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Polaris Industries by zyzy wang
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Corporate history
Polaris Sno Traveler (1965)
Polaris is credited as one of the first makers of production snowmobiles.[citation needed] Edgar Hetteen and Allan Hetteen were partners in Hetteen Hoist and Derrick Shop in Roseau, Minnesota. David Johnson partnered with Allan and Edgar Hetteen, to create a vehicle that could travel through snow. These vehicles' primary use was to make hunting locations more accessible. The employees worked overtime to finish their concept model in 1954. After creating it using a grain silo conveyor belt as a track and an old Chevy bumper for skis, they had the first snowmachine. They sold it to "Silver Pete", the lumber yard owner, for $465. A second model was created, called the Polaris Sno Traveler. The first production model rolled off the assembly line in Minnesota in 1956. The original models weighed close to 1,000 lb (450 kg). and moved at a speed of about 20 mph (32 km/h). They came in a two-tone paintjob (white below blue with a strip or chrome trim dividing them). Polaris is also the top selling brand for automatic quads.
Edgar left the company in June 1960 and started a competing company called Polar Manufacturing in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The company name later changed to Arctic Enterprises. That company continues on as Arctic Cat.
In May 2009, Polaris Announced the creation of an On-Road Vehicle Division. The new division takes the existing skills and assets within the company and aligns them in a way that maximizes cohesive and strategic growth for Victory Motorcycles and other on-road products and brands.
Lubricants
Polaris has a wide range of lubricants, which are sold under the name PURE Polaris, to compliment their broad series of machines like their ATVs and snowmobiles. Polaris has everything from synthetic motor oils to conventional oils for their machines. Greases, sprays, kits and other specialty fluids are among other lubricants. All lubricants are made by a company called Lubrication Technologies, located in Minnesota, not far from the Medina plant. Polaris also has their lubricants available in Europe.
Oils and Lubricants Overview
2 Cycle Oils
4 Cycle Oils
Maintenance Kits
Maintenance Lubricants
Aerosols
Specialty Fluids
Grease
Fuels
Additives
Exterior Care Products
2008 models
Snowmobiles
Performance
IQ Shift
700 IQ
600RR
600 Dragon IQ
700 Dragon IQ
Turbo Dragon
Crossover
600 Switchback
700 Switchback
Turbo Switchback
600 Dragon Switchback
700 Dragon Switchback
Deep Snow
550 RMK TRAIL
600 RMK 144
RMK Shift 155
600 RMK 155
700 RMK 155
700 Dragon RMK 155
700 Dragon RMK 163
800 Dragon RMK 155
800 Dragon RMK 163
Trail
120 Youth
340 Dump rider
550 LX
SuperSport
600 IQ LX
IQ Turbo LX
Touring
Trail Touring DLX
FS IQ Touring
600 IQ Touring
FST IQ Touring
IQ Cruiser
WideTrak LX
340 Transport
2007 models
ATV:
X2 500 EFI
X2 500 EFI Deluxe
X2 800 EFI
X2 800 EFI Deluxe
Hawkeye 4x2
Hawkeye 4x4
Outlaw 90
Outlaw 500
Outlaw 525
Sawtooth Base
Trail Boss 330
Scrambler 500
Phoenix 200
Predator 50
Predator 500
Sportsman 90
Sportsman 450
Sportsman 500 EFI
Sportsman 500 EFI Deluxe
Sportsman 700 EFI
Sportsman 800 EFI
Sportsman 800 EFI Deluxe
Sportsman 6x6
Beast
2009 models
ATV:
Sportsman 850 XP
Sportsman 800 Touring (Tandem ATV)
Side by Side (UTV):
Ranger 500
Ranger 700 EFI
Ranger 6x6
Ranger RzR EFI
Snowmobiles:
IQ 600 HO
IQ 600 HO CFI
IQ FST
IQ Dragon
RMK Trail
RMK 600 HO 144
RMK 600 HO 155
RMK Dragon
SwitchBack 600 HO
SwitchBack 600 HO CFI
SwitchBack FST
IQ LX 600 HO CFI
IQ LX FST
LX 340
LX 550
IQ Cruiser FST
IQ Touring FS
IQ Touring 600 HO CFI
IQ Touring FST
WideTrak LX
Touring 340
Touring Trail Deluxe
XC SP 500
Super Sport 550
120 Base
Popular Past snowmobiles:
Indy 650
Indy 600 XLT (Extra Light Triple)
Indy lite
Indy Storm
Centurion
Mustang
Colt
Star
XC Models
- sportsman 500 95 + Victory Motorcycles:
Vegas Base
Vegas 8-Ball
Vegas JackPot
Kingpin Base
Kingpin Tour
Hammer Base
Hammer S
Ness Signature Series JackPot
2006 models
All-Terrain Vehicles
Sportsman models:
800 EFI
700 EFI
700 Twin
500 EFI
500 H.O.
450
X2
6x6
xc sp 500
Hawkeye models
4x2
4x4
Rec/Utility
Sawtooth
Magnum 330 4x4
Trail Boss 330
High Performance
Predator 500
Outlaw 525
Outlaw 500
Sport Collection
Scrambler 500
Trail Blazer 250
Phoenix 200
Limited Editions
Sportsman 500 EFI Red Flame
Sportsman 800 Browning Edition
Sportsman 700 Browning Edition
Sportsman 500 H.O. Browning Edition
Sportsman 450 Browning Edition
Predator 500 Cross Country
Hawkeye Camo 300 4x4
Youth
Predator 90
Sportsman 90
Predator 50
Snowmobiles
Fusion 900
Fusion 700
Fusion 600 H.O.
Victory
Vegas Jackpot
Hammer
Vegas
Vegas 8-ball
Kingpin
Touring Cruiser
Ness Signature Series
Racing
Polaris Racing is one of the big four factory racing teams on the World PowerSports Association (WPSA) Snocross circuit. With 44 signed riders they also run in HillCross, Oval Track Racing, and Cross Country Racing. The Polaris Racing Team won 8 different Championships in the 2006/2007 season. Arnar Gunnarsson (#26) won the Pro Open and Gsti (#10) won Pro Stock and Klara Bjrk(#89) won pro women at Iceland, T. J. Gulla (#44) won the WPSA Pro Stock Championship, Ross Martin (#837) won the WPSA Pro Open Championship, and Kylie Abramson (#87) won the WPSA Pro Women's Championship. Gabe Bunke (#74) has won the USCC Pro 600 Class Championship and the USCC Pro Open Class. Dustin Wahl (#74) won the Pro Ice 440 Championship, the Pro Ice Formula Championship, and the Millennium 600 Open championship, and John Cyr III (#99) won the 2004 USCC Pro 700 Class Championship. Most all of the Polaris Racing riders drive the IQ 400, 600 or 700 Racer, depending on the class and the event.
References
^ "Fundamentals - Snapshot". phx.corporate-ir.net. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=108235&p=irol-fundsnapshot. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
^ http://newsticker.welt.de/?module=smarthouse&id=890793
1993-1995 trailboss 250 (2stroke) approx- 64 mph 200 trailboss 325 (4stroke) approx- 45 mph
External links
Polaris Industries official site
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Minnesota-based corporations
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UnitedHealth Group Target Corporation SuperValu Best Buy Travelers 3M U.S. Bancorp CHS General Mills Medtronic Xcel Energy Land O'Lakes Ameriprise Financial C. H. Robinson Worldwide Hormel Thrivent Financial for Lutherans The Mosaic Company Ecolab
Fortune 1000 Corporations (by size)
Companies listed above, plus: PepsiAmericas Nash Finch Pentair St. Jude Medical Alliant Techsystems Valspar Patterson Dental Securian Regis Corporation Polaris Industries Toro Deluxe Corporation Donaldson Company Fastenal H.B. Fuller Federated Mutual Insurance Ceridian
Major non-public or externally
owned corporations (alphabetically)
Andersen Corporation Cargill Carlson Companies Dairy Queen Musicland Schwan Food Company
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