Your most welcome......... You have posted lots of neat stuff. Nice to see someone with a passion for cats like us.
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early tucker photos
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Actually that picture was taken at Soda Springs , Cal . I recognize the hotel and the railroad track in the background . I have been there many times . It is the same road that will take you to Serene lakes in placer county .
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Hi Glacierparkbus
Thanks soooooo very much for sharing all the great old Tucker photos. I've been very busy with work and home stuff and have been away from the forum for awhile.
I thought I had a pretty good knowledge of Tucker products before - but I had no idea of some of the prototypes they experimented with that you have shared here.
Keep 'em coming
Thanks again!!
Mark
Thanks soooooo very much for sharing all the great old Tucker photos. I've been very busy with work and home stuff and have been away from the forum for awhile.
I thought I had a pretty good knowledge of Tucker products before - but I had no idea of some of the prototypes they experimented with that you have shared here.
Keep 'em coming
Thanks again!!
Mark
Very interesting!, dual wet disc brake steering, almost a Delorean style track and
Body just needs gull wing doors. Thanks Jinn!
Almost looks like like top driven sprocket above the track, positioning of the three guys in the picture would hide it.
Large V8 engine
Body just needs gull wing doors. Thanks Jinn!
Almost looks like like top driven sprocket above the track, positioning of the three guys in the picture would hide it.
Large V8 engine
that tucker shares a lot of styling q's with Allen's krusty
That machine would have a extremely low center of gravity and possibly was built for summer or dirt travel. With the top rear mounted drive to have the less ammount of debris. I wonder of it still is? Would make a nice museum piece
Thanks for the post
Thanks for the post
I was thinking the same thing,... and with those grousers it would own icy sidehills. Probably would be less fun in deep powder.
not sure of the vintage but i am thinking this would predate the Kristi machines?
again.... thank you!! Jinn
according to info on the back of a few of the photos, the machine was know as Bobcat, built late 60's, anyone pick up on it has a small block chevy V-8
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Amazing photos, it appears the one disc is a clutch and one is a brake the dual disc brake set is receiving its fluid from internally which would indicate it to be a rotating group
Would love to find this machine if it's still out there? What a great find
Thanks
PS. Noticed the idler say H & K. Most likely Holden and ?
Would love to find this machine if it's still out there? What a great find
Thanks
PS. Noticed the idler say H & K. Most likely Holden and ?
This is great! I feel like we are on a guided tour of the evolution of the design. the second and last pic are obviously not part of that design but as a transitional track they tie the two design together and lead us to the modern track. Do you have any further information on the Bobcat? Was it just a design project or was it designed for a specific application?
The leaf springs in the front and center positions are intriguing,the pins seem very small for the sort of loads that would be expected. I wonder how the rear point was articulated? it appeares to be a square tube- rigid from the frame with some form of articulation at the beam.
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The leaf springs in the front and center positions are intriguing,the pins seem very small for the sort of loads that would be expected. I wonder how the rear point was articulated? it appeares to be a square tube- rigid from the frame with some form of articulation at the beam.
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Another link to tie into the second page:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/a...Trans-Antarctic-Expedition.html?frame=3030804
"We'd scarcely set off before we ran into trouble. This was the first deep crevasse, just 25 miles from Shackleton. Leading from the front Bunny's Sno-Cat Rock 'n' Roll became jammed nose first in the far wall. In such cases recovery was a long and skilled manoeuvre and often seemed impossible, but our engineers always managed to figure a way to haul our vehicles to safety."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/a...Trans-Antarctic-Expedition.html?frame=3030804
"We'd scarcely set off before we ran into trouble. This was the first deep crevasse, just 25 miles from Shackleton. Leading from the front Bunny's Sno-Cat Rock 'n' Roll became jammed nose first in the far wall. In such cases recovery was a long and skilled manoeuvre and often seemed impossible, but our engineers always managed to figure a way to haul our vehicles to safety."
To add to Boggie's patent post, what we've come to know & love:
http://www.google.com.ar/patents/US2341000
http://www.google.com.ar/patents/US2341000
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And one for you users of the 'fiber tons' for decreased weight:
"Heretofore, the pontoons, and the endless track engaging elements thereof, have always been made of steel or like heavy metal, and their total weight has been considerable and such as to cause the vehicle to sometimes bog down as, for example, when traversing light or powdery snow.
It is, therefore, the major object of the present invention to provide a pontoon unit, for the purpose described, wherein the body is made of a material such as rigid Fiberglas or similar plastic material which is relatively light compared to steel; there being, on such body, an endless track engaging structure of wear resistant material such as steel or the like."
"Heretofore, the pontoons, and the endless track engaging elements thereof, have always been made of steel or like heavy metal, and their total weight has been considerable and such as to cause the vehicle to sometimes bog down as, for example, when traversing light or powdery snow.
It is, therefore, the major object of the present invention to provide a pontoon unit, for the purpose described, wherein the body is made of a material such as rigid Fiberglas or similar plastic material which is relatively light compared to steel; there being, on such body, an endless track engaging structure of wear resistant material such as steel or the like."
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And heretofor where as I have worked on both the Fiberglas and steel pontoons find forthwith that the Fiberglass may just be containing more mass than the steel. Next time I have both apart I will weigh each, independent and heretofor separate.
"In order to maintain the housings (l) are heated or warmed so as to prevent freezing of the various shaft bearings mounted in the housings, a heating device of suitable character, as indicated at (H), is disposed in each housing, being accessible from covered manholes (E8) in the outer side of the housings."
Here you go jask
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This history is amazing. Thank you for sharing with us! Hoping to bring lots of knowledge Back East In April!