This thing is just way too cool. I don't know how to post it here but it's in military vehicles. If only Nome was in Colorado...
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]M76 Otter Military Track Vehicle [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Vehicle Description [/FONT]
The Item you are bidding on is a 1953 M76 Otter. And not pictured is an identical spare for parts that comes with it. The otter has a hoizontally opposed for cylinder continenal gasoline powered engine, and an automatic transmission. The alluminum body is in excellent shape with very little corrosion. I purchased the vehichle in 1998 and have used it for camping trips, parades, and recovery of other stuck vehicles. I have all original maint. manuals for this rig as well as other tech data for it and mag. publications with pictures of other M76's in service. This is an excellent coolectors peice as well as a functional machine. This rig was amphibious in its day, the pto drive for the propeller still works though I have never put a propeller on it nor do I have one for it.
-The very few mechanical problems.The tracks are all rubber belting with sreel cleets. One track was built in the mid 80's and is still in good shape, the other is original and has some serious dry rot. If the rig were to be used as a work machine hauling heavy loads I would recomend building one new track to replace the rotted one. For a parade machine or for light use I would run it the way it is. The other thing is that the engine driven fuel pump diaphram has some leaks in it and as a result the fuel pressure to the nozzels is slightly lessed then ideal, thus results in a lowered top speed. The manual says the rig should do 28mph, I have only had it up around 18mph, and that always seemed fast enough.
The vehicle is in Nome Alaska, there are no roads to Nome, so the only way to trans port the vehicle is by barge to Anchorage or Seattle and then to truck it from there. The buyer will be responsible for shipping cost, though I can help arrane it from Nome to a major port on the west coast.
Feel free to e.mail me for more information about the rig and I will respond as quick as I can.
Images edited in by Bob
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif][SIZE=-1]M76 Otter Military Track Vehicle [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Vehicle Description [/FONT]
The Item you are bidding on is a 1953 M76 Otter. And not pictured is an identical spare for parts that comes with it. The otter has a hoizontally opposed for cylinder continenal gasoline powered engine, and an automatic transmission. The alluminum body is in excellent shape with very little corrosion. I purchased the vehichle in 1998 and have used it for camping trips, parades, and recovery of other stuck vehicles. I have all original maint. manuals for this rig as well as other tech data for it and mag. publications with pictures of other M76's in service. This is an excellent coolectors peice as well as a functional machine. This rig was amphibious in its day, the pto drive for the propeller still works though I have never put a propeller on it nor do I have one for it.
-The very few mechanical problems.The tracks are all rubber belting with sreel cleets. One track was built in the mid 80's and is still in good shape, the other is original and has some serious dry rot. If the rig were to be used as a work machine hauling heavy loads I would recomend building one new track to replace the rotted one. For a parade machine or for light use I would run it the way it is. The other thing is that the engine driven fuel pump diaphram has some leaks in it and as a result the fuel pressure to the nozzels is slightly lessed then ideal, thus results in a lowered top speed. The manual says the rig should do 28mph, I have only had it up around 18mph, and that always seemed fast enough.
The vehicle is in Nome Alaska, there are no roads to Nome, so the only way to trans port the vehicle is by barge to Anchorage or Seattle and then to truck it from there. The buyer will be responsible for shipping cost, though I can help arrane it from Nome to a major port on the west coast.
Feel free to e.mail me for more information about the rig and I will respond as quick as I can.
Images edited in by Bob