Kootenay Cruiser
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I'm going to look at a Tucker, the ad says its a 2542 but it only has 5 boggie wheels and also has the 6 belt tracks. Is there any difference in axle length between the 4 belt tracks and the 6 belt tracks?
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Tucker axles
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Blackfoot Tucker
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I believe there is an axle length difference. I think the axles are different as well.
The more conventional Tuckers (four-belt tracks) are eight feet wide. I think the six-belt versions are almost ten feet wide. In both cases the tracks are symmetrical two (or three) belts on each side of the center. That means the center of the idler wheels is further apart and the axles are longer. The standard Tucker grouser is 28" wide. The wide track grousers are 38 1/2" wide.
The 1300, 1500 and 1600 series Tuckers use Dana-Spicer 60 series axles. The 1700 series used Dana-Spicer 70 series axles. IIRC forum member VX climber posted the build sheet for his Tucker 2742 and it had something like a 5.3:1 ratio. (Dana-Spicer 60 series used 4.88:1 gears.)
My "gut feeling" is a 2542 ought to be fairly cheap. With tracks that wide you can't transport it without an oversize permit (unless you take the tracks off (a significant PITA)). But because the carriers have five bogey wheels instead of six they are commensurately shorter (probably 76 inches long instead of 92).
So you pay a penalty of significantly increased width without that much of a track surface area gain. Additionally a 1700 series (heavy-duty machine) weighs somewhat more than a 1600 series and I'd venture to guess that a 2700 (essentially a wide-track heavy duty) weighs more than a 1700...
Please verify all the specifications I listed above.
The more conventional Tuckers (four-belt tracks) are eight feet wide. I think the six-belt versions are almost ten feet wide. In both cases the tracks are symmetrical two (or three) belts on each side of the center. That means the center of the idler wheels is further apart and the axles are longer. The standard Tucker grouser is 28" wide. The wide track grousers are 38 1/2" wide.
The 1300, 1500 and 1600 series Tuckers use Dana-Spicer 60 series axles. The 1700 series used Dana-Spicer 70 series axles. IIRC forum member VX climber posted the build sheet for his Tucker 2742 and it had something like a 5.3:1 ratio. (Dana-Spicer 60 series used 4.88:1 gears.)
My "gut feeling" is a 2542 ought to be fairly cheap. With tracks that wide you can't transport it without an oversize permit (unless you take the tracks off (a significant PITA)). But because the carriers have five bogey wheels instead of six they are commensurately shorter (probably 76 inches long instead of 92).
So you pay a penalty of significantly increased width without that much of a track surface area gain. Additionally a 1700 series (heavy-duty machine) weighs somewhat more than a 1600 series and I'd venture to guess that a 2700 (essentially a wide-track heavy duty) weighs more than a 1700...
Please verify all the specifications I listed above.