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Funny that a company out of Florida would be so interested in a sno cat to the north. I think he liked the unique application for their product.

Tuckers bring the best out in people!
 
Nice work TA, that plastic will outlast you. slippery stuff. Your attention to detail will pay off. Where is our snow? Hopefully you will be ready when it (the snow) comes. How many others here on the forums live in the north east?
 
Have myself in a bit of a poor planning bind. I knew the steering arm was sloppy and figured it was like the front and just needed the taper sleeve bushing to take the slop out.

Well I got the piece and it looks like someone drilled it out to 1" straight hole in life and used a tie rod over steering conversion bushing to bring it back. It was loose over the years so now I have about 1-1/32 hold down to 1". So more parts. I need to drill the hole out to 1 1/16 and insert a bushing to bring it back down to 7/8. I can then use a 7/8 tie rod adapter to bring it back to the dodge taper.

Can't believe I assumed on Tucker. WTF.
 
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Got some of Scott's special sauce today.
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Thanks Scott that low temperature stuff sure amp'd up my performance this winter.

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That's the only white my Tucker has seen in a while. Good thing I have the 53 rubber tire conversion. Might get more usage this winter!

Where's the cold and or snow?
 
Pretty depressing,no snow for Christmas!! I even shaved my beard off that usually at least brings on cold weather !:biggrin:
 
loggah, thank you, thank you, thank you, we are getting sno and more sno, out west, Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood, has had over 150 inches of sno since the sno year started on Sept 1, and Sun Valley, Idaho has nearly 4 feet on the valley floor and the story is the same throughout the West, great year for sno.:smile::smile::smile:
 
Yeup, between Loggah buying a second machine, getting both running and shaving his beard we are screwed this year. 50 again today with only a chance of passing flurries tomorrow. Of course the bulk of our snow was dumped in February this year, so there is still time . . .
 
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Yeup, between Loggah buying a second machine, getting both running and shaving his beard we are screwed this year. 50 again today with only a chance of passing flurries tomorrow. Of course the bulk of our snow was dumped in February this year, so there is still time . . .
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and Timberline Lodge, Mt Hood, Oregon is set to get another 4 FEET of sno in the next few days,:whistling::whistling::whistling:
 
DAVENET said:
Yeup, between Loggah buying a second machine, getting both running and shaving his beard we are screwed this year. 50 again today with only a chance of passing flurries tomorrow. Of course the bulk of our snow was dumped in February this year, so there is still time . . .
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might add that Leavenworth Washington, the site of the next jamboree of sno cats is getting a good sno also this year, along with McCall ideeho, lots and lots of deep power stuff, great tucker sno

as far as i am concerned, mr loggah should just keep buying machines.
 
If any of us run into this in the future here is the fix:

1 1/16 drill bit to hog out table hole.
1-1/16 odx7/8idx1" bushing
Teraflex Dana 60 tie rod over taper insert

Like brand new
 

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Along with sno cats we are also busy with Arctic cats. Been helping Santa fix up a z120 for little bri.
Few extra wheels in back for speed. New DuPont super slippery sliders. C and A pro skis with 4" carbides. Governor bypass velocity stack for more power and a quick change sprocket Hub for different speeds and snow conditions. Moose handle bars with 2" Riser and rox speed fx hand guards.

Friends kids have a few others. Should be a good time if we get snow z

Lucky kids and thanks to tucker they have smooth fast track and trails.

Need to finish this so I can get back to the other cat !
 

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Made up some slider sets out of the black uhmw sample. Swapped out the white ones. Went real smooth while installed under weight with a little
Jack action.

These will be quick easy and cheap to service as they wear if they wear.
 
We turn them pink for the princess also. Rare 2009 pink hood only made one year . Found one for friend who bought a new toy for his grand daughter and swapped the green hood out.

Using this to distract from the rear pontoon band aid repair job. Although with the weather looks like plenty of time!
 

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Extra 2 horses right there.

And no kidding about plenty of time- heck, you should be out in the boat tomorrow. 70 degrees on Christmas Eve? WTH.
 
and back at the mountain, Timberline Lodge, Mt Hood, Oregon, nearly 7 feet of snow at the lodge, winter wonderland, and over in Sun Valley, Idaho, they have 4 plus feet on the valley floor, the best snow in the world!

and the story repeats itself through out the west, it is good to have SNO.

Merry Christmas and Happy Tucker to all
 
Been working on these new pontoons secretly. Plan is to modify the tucker to adapt to more seasonable conditions and get some use out of it.

The front and rear drive shafts will be lengthened and propellers attached. I plan to add a linkage to the turn table and drive shaft for steering. The hydraulics will be re purposed to raise and lower the front and rear drive shafts into the water for forward reverse.

Let me know if you need a set. Instructions included!
 

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Supposed to get a little snow next week,maybe,enough for the passepartout to pack down!!!! make a tucker oval track in the backyard.:biggrin::biggrin:
 
Santa came. I know it's a few hours early for some of you. Said he was out of stock on snow but don't worry!

Reindeer missed the keep of the grass sign.
 

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Track Addict, It is snowing so hard here that Santa cant find the house. Well at least that is my wifes story and she is sticking to it . Merry Christmas from Colorado! Sorry for the sideways photo.
 

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sir addict of tracks,

hope santa brought you a grouser or two, lord knows you need a few, sorry about the sno, maybe it is a sign, no sno till you have a full set of grousers.

merry christmas
 
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