Any thoughts (from anyone) as to why they would leave a two inch gap when reattaching the back to the front? Instead of putting them back together & sealing the frame tubes?
ah, mr net, thought i would ask how your tucker is coming along?
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ah, mr net, thought i would ask how your tucker is coming along?
sno-drifter
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Any thoughts (from anyone) as to why they would leave a two inch gap when reattaching the back to the front? Instead of putting them back together & sealing the frame tubes?
This was great fore thought on the part of the "craftsmen" who put her back together. If they had welded it back correctly, who would have thought to cut the frame open so that the inside of all the frame tubes can be fogged to prevent any further rust from the inside out. Thanks to the folks from Medford, this Freighter will live forever.
Blackfoot Tucker
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If you look closely at the photos you'll see it isn't so much rust as galvanic corrosion. That happens when you put two dissimilar metals in contact with one another, in this case aluminum and steel, with nothing to separate them.
In a thread from a few years ago I brought this issue up and posted some photos of what we found under the skin of a Tucker we were working on.
http://www.forumsforums.com/3_9/showthread.php?t=44452&highlight=galvanic+corrosion
Whenever my sno-cat buddy and I work on a Tucker and remove an aluminum skin, we take the time to remove the rust and prime the steel before re-riveting the skin back on. That mere coat of primer is enough to break any chemical bond. It highlights Ben Franklin's quote "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".
sno-drifter
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Holey frame Batman! Looks like it will be new again. Do you coat the inside of the frame with the fog in paint? Good work men.
jeff, any chance that the factory may consider building pontoons, link pins and or grousers? the rollers are a good start to supporting the older machines.
Happy Happy Joy Joy!!!!
Can we (ancient Tucker minions) buy track rollers yet?
Snowtrac Nome
member formerly known as dds
that is a real nice piece of machinery I even like the terra track idea but compared to the older tuckers, that is one ugly body especially the nose. you all recon you could talk with the r&d guys and keep the wide cab and make the grill and bonnet better looking.
Alaska Snow Cat
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I have always wondered why Tucker doesn't do a cab forward configuration on that same chassis, like the other modern snowcats. Then you would have a large deck on the back or your passenger cab. Thanks for the pictures though it looks great!
To reply to Mother Tucker, the price of the rollers will be aprox 45$ and under depending on quantity. If you give me the qty. you are looking for I will put the order in. Once we get everything set up anybody can just call Justin Edwards in the parts department and order them.
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I will measure my rollers and count the bad ones and get back to you next week . THANKS Gord.
sno-drifter
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Hope it has the Heart Beat of America under the hood! 327 power