first, and most importantly, a big thank you, Mr. Cider Tom
Within 4 hours, 28 minutes from when he emailed me, this tucker was being loaded on the trailer, it is serial number 146009, originally built as a 423 and very soon after being sold it was resold to Southern Pacific Railroad and Tucker rebuilt it into a 425, with a extended body, the RR used it in Northern California for avalanche control and was use to carried dynamite to blast away dangerous snows above the tracks, after the railroad was done, it was sold into private ownership, Diamond Lake, Oregon and finally sold again about 25 some years ago to a great gentleman in Myrtle Creek, Oregon.
Originally painted orange, then Southern Pacific Maintenance away Blue, then Green, do check out the current 3-D paint, the Hydraulic steering ram that was added by Southern Pacific Railroad in the early 50's, otherwise a real time capsule right down to the blade style grouser and Tucker sno cat axle end caps.
this is the 5th serial numbered Tucker sno cat built and first one built of 1946 model year, at the Grass Valley, California shop.
Another very interesting piece of history was found in Durango Colorado, 1946 Tucker that was powered by a Packard 6 cylinder...
Within 4 hours, 28 minutes from when he emailed me, this tucker was being loaded on the trailer, it is serial number 146009, originally built as a 423 and very soon after being sold it was resold to Southern Pacific Railroad and Tucker rebuilt it into a 425, with a extended body, the RR used it in Northern California for avalanche control and was use to carried dynamite to blast away dangerous snows above the tracks, after the railroad was done, it was sold into private ownership, Diamond Lake, Oregon and finally sold again about 25 some years ago to a great gentleman in Myrtle Creek, Oregon.
Originally painted orange, then Southern Pacific Maintenance away Blue, then Green, do check out the current 3-D paint, the Hydraulic steering ram that was added by Southern Pacific Railroad in the early 50's, otherwise a real time capsule right down to the blade style grouser and Tucker sno cat axle end caps.
this is the 5th serial numbered Tucker sno cat built and first one built of 1946 model year, at the Grass Valley, California shop.
Another very interesting piece of history was found in Durango Colorado, 1946 Tucker that was powered by a Packard 6 cylinder...
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