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I don't know how legit this website is, but the drawings seem like they actually come from the manufacturer and not just AI click bait. Anyone see these anywhere else? If it's true it does look like Arctic Cat is working at modifying the Catalyst chassis to fit a 4 stroke turbo. What engine who...

Arctic Cat is selling 998 Turbo models for 2026 so the engine continues on.

Actually the 7000 and 9000 live on and model line grows by 1. They actually are adding a Pantera 9000 because (according to Troy Halverson, Snowmobile Group Manager in an article I read) they decided to pick up this touring combo after Yamaha left the market replacing the Sidewinder S-TX GT. So...

I was just out this weekend and can report conditions are excellent in the Black Hills right now. This week is going to be warm 40s to a possible 50 on Wednesday in Lead, but it'll be several degrees cooler up top. The good news is it will cool back down towards the end of the week and fresh...

That’s the thing though Arctic Cat should absolutely be targeting every Yamaha dealer in the snowbelt to add Arctic Cat snowmobiles as a winter line. Of course Textron isn’t smart enough to figure it out, but with Yamaha leaving they should have inked a deal to offer a line of redesigned and...

I never even took the time to provide any updates last year because it was probably the worst winter we have ever had in the Black Hills. I think the groomers may have run a total of 5 days if that last year. This winter was slow to start, but I'm happy to report conditions are good at the...

Not necessarily. If a company has a strong dirt business the sleds can be a nice sideline. The problem is Arctic Cat was known for their sleds not their dirt products. It was backwards for them. It wouldn't be for CFMoto.

Why does John Deere keep posting this stuff and creating all kinds of speculation?

It's doubtful, however new business opportunities can make a company take another look. If Yamaha needs more volume in their Georgia plant buying Cat gives them that with an additional product line for their dealers. The other thing it gives them is a modern 2 stroke EPA compliant engine...

That depends. If they feel the tariffs are too high bringing product in from China, CF Moto may very well want a US production site. I still think that the brand, patents, chassis and intellectual property will go to someone else. How they use it? Who knows. If they are just buying brand and...

If they can’t sell it as a unit they will break it up into pieces and someone will buy the parts business. That’s what happened in 1981 when Certified Parts Corp did just that when Arctic Enterprises went bankrupt. Think Kimpex, Parts Unlimited, even Certified Parts Corp is still around. I hope...

Well I just bought a new Catalyst Riot 600. Great sled. My hope is that someone buys it whole, but if not it’ll likely be sold in pieces. The replacement parts business will be purchased by someone like Certified Parts Corp did in 1981 when Arctic Enterprises went bankrupt and liquidated. Sadly...

It’s hard to tell what if anything is going on. Employees have reported John Deere has been looking at the factory, but even if that’s true it could simply be they are looking for a new company to contract build their Gators. Something is feeding the latest rumor and whatever it is has people...

Honestly I don’t see John Deere buying it to just shut it down. Textron just spent millions of dollars on a brand new chassis and engine. If Polaris or BRP bought it yes they would shut it down, but there is no incentive for Deere to do so. Remember everyone said that Textron would pull the plug...

Yes probably nothing will come of it, but was just something going around and it was something half way believable. I guess we'll see what happens.

There was confirmation that Yamaha did want to buy it awhile back, but Textron said no. Now Yamaha is out and their not coming back. CFMoto was also an interested party according to rumors, but if Cat goes to the Chinese I don't see how that saves the brand as far as a manufacturer goes. They...

The only way it makes sense if if John Deere wants to expand their Gator line into the sport market. As far as snowmobiles are concerned Deere does have legacy there and it gives their dealers an optional product line during the winter. I'd say it actually makes more sense for John Deere to own...

So there has been some talk of Textron looking to offload Cat over the past few months. Just rumors and speculation. Today SnoWest reignited the rumors that John Deere is actively pursuing a purchase of Arctic Cat from Textron. Normally I’d say just a rumor, but what made it more interesting is...

I bought a new Riot 600 Catalyst to replace my 2016 Viper at the end of the year. Rumor going around right now is that John Deere is going to buy Arctic from Textron. I guess we'll see what happens.

After 8 years my Viper MTX 141" was just getting to the point it's either trading time or soon I'd need to start investing money into it. It was a good sled, but I always wanted something a bit easier to handle for Black Hills trails and off trail. I started on Cat and rode them until I had 3...