's what I was looking for - I was on the site but didn't scroll down far enough to see the Kit.

Way over-priced - like everything else..
Tinger Dog
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Trevor Nystrom <trevor@kenotractors.com>
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Hello,

The price on the tinger dog kit with everything you need to install the engine is $3200. Also you get a free sled this month with that purchase.

Trevor Nystrom
Service Manager
Keno Tractors
541-850-8193

Lots of advantages for my particular situation, but a track sled isn't for everyone.

Weight/size - the green one weighed about 225 pounds and around 5' long. It can easily go in the back of a truck with an ATV ramp or hauled on a hitch hauler. I will use mine almost exclusively for ice fishing, and where I fish, trailer parking is extremely limited. If you're not at the lot by 4am, you can't park a trailer. No need for a trailer with this.

Cost - I had about $800 into that green one, will have a little closer to $1000 into my current build. Around here, you can't get a reliable 4x4 atv or snowmobile for that, and even if you do, parts and repairs for a 30 yr old machine are expensive or hard to come by. The track sled is much simpler in design and operation. Mine uses a brand new Harbor Freight engine and an Amazon torque converter.

Pretty simple to build, and fun to boot. I had so much fun building the first one, I sold it before I even had a chance to use it for ice fishing and am building another one. It helps that my dad has a shop with all the tools a guy could need plus a dummy-proof welder.

No registration - unlike a snowmobile or atv, in Wisconsin one of these homemade track sleds doesn't need registration. It can't be used on the trails, but I gave up trail riding long ago. I can have enough fun tooling around on the lake or in the woods if I want.

Like a snowmobile or atv, they can haul quite a bit of weight. I've seen these things drag 5 or 6 sleds full of gear all tied together out on the ice. Most have 6-7hp engines that put out just north of 200cc, so they don't really fly, but most are geared for torque, not speed. Top speed is usually around 15mph.

I'll make a post when I finish this build. Hope to get it done in the next couple weeks.

You really did a great job that track machine. I remember it from last year when you built it.
You hit a lot of the pros I bought one for. I like the light weight, can go places where a snowmobile can't, I pull up to 1000 lbs, takes no room to store 5ft., no licensing or insurance needed and is very handy at the ranch and when the snow gets deep, mine has a 14 HP B&S. You can use them year around do not need snow.

We have had snow machines all your life and we really don't need them anymore. Snow Dog is simple built not like a snow mobile with all the BS on them and when something goes wrong you need to take it to get fixed. Snow Dog is a couple of pulleys and a motor not really anything hard to complicated about them. Go and buy a 3K snowmobile and all you have is trouble and don't ask how I know.
They aren't for everyone and I don't need a machine to go 60 mph and get to the highest summit. I need something to get me from A to B and be able to be a work horse and that is what I use it for and is what I we need it for.

I think you have skills, tiguy. Very impressive.

You guys are too kind. I think if you saw how easy they were to make, you'd have one too! This second one I'm making will have a custom frame which is taking a bit more fabrication and creativity, but reusing the snowmobile tunnel makes it pretty easy. If a guy had all the parts, he could put one together in a weekend easy.

Where do you source the actual track ? I think I have everything else.
Thanks