That video of it running with fuel pouring out of the carb made me want to grab a fire extinguisher. Price is a bit ambitious. Made a quarter of that?
Was still on Craigslist today?
I was going to send my father and our mechanic to go look at it, but it sounds like it is sold.
I see you're relatively new to the forum. Welcome!
One of my standard lines of snowcat buying advice is "The cheapest machine is usually not the best value". IMHO, this Tucker is in lousy shape, has been abused, poorly cared for and is waay,waay overpriced. This is one you run away from.
There are so many red flags it's not funny. For example, look at the track slides. Note that some mechanical moron has added 2 x 4 wood spacers under the track slides. Really? How about the broken frame that was broken in multiple locations and repaired by someone making their first-ever welds? Then we have the pathetically plumbed rear hydraulics. That means usage history as a groomer, which I try and stay away from. Obviously repainted, and evidently too much effort to mask off the windshield gasket? Even Earl Scheib would do better. I see nothing I like. Nothing!
On the quality spectrum of used Tuckers, this is less than a 1 (out of ten).
Thanks! I'm new to the forum, but not to Tuckers. We ran them back in the day on the farm to get in and out of our sugar bush (this is how we justified having them as toys). I'm looking to get another one now that I'm "old enough to pay the bills when they break" as my father says. I'm in Seattle now but we still having land in NH. I'm always looking for advice and info. A lot has changed since I was younger grinding gears on the farm
Are you looking for one to use out west, or back in NH? The next question would be what do you want to do with it?
When it comes to acquiring a used Tucker, patience is a virtue; especially true when looking for a specific configuration. Lastly, I'll say when a nice machine (right cab configuration and track length) comes along at a reasonable price, be ready to buy. The adage "he who hesitates is lost" is very true.
It would mostly likely live in NH for now (plenty of barn space there vs in Seattle). I would like to bring one out to Washington at some point but I'm still trying to get a lay of the land about where they can be used.
As for finding the right one, I agree there is a lot of junk out there, and overpriced at that.
Blackfoot where are you located?