I recommend "hard facing" the grousers (tedious but worth it) Also, replace every single bolt on the track with 3/8" gold zinc grade #8 bolts. Use ny-lock nuts so you can get tge torque you desire without overstressing the belt. Most importantly ,make sure you dont have the flat backing plates as they cut into the belts. They make them conicle shaped now. Buy bolts long enough to add a "belt bandaid" if you break a track when you're pulling or turning. I got my bolts at oregon wholesale hardware on 1st street in bend. Beautiful machine sir, Congratulations!
There is a gentleman up here in the northern end of the state that has been collecting Tucker snocats. I think that he said his collection is 50 units. The last time I was at his place a couple of years ago I think he only had 20 or 25. I really enjoy seeing the things. My father worked in snow surveys for many years starting in the early 40s and their office purchased the second unit that tucker built and several more over the years. He had told me about some of the testing of the first 4 pontoon cats at Crater Lake. they just shoveled the top edge of the snow bank a little and were able to drive it up.
@@CaseyLaDelle What was the decisive factor for the decision in favor of the jeep tracks and against the snowcat? Flexibility or what else? Love your Viedeos, keep going👍
@@mechanikundco9118 the snowcat is better in deep snow and getting deep into the backcountry, but that's not what I'm doing. I need to go get vehicles, and the tracked Jeep will easily go anywhere a vehicle with tires went and got stuck. The Jeep is easier and safer to transport, can be driven down the road, and absolutely blows the snowcat away in cruising speed. The only time a snowcat wins is in jobs like the recent one where the vehicle was left in the woods and a big snowstorm came before we could get to it. But cases like that are few and far between
Spent many hrs in a BR350 and enjoyed ALMOST every minute. Took one very scary ride straight down a 1 1/2 mile trail with almost no control. Under a couple inches of new snow, it was all ice. The carbide picks on each metal cleat was the only thing that scratched the ice providing a little control.
Nice addition to the fleet, looking forward to the work in progress. Bit more room than Matt's so there is plenty more options for storage. Love it! ✔💓
Someone or Tucker has to have n emblem for you. And come on Sno Cat! Please donate a set of terra tracks to Casey!! So stoked you got this added toy our fleet Casey!
When you said it had a Chrysler 360 I thought to myself that engine would benefit greatly from Fi-tech fuel injection. That's going to a great improvement!
That is a beast nice looking machine thanks for the videos can't wait to move to Oregon here soon probably over on the Oregon coast that is where my girlfriend lives but with what she does for work we can move just about anywhere in Oregon just wanted to say thank you for the videos I am retired from driving tow trucks I drove for seventeen years of working in the snow off-road recovery's and medium and heavy duty trucks that was the best job I ever had have a good one and be safe out there
If that thing has a factory Chrysler ignition system and charging system you’ll want to keep a ballast resistor, voltage regulator, ignition module and distributor pickup coil around. Take if from a guy who daily drives a 1985 dodge truck with a 318, they occasionally give up and you don’t want to get caught in the middle of nowhere with no parts. Cool snow cat with a great drive train!
I carry the same parts for my 83 and I can't tell you how many times 1 of those parts gave out while I was easily in the money on the local dirt track but man you build a 318 right and within the rules of the class I ran nothing could touch them IDK how many times my friend that ran a class above mine said when I broke the tires loose to slide the corners he could hear the valves floating and she was rode hard and put away wet every Saturday night for 3 years till I got her hot enough I wasn't going to pull in leading with 3 laps to get my 10th trophy on the podium and my header caught my oil filter on fire we think the gasket melted and it sprayed oil burned the front plastics and melted the aluminum fender and part of the doorskin off she fired up at the end of the night and drove on the trailer she became a derby engine after that headers through the hood she could get hot and not matter and in a bubble vic that was a hammer my son is rebuilding it to put in his 77 ramcharger I told him it'll pass everything except a gas station
Bit late to the party seeing this episode. Honestly, I think you'll be far happier with the tracked Jeep. This thing is awesome, but you're likely never to need it's more extreme capabilities, and the Jeep is a far more convenient and usable sized package, and is way more comfortable.
Awesome addition to the inventory! Chrysler 360 truck engines are tough to beat, I've had several and pulled loads that other trucks couldn't. Allison transmission is good too, most of my experience is with the Torque flight 727 though.
Dude that’s so cool and exciting!!!!! How about a pull out tray/ toolbox in the middle of the back? I can’t wait to see the fun you have in this! I may need to visit your town for one of my vacations and hangout/ work with you 😂
I can't wait for winter! I live in San Diego so for me that thing is out of this world. I did see "Cats" at Mammoth Mountain when I was growing up and could not believe what they could climb and carry at the same time. I am sure you have seen Casey's off-road recovery tracked vehicle, but yours is way cooler with four-track steer and a cab. Does it have a heater and defroster, A/C (would help with defrosting)?
@@CaseyLaDelle Thanks for the reply man, I kinda figured, I was looking for a vod but all I found the recovery you did with @budnixon with his Snocat getting that gentlemen's truck that was berried 6 feet deep in the snow. vod title "Epic Snocat Recovery! Stuck for a month and half!" Love what you do brother keep up the great work...
A bit jealous here. Can't wait for snow on the way to Bachelor...we'll get our 4X4 stuck in the ditch like every other 4X4 because they don't think they can get stuck just to have you come get us out... I have always wanted a Thiokol since my early days on snow at ALTA.
They look like more fun than they are in most terrain. Tuckers like to turn into submarines in deep powder, about when the snow gets halfway up the top of the front tracks. Matt's Bombardier floats better and is more comfortable. Not as good on drifts but better on flat snow.
Whaaaaa love this machine. I can imagine this with full LED lights and light bar (strobe). I know I am not looking in a particular order, but I think I saw some newer videos and this wasn't in it yet. Hope to find out why. I am watching 2/3 videos a day, so I am getting there someday.
The rubber tracks are really nice on the road, but they don't side hill as well as the steel tracks as they tend to slip. They also don't do great on ice and icy hard pack. I'd leave the steel grousers on and use it in extreme conditions and use the Jeep on tracks in easy conditions.
@@dirtdiggur He was talking about a hydraulic winch for the receiver in the rear and could use the same winch in the front, maybe using hydraulics from one of the blade functions.
Just seeing this vid but couldnt find any updates on it. I know you mentioned windows in the back portion but seeing all that white just reminds me of a huge canvas. I imagine seeing some bright art/graffiti on the back. Business in front, party in the back. Seems as tho the tracked Jeep is gonna cover all but your most difficult recoveries but still hope to see an update.
@Matts off road recovery look his has a plow and room. lol. tool boxes under the side would cause clearance issues. Turn the back bench seats into tool storage. #Tucker snow cats give him a emblem
The seats in the back are the fuel tanks. I'm thinking boxes on the sides, but obviously they would have to be much smaller than the space that's there so that the tracks will clear while articulation and turning
@@CaseyLaDelle Turning into a weaner I rock a Filson double Mac and put up a divider in my cargo van to keep as much heat up front as I can, We hit quite a few days last winter that were -20 -30F havnt seen them kind of temps in Mn for quite sometime.
I don't know how I missed this one. So when is the new reveal super fixed up edition showing? I thought it was a good buy when I saw it a few weeks ago. A handy edition to your bag of tools.
If Tucker does not come thru......... After red paint, get someone with a steady hand the paint "Tucker" wherever you want it ! P.S. any color paint you would like for "Tucker" !
How about a roof rack. Line nice steel roof rack. Putting boxes below the cabin might create some issues. And Put a portable stairs and walla, u got a nice vintage point for lookouts.
nice addition how do you plan on getting it to the trail. and i recommended leaving the old lights on and adding the led lights, one problem with led lights is the snow is bad enough the leds dont melt the snow off and block the light
On my trailer or on a rollback. It's legal width and weight. As far as lights... I'm not at all worried about accumulation on the LED's. You have to remember that this thing isn't going down the road at 60mph with the road spray of other vehicles kicking up on it
Call Tucker to see if they have a replacement emblem if they do don't install it take it to a shop the does plasma cutting or waterjet cutting and have them reproduce the emblem and cut it out in 1/8" 316 stainless so it will never break again. Maybe have a few dozen made so you can sell them to Tucker fans.
@@chrisdaniel1339 Agreed on both. I was just searching them. Not many for sale, and they’re not cheap. I wouldn’t mind having one, but not at the prices I see.
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I recommend "hard facing" the grousers (tedious but worth it)
Also, replace every single bolt on the track with 3/8" gold zinc grade #8 bolts. Use ny-lock nuts so you can get tge torque you desire without overstressing the belt. Most importantly ,make sure you dont have the flat backing plates as they cut into the belts. They make them conicle shaped now. Buy bolts long enough to add a "belt bandaid" if you break a track when you're pulling or turning. I got my bolts at oregon wholesale hardware on 1st street in bend. Beautiful machine sir, Congratulations!
There is a gentleman up here in the northern end of the state that has been collecting Tucker snocats. I think that he said his collection is 50 units. The last time I was at his place a couple of years ago I think he only had 20 or 25. I really enjoy seeing the things. My father worked in snow surveys for many years starting in the early 40s and their office purchased the second unit that tucker built and several more over the years. He had told me about some of the testing of the first 4 pontoon cats at Crater Lake. they just shoveled the top edge of the snow bank a little and were able to drive it up.
Great addition to the fleet. You will love it some days and hate it others! Looks like a good Snow Cat.
I can see both of those things happening very easily!
@@CaseyLaDelle have you made any headway on this thing ? Looks like it would have been a good winter for it .
@@dccheek7495 I sold it to buy the tracks for the Jeep
@@CaseyLaDelle What was the decisive factor for the decision in favor of the jeep tracks and against the snowcat? Flexibility or what else?
Love your Viedeos, keep going👍
@@mechanikundco9118 the snowcat is better in deep snow and getting deep into the backcountry, but that's not what I'm doing. I need to go get vehicles, and the tracked Jeep will easily go anywhere a vehicle with tires went and got stuck. The Jeep is easier and safer to transport, can be driven down the road, and absolutely blows the snowcat away in cruising speed. The only time a snowcat wins is in jobs like the recent one where the vehicle was left in the woods and a big snowstorm came before we could get to it. But cases like that are few and far between
Congrats on your new cat! Looks good! Someones going to be very happy to see that coming thru the snow to save them!
Spent many hrs in a BR350 and enjoyed ALMOST every minute. Took one very scary ride straight down a 1 1/2 mile trail with almost no control. Under a couple inches of new snow, it was all ice. The carbide picks on each metal cleat was the only thing that scratched the ice providing a little control.
Don't get enough snow to need one here, but boy would it be fun...hehe
That is an amazing unit. I can't wait to see it all done. It is on my bucket list to have one. Your upgrades sound great.
Nice addition to the fleet, looking forward to the work in progress. Bit more room than Matt's so there is plenty more options for storage. Love it! ✔💓
When the Wife See's the Driveway, You might Need That Bed Tonight LOL
Facts!
Someone or Tucker has to have n emblem for you. And come on Sno Cat! Please donate a set of terra tracks to Casey!! So stoked you got this added toy our fleet Casey!
Love the snow cat 👍. Have fun !!!
Love the snow cat and look forward to seeing your mods and future videos.
The snowcat is awesome, you will do alot of good with it. Congratulations!
Nice addition, will have plenty of fun with that rig.
Excellent News and Exciting to see what you do with it!!!
That sure will come in handy. Expect a lot of calls form county as well as individuals.
When you said it had a Chrysler 360 I thought to myself that engine would benefit greatly from Fi-tech fuel injection. That's going to a great improvement!
Looking forward to the update/rescue/exhibition in the snow video. Pretty Cool.
Good luck with a new Toy/Tool. Hopes it makes you money and lots of fun.
That is a beast nice looking machine thanks for the videos can't wait to move to Oregon here soon probably over on the Oregon coast that is where my girlfriend lives but with what she does for work we can move just about anywhere in Oregon just wanted to say thank you for the videos I am retired from driving tow trucks I drove for seventeen years of working in the snow off-road recovery's and medium and heavy duty trucks that was the best job I ever had have a good one and be safe out there
If that thing has a factory Chrysler ignition system and charging system you’ll want to keep a ballast resistor, voltage regulator, ignition module and distributor pickup coil around. Take if from a guy who daily drives a 1985 dodge truck with a 318, they occasionally give up and you don’t want to get caught in the middle of nowhere with no parts. Cool snow cat with a great drive train!
I carry the same parts for my 83 and I can't tell you how many times 1 of those parts gave out while I was easily in the money on the local dirt track but man you build a 318 right and within the rules of the class I ran nothing could touch them IDK how many times my friend that ran a class above mine said when I broke the tires loose to slide the corners he could hear the valves floating and she was rode hard and put away wet every Saturday night for 3 years till I got her hot enough I wasn't going to pull in leading with 3 laps to get my 10th trophy on the podium and my header caught my oil filter on fire we think the gasket melted and it sprayed oil burned the front plastics and melted the aluminum fender and part of the doorskin off she fired up at the end of the night and drove on the trailer she became a derby engine after that headers through the hood she could get hot and not matter and in a bubble vic that was a hammer my son is rebuilding it to put in his 77 ramcharger I told him it'll pass everything except a gas station
Way Cool! I can't wait to see it in action!
Bit late to the party seeing this episode. Honestly, I think you'll be far happier with the tracked Jeep. This thing is awesome, but you're likely never to need it's more extreme capabilities, and the Jeep is a far more convenient and usable sized package, and is way more comfortable.
Super cool! Totally looks like a fridge on tracks, but its whats inside that counts haha
What an awesome rig!
I dig it . That would be a fun time out camping,
That is an awesome score!
Very very very NICE!
Congrats!
The machine is awesome, I can't wait until you get your project done, lots of fun I bet.
I sold this long ago
@@CaseyLaDelle I'm sorry I didn't notice when you made the video.
Nice rig 👍
Awesome addition to the inventory! Chrysler 360 truck engines are tough to beat, I've had several and pulled loads that other trucks couldn't. Allison transmission is good too, most of my experience is with the Torque flight 727 though.
Pretty Fricken Cool . . .
Nice unit!
i'm exited to see this doing some recoveries
Let it snow looks good
That's a really nice vehicle.
Looks like fun.
love it! would be a lot of fun
Absolute unit!!!
Dude that’s so cool and exciting!!!!! How about a pull out tray/ toolbox in the middle of the back? I can’t wait to see the fun you have in this! I may need to visit your town for one of my vacations and hangout/ work with you 😂
Come on out!
I like it...fun times...
Very nice !
Awesome new (to you) toy (ahem...tool)!
Looking good. Hoping your upgrades/fixes end up being minor and we get to see the ol cat put to work.
That is SO COOL.
very cool tool
I can't wait for winter! I live in San Diego so for me that thing is out of this world. I did see "Cats" at Mammoth Mountain when I was growing up and could not believe what they could climb and carry at the same time.
I am sure you have seen Casey's off-road recovery tracked vehicle, but yours is way cooler with four-track steer and a cab. Does it have a heater and defroster, A/C (would help with defrosting)?
Love the suicide doors in that thing. Sweet ride, going to look back and see if you had it out in the snow. Love to see that...
Never took it in the snow before I sold it
@@CaseyLaDelle Thanks for the reply man, I kinda figured, I was looking for a vod but all I found the recovery you did with @budnixon with his Snocat getting that gentlemen's truck that was berried 6 feet deep in the snow. vod title "Epic Snocat Recovery! Stuck for a month and half!" Love what you do brother keep up the great work...
Along with the ski racks, some line, rigging and a hydraulic motor, and you can have a rope tow!
Very Nice!
I’m ready to see it in action
I sold it to buy the jeep tracks
A bit jealous here. Can't wait for snow on the way to Bachelor...we'll get our 4X4 stuck in the ditch like every other 4X4 because they don't think they can get stuck just to have you come get us out... I have always wanted a Thiokol since my early days on snow at ALTA.
looking forward to you pulling out cars trucks etc.
Snow cats are really cool I've always wanted one just cant afford what they want for one. some day I'll build one
They look like more fun than they are in most terrain. Tuckers like to turn into submarines in deep powder, about when the snow gets halfway up the top of the front tracks. Matt's Bombardier floats better and is more comfortable. Not as good on drifts but better on flat snow.
Whaaaaa love this machine. I can imagine this with full LED lights and light bar (strobe). I know I am not looking in a particular order, but I think I saw some newer videos and this wasn't in it yet. Hope to find out why. I am watching 2/3 videos a day, so I am getting there someday.
I sold it to buy the tracks for the Jeep
@@CaseyLaDelle Ah, now I understand the future in your videos better 🙂 Thnx for explaining
Nice 👍🏻. When it is fixed up it would make a good mobile hunting cabin
Way cool!
That is looooooong!
I would put the receiver hitch for a winch on top of the blade then you can use the blade to help anchor while pulling
And blade the road smoth and level on the way in
Tuckers are Sweet Machines.
Me Like..
Go ahead and put two in insert hitches on all four sides and had Anderson plugs for your winches since there's no boom to swing on that like a record
Sweet!
The rubber tracks are really nice on the road, but they don't side hill as well as the steel tracks as they tend to slip. They also don't do great on ice and icy hard pack. I'd leave the steel grousers on and use it in extreme conditions and use the Jeep on tracks in easy conditions.
Put a receiver for the winch right in the blade with a pin on plate to cover it.
He could do a hyd winch too.
I was actually thinking that might be the best option
@@dirtdiggur He was talking about a hydraulic winch for the receiver in the rear and could use the same winch in the front, maybe using hydraulics from one of the blade functions.
stick a spotlight on top and put some rubber between the cleats
Groetjes uit Holland 👋🏼🌹🌹🌹
Just seeing this vid but couldnt find any updates on it. I know you mentioned windows in the back portion but seeing all that white just reminds me of a huge canvas. I imagine seeing some bright art/graffiti on the back. Business in front, party in the back. Seems as tho the tracked Jeep is gonna cover all but your most difficult recoveries but still hope to see an update.
I sold it long ago to buy the tracks for the Jeep
Have you been inside some of the newer Tucker 2000s. Really nice machines
I had to laugh about the remark WRT the drive train and brake failing and having the snow plow for that!
"emergency brake"
I would weld a bracket to protect that oil filter underneath
can't wait to see the CAT in action......
It's long gone
@@CaseyLaDelle New to the channel....Was there a video on the elimination of the CAT?
@@Toadyru same video where I bought the tracks. I sold it to buy them
@@CaseyLaDelle will look forward to watching that one (plan to watch them all)..... Thanks
Very cool !! Definitely do the Terra Tracks at some point so much smoother on hard surfaces.
What’s the curb weight?
I'll do the terra tracks as soon as the budget allows.... So like ten years or so. It's 7,500 pounds as it sits
What does your wife think of your new toy? Everything works, & it runs well...you got a good deal!
@Matts off road recovery look his has a plow and room. lol. tool boxes under the side would cause clearance issues. Turn the back bench seats into tool storage. #Tucker snow cats give him a emblem
The seats in the back are the fuel tanks. I'm thinking boxes on the sides, but obviously they would have to be much smaller than the space that's there so that the tracks will clear while articulation and turning
sorry, i thought it was only one bench tank. how about a step box. raised above the tracks. so you can gain easy access to your roof rack.
oh oh oh you put a small diesel furnace in it for the winter
Cool machine
I now wish i bought a Sno cat instead of my Unimog
I don't know if you run bigger Alternators on your vehicle that might be a thought to
We're definitely gonna do stupid stuff in that thing!
Try to be safe in the stupidity...makes for more opportunities to goof-off later/again!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I can understand wanting more windows which will also lead to more area that cannot be insulated.
That's what Jackets are for
@@CaseyLaDelle Turning into a weaner I rock a Filson double Mac and put up a divider in my cargo van to keep as much heat up front as I can, We hit quite a few days last winter that were -20 -30F havnt seen them kind of temps in Mn for quite sometime.
I don't know how I missed this one. So when is the new reveal super fixed up edition showing? I thought it was a good buy when I saw it a few weeks ago. A handy edition to your bag of tools.
He sold it.
You might want to source a starter for the 360; they are scarce!
I solved that problem by selling it
Never seen this model. It's very big & very cool
Where did you find it ?
Gee I'm not jealous.
I want one.
How much did it set you back?
Where did you get it?
Wow.
If Tucker does not come thru.........
After red paint, get someone with a steady hand the paint "Tucker" wherever you want it !
P.S. any color paint you would like for "Tucker" !
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How about a roof rack. Line nice steel roof rack. Putting boxes below the cabin might create some issues.
And Put a portable stairs and walla, u got a nice vintage point for lookouts.
No roof rack, any taller and it would be a problem for hauling on a rollback
@@CaseyLaDelle oh yeah, u did wanna it on a rollback to the jobsites.
How about a box on a swing bar behind the rear door?.
nice addition how do you plan on getting it to the trail. and i recommended leaving the old lights on and adding the led lights, one problem with led lights is the snow is bad enough the leds dont melt the snow off and block the light
On my trailer or on a rollback. It's legal width and weight. As far as lights... I'm not at all worried about accumulation on the LED's. You have to remember that this thing isn't going down the road at 60mph with the road spray of other vehicles kicking up on it
That looks like alot of fun. Will you use it for snow camping? I know it's for rescue/recovery but high lakes ice fishing would be fun.
He sold it a long time ago.
I will take anything you pull off it
FYI, in deep snow, terra tracks SUCK. They do run down roads better though...
Will snowcat fit on a trailer?
What model is it? Or # for it? Very cool
That is the ultimate winter recovery rig! Do you still have this?!
He sold it a long time ago.
I’d build a camper in the back. Talk about ruff country camping.
Also can you carry it on your trailer?
Call Tucker to see if they have a replacement emblem if they do don't install it take it to a shop the does plasma cutting or waterjet cutting and have them reproduce the emblem and cut it out in 1/8" 316 stainless so it will never break again. Maybe have a few dozen made so you can sell them to Tucker fans.
He sold it a long time ago.
@@mountainguyed67 That’s a shame, these ol Tucker’s are pretty amazing
@@chrisdaniel1339 Agreed on both. I was just searching them. Not many for sale, and they’re not cheap. I wouldn’t mind having one, but not at the prices I see.
Don't run the winch under the blade. If you do, you'll lose the ability to use the blade as a brake/stabilizer when you need to winch somebody out.
Will LED freeze up? Since they are kinda cold light.