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December 27, 2016
Polaris Industries has a rich history of manufacturing powersport vehicles and now military, commercial and industrial vehicles via their purchase of Taylor-Dunn. It was 1945, during the height of World War II when two brothers, Edgar and Allen Hetteen along with their good friend David Johnson formed Hetteen Hoist & Derrick. Fast forward to 1955, in tiny Roseau Minnesota, the trio took their skill at repairing farm machinery and created a motorized winter vehicle that helped them haul gear to remote isolated customers stranded by deep drifting snow. History now refers to these men as the fathers of the snowmobile.
Corporate Overview
As a fledgling industry, snowmobile makers in the 1960’s and early 70’s were filled with excitement and expectation. The late 1970’s and 1980’s were filled with tumult as the snowmobile industry suffered from extreme competition followed by a sudden and dramatic decrease in sales. In 1968, during the height of enthusiasm,