When did John Deere stop making snowmobiles?
John Deere snowmobiles born in the early 1970s, when market analysts thought annual sales of more than 500,000 units were achievable, died in the mid-1980s when sales slumped nearly 70 percent. Although the John Deere Liquifire ceased production in the mid-1980s, you can still find them on the trails today.
What did John Deere do with the LiquiFire?
The Liquifire incorporated John Deere’s philosophy of creating snowmobiles for the real world, not merely sleds that went fast. Deere’s Liquifire engineering could be seen in the company’s everyday models like the popular Trailfire.
What kind of sled did John Deere make?
Those final early-1980s Deere performance sleds proved unique. The Liquifire 440 could competitively accelerate to the eighth-mile nearly as quickly as the top-of-line Ski-Doo Blizzard 9500 and Polaris Indy 600.
What was the best snowmobile sled in 1982?
In a snowmobile magazine’s annual shoot-out of the top 1982 performance sleds, the Liquifire bested all comers in the handling phase. The marginally updated 1983 Liquifire fell to second best at the next year’s magazine shoot-out.
Where to buy 1980 John Deere LiquiFire parts?
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What was the name of the John Deere snowmobile?
By the time John Deere’s Horicon Works in Wisconsin figured out how to really build a successful snowmobile it was too late. Those final early-1980s Deere performance sleds proved unique. The Liquifire 440 could competitively accelerate to the eighth-mile nearly as quickly as the top-of-line Ski-Doo Blizzard 9500 and Polaris Indy 600.
Those final early-1980s Deere performance sleds proved unique. The Liquifire 440 could competitively accelerate to the eighth-mile nearly as quickly as the top-of-line Ski-Doo Blizzard 9500 and Polaris Indy 600.
How many miles does a John Deere Liquifire get?
The Liquifire 440 could competitively accelerate to the eighth-mile nearly as quickly as the top-of-line Ski-Doo Blizzard 9500 and Polaris Indy 600. It handled as well or better than comparable performance sleds of its time and it could squeeze up to 25 miles out of a gallon of gasoline.