1971 Zamboni, $1000

Not mine, etc...

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1972 Zamboni, as is. Great for outdoor backyard hockey rink. Ran when parked 5+ years ago. Firm at $1000.

My brother took a night job as the manager of an ice skating facility several years ago solely so that he could drive the Zamboni. He's weirder than I am.

Link shared! 

There's gotta be some kind of Radwood-esque event that welcomes Zambonis.

And if there isn't an event like that, there ought to be one.

We went to a hockey game last week - yes, there's a hockey team in Biloxi, MS...and yes, they suck as badly as you'd expect. 
 

But the Zamboni drive does a very slight/controlled drift at the end of each pass, so now of course I'm slightly envious of his gig. 

That's a steal for that machine. 

I've told the management of our rink that a charity auction for a Zamboni driving lesson would be an excellent fundraiser. I think they have three, which also sounds like a spec series. 

BTW, the Zamboni website is excellent. Great history of the machines and it's always fun to see specialty equipment. 

Keith Tanner said:

BTW, the Zamboni website is excellent. Great history of the machines and it's always fun to see specialty equipment. 

Into the rabbit hole we go...

Keith Tanner said:

I've told the management of our rink that a charity auction for a Zamboni driving lesson would be an excellent fundraiser. I think they have three, which also sounds like a spec series. 

And moments later, I find that this is specifically addressed on Zamboni's excellent website.

https://zamboni.com/no-riders/

Woody (Forum Supportum) said:

Keith Tanner said:

I've told the management of our rink that a charity auction for a Zamboni driving lesson would be an excellent fundraiser. I think they have three, which also sounds like a spec series. 

And moments later, I find that this is specifically addressed on Zamboni's excellent website.

https://zamboni.com/no-riders/

Have you ever been to a pro hockey game and NOT seen some little kid or a cute girl riding on the Zamboni?

Woody (Forum Supportum) said:

Keith Tanner said:

I've told the management of our rink that a charity auction for a Zamboni driving lesson would be an excellent fundraiser. I think they have three, which also sounds like a spec series. 

And moments later, I find that this is specifically addressed on Zamboni's excellent website.

https://zamboni.com/no-riders/

Add a sidecar, problem solved. Works for motorcycles...

Unrelated: I grew up in Connecticut, watching the Whalers suck year after year. Post-game Zamboni racing would have made my hockey watching a lot less depressing.

Dredged this up from the depths of my brain:

https://youtu.be/m0tawIFh634?si=2DGDRCVgLrih2_Ng

Why are there so few hockey themed rock bands anyway?

I'm thinking a fly and drive to Michigan.  

There's also a 1995 scoreboard with proper lights for sale in Arnprior. 8'x3', perfect for whatever this Zamboni will be doing. Current bid is $120 Cdn, about $1.50 US. 
https://www.govdeals.ca/asset/25/24990

Now I want to build a scoreboard to put up in my shop.