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Tuckers in Nashua, NH

I got the little tucker rewired today, and took it for a short ride in the back field!! still got a few bugs i have to work out, heres a picture of it on the back lawn !:clap::clap:

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Jinn,I used to use my big Franklin skidder with stud chains:smile:, I was just idling along in low gear,i think these machines would really move along in high !!!
 
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Jinn,I used to use my big Franklin skidder with stud chains:smile:, I was just idling along in low gear,i think these machines would really move along in high !!!
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yup, get those skiis waxed, these old two pontoon machine scoot along quite well and a blast of fun to run. lots of smiles per mile, ah, the wonderful Glidden Glider.
 
mr loggah,
and or any other really smart guy, i need a little help ( okay, a LOT ), in the very early years of tucker sno-cat, they would buy used cars for the drive trains and built the sno-cat from the parts, thus, the first five tuckers built had, 2 chevrolet, 1 ford 60 hp V-8, and 2 dodge engines, all with different radiator shells, all but one was built by tucker inc, and the one i am looking for was not built by them, here is where i need some help, i need to identify this radiator shell, any ideas???

thank you tuckerville minion
 

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Jinn, What engine is used in that particular machine? just curious.Im thinking a truck or industrial engine shroud. Don
 
this tucker had the chevrolet 216 in it, really trying to find the correct shell,think you are right about an industrial shell, thanks
 
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I am thinking Modine....

No seriousness intended.

I however will pay more attention......
 
Never saw anything that wide spaced on vintage tractors. Spend some time Google images yesterday no luck
 
loggah said:
I got the little tucker rewired today, and took it for a short ride in the back field!! still got a few bugs i have to work out, heres a picture of it on the back lawn !:clap::clap:

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fyi, your pontoons on your fabulous Glidden Glider are a prototype, more than likely only pair ever made.
 
Most likely isn't, but it looks like some of Ahrens Fox fire engine front ends from that era.
 
Im pretty sure your right about it being a prototype!! i think they were made with too light a gauge of sheet steel!!:ermm: i think they probably got a deal on it after they wrecked the original one!I will be looking for another of the correct ones to match up the one on the other side,like this style.

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I noticed two things that jinn missed. the seat was the wrong one and you don't need a visor and that track repair job has the new tin on the wrong side of the grouser chain.
 
I only do that to the track when i want to make an enclosed trailer out of the machine !:clap:
 
:biggrin:Sure! sure! you wait untill i put a new bottom in it to make the offer !!!!:biggrin::biggrin: I will think about it ,a lot of miles between N.H, and Oregon . I thought i might stumble over one a bit closer. Is there a difference on the rail width between the 3/4" track bearing,and 1" track bearing pontoons?
 
I wouldn't mind seeing a picture of the pontoon,decent shape without a new paintjob:biggrin: i would hate to put a bright,shiney orange pontoon on the little "RAT CAT" !!!!:biggrin:
 
no shiney paint on the Glidden Glider, will get you several pics of a very good pontoon, correct period for your tucker sno-cat
 
thanks Jinn, i was afraid you guys would send a new shiney one ,and shame me into repainting the little tucker.:smile:
 
I had my wife copy a few pictures out of a book "The Town at the end of the road" which is a history of Waterville Valley New Hampshire. This book was written by Grace Bean,who was the wife of Ralph Bean,who was the Manager of the "Waterville Inn, He was also the person who purchased the little tucker that i own from David Gregg when it was "BRAND SPANKING NEW". Heres the pictures,they are not great but you can see the little machine at work.

In this first picture you can see the tucker hiding beside the newly erected T-bar!
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In this second picture the tucker and trailer are at the base of Tecumseh,where it hauled the skiers from the inn a few miles to the ski slope. the skiers had to walk up the Tecumseh trail and then ski down,there were no lifts there at that time.

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in this picture the tucker is pulling skiers around the golf course that was in front of the inn. check out the rooster tail off the track !!!!:biggrin::biggrin:

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I remember it in the "BONEYARD" back in the early 70's when i worked in the maintenance shop,it was just a frame then,and im sure it has been junked. we used to have a "junkie" come and clean it out every few years.
 
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