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First Snow This Fall Season
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We have 80-degrees and sunshine today.
Mith, I know what you mean!
I'm going to do some work sanding down the surface rust on my new (1967) Jeepster. I had to go to the garage and turn on the air-conditioner because it was too hot in there too work. I'll probably wait about another half hour before I go back out there so it will have time to cool down the shop.
I'm going to do some work sanding down the surface rust on my new (1967) Jeepster. I had to go to the garage and turn on the air-conditioner because it was too hot in there too work. I'll probably wait about another half hour before I go back out there so it will have time to cool down the shop.
GYPSY said:
As of late today the only snow left now is above 10,000 foot near my location. Some areas had up to 20 inches of snow. The higher peaks in the wilderness still look white. The early season snows melt quickly as the ground is not frozen until late October normally at most mountain elevations below 10,000 ft.
My cat(spryte) is not ready either, my wife thinks i'm crazy working on it when its hot as hell. I wonder if I have time to do the engine retro-fit I had planned, before the snow starts falling. What do you guys think of swapping out the stock I-6cyl ford(170ci i think?) for a 5cyl mercedes turbo diesel, I'm thinking about putting the mercedes automatic trans. behind it so I can gear down and reverse without having to push in the clutch. right now it is a direct drive to the trans axel. complete stop to shift gears is a real bummer at high 10,000ft in deeep powder. With the auto I could run a higher gear in the axel and a low gear in the front trans and shift up on the fly or gear down when making hard turns . Not sure how much all this is going to weigh, but I think it might be worth trying? any thoughts?
mlang2005,
The Mercedes diesel and auto conversionwould be interesting. The cost for converting and installing may be more than the gain is worth unless this is just your ultimate goal. Mounting in the frame for both would have to be fabricated form scratch. What is your rear end in this machine, OC4 or OC12?
There are two different gear ratios on the OC12 Spryte rear ends. I believe one is set at about 12MPH and the other is 16 MPH. Mine is the 12 MPH and has plenty of power for most applications. My 1200 was originally sold to Antarctic Services and used to tow. I was lucky enough to get the original factory build sheet from the original purchase. It is set up very HD for Antarctic Services.
You can pick up the Ford 300 6 cylinder and a Ford C6 auto and convert to what the newer Sprytes and LMC 1200 are using very easily. Many parts are available and easy to get for the Ford combination. The cost should also be reasonable also.
Good luck in whichever direction you take. Keep us updated as to the trials and tribulations of updating the Spryte.
Bill
The Mercedes diesel and auto conversionwould be interesting. The cost for converting and installing may be more than the gain is worth unless this is just your ultimate goal. Mounting in the frame for both would have to be fabricated form scratch. What is your rear end in this machine, OC4 or OC12?
There are two different gear ratios on the OC12 Spryte rear ends. I believe one is set at about 12MPH and the other is 16 MPH. Mine is the 12 MPH and has plenty of power for most applications. My 1200 was originally sold to Antarctic Services and used to tow. I was lucky enough to get the original factory build sheet from the original purchase. It is set up very HD for Antarctic Services.
You can pick up the Ford 300 6 cylinder and a Ford C6 auto and convert to what the newer Sprytes and LMC 1200 are using very easily. Many parts are available and easy to get for the Ford combination. The cost should also be reasonable also.
Good luck in whichever direction you take. Keep us updated as to the trials and tribulations of updating the Spryte.
Bill
Jim, it was even more windy today, we had the tail end of some hurricane, the sheet blew off the roof where I used to have a chimney and I still have no roof on one side of the house. The wind has now dropped, thank goodness, and there does not seem to be any damage, as far as I can see. I still want SNOW, 'cos I want an excuse to take the Snow trac out!
We are getting hit again today with about 4 to 5 inches of new snow. Maybe this year we will have a real winter and be able to use the snow cats as intended. I am looking forward to being snow bound for several days at a time this winter with all the roads closed. May have to even do some search and rescue on the mountain again this winter with the snow cat.
From the NWS Riverton Wyoming:
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AND
CASPER MOUNTAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE BIG HORN
MOUNTAINS AND CASPER MOUNTAIN COULD RECEIVE OVER ONE FOOT OF NEW SNOW BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH DURING THIS TIMEFRAME LIKELY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
From the NWS Riverton Wyoming:
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS AND
CASPER MOUNTAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. THE NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE BIG HORN
MOUNTAINS AND CASPER MOUNTAIN COULD RECEIVE OVER ONE FOOT OF NEW SNOW BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH DURING THIS TIMEFRAME LIKELY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
No that is not my cat in the picture (avatar) but similer, My cat has the oc4 rearend I will upgrade when I find an oc12. I think the auto trans will make life much easier on the wimpy rearend. I like diesels over the larger gas engines, We dont get the extreeme cold that other areas get. I already have the complete mercedes car in running condition picked it up for $300. The swap seems fairly easy other than some sheet metal work for a new engine cover. For easy access I'am thinking of making the entire cab jack up like a cab-over truck.
mlang2005 said:
Cool. When you master that, I will ship my 1200 LMC to you for this mod!!!!! Wow, look ma, I can actually see and work on the engine without hanging upside down!!!!
My VMC RT-01 cab tilts forward after I detach the four bolts holding the ROPS for the cab. Kind of a PITA to do to raise the cab as designed with the ROPS on. The rear cargo deck tilts opposite the cab for easier access to components.
VMC RT-01 With ROPS Cab
