The Saskatchewan snowmobile community is rallying around a five-year-old Manitoba boy whose pint-sized snowmobile was stolen Tuesday.

Lane Robinson's snow machine was stolen from his front yard. His mother, Rayna, told CBC News he was in tears all afternoon.

"It's pretty tough to watch your five-year-old cry because of someone else's mistake," she said.

A family friend from Saskatchewan saw her emotional Facebook post and told a few of his friends who decided to do something to help rectify the situation.

Tylor Engelberts (left) purchased a brand new snowmobile for Lane Robinson with money raised by the snowmobile community in Saskatchewan. (Submitted by Tylor Engleberts) ​Tylor Engelberts is a member of the Local 306 Riders Union, a group of around 12,000 Saskatchewan snowmobile enthusiasts. He and a few others from the group were touched by the story and decided to raise money on behalf of the Robinson family.

In one day, the group raised approximately $3,000 and sent the family countless messages with well wishes.

Engleberts drove to Prince Albert Wednesday to buy Lane a brand new Polaris Indy 120cc snowmobile with the money raised. Another person donated a Ski-Doo suit.

"It makes me feel like we did something worthwhile here," Engelberts said.

The group plans to present the family with the snowmobile on Sunday. The family is aware of the gift and is very grateful, but it's a surprise for Lane.

"We told him that we're going to Saskatoon because there's some people who want to talk to him about his missing Ski-Doo. So that's all he knows," Rayna said.

"He'll be shocked, he'll be completely floored. Five days without him riding his Ski-Doo … that's the longest he's ever gone."