up here in nome there are thiokols skidozers tuckers weasels snow jeeps a few old muskegs otters a m578 and nodwells with all the wierd stuff snow tracs included there has never been a krusty spotted on the seward peninsula.
OK, I'm Back and the flight from/to Australia sucks......... 4 hrs to LA then 16 hrs to Sydney. found some interesting rigs down under..... driving on the wrong side of the road was interesting to say the least. almost hit a few Roos.......close call with a venomous snake. found a rig in the rain forest
fun trip even with all that a great place to visit. here are a few pictures the old Nodwell was a FN10 found in the rainforest. the pisture of the differential is a 25 year old machine and they still have not replaced the steering clutches
That Nodwell 110 don't look anything like the one I use to have...
I like the look down windows on the Axtrack, but that seems a sure way to see what broke the glass out... Bad enough to get a snag putting a bend in the machine's skin, but one comes though the glass and it gets pretty drafty, pretty quickly.
Maybe if there was expanded metal over the window as part of a guard system it would be good... Like the looks of the unit though!
From looking at the pictures of the drive train, if you are going down hill and pull back on the sticks only, are you freewheeling? Thanks.
i like the principal just like a crawler simple and effectiveBD, what happens is the hydraulic piston is normally pressing the the clutchpack tight when you pull the stick it will release and if you pull more it will apply the brake on that side. they are dual caliper . you cannot see the other one in the picture it is down below.
... the picture of the differential is a 25 year old machine and they still have not replaced the steering clutches
BD, what happens is the hydraulic piston is normally pressing the the clutchpack tight when you pull the stick it will release and if you pull more it will apply the brake on that side. they are dual caliper . you cannot see the other one in the picture it is down below.
So the clutches are held engaged by hydraulic or spring pressure?
OK, 25 years... how many miles on the machine?
Hey, Foggy. that is the Baby to the 110 it is just a FN-10 and suppose to float. included a picture of a 110 for reference. sitting there so pretty with is OC-15. just waiting for a truck to pick it up next week. just so others know they are 9-7" wide 23 feet long and 9-6 feet tall. with 40" tracks and they still run the OC-15 Differential with outside planetaries.
Exactly what I would be interested in. Bring it On what are we waiting for. Let's get the snow on the road and GO! WANT!That is EXACTLY what many people need/want. A SIMPLE (hopefully that also translates into affordable) basic snowcat for personal/backcountry use and for light/medium duty commercial use. Just based on the photos that looks like such a unit.
What engines will be available? Any idea on the configurations that will be available?
Exactly what I would be interested in. Bring it On what are we waiting for. Let's get the snow on the road and GO! WANT!
i have to ask if i'm not being too nosey will you use break steer hydro or some kind of varriator system
Boggie, do I understand you're trading these for children? I have two....
I'm also very interested in particulars about the differential.. looks to be some sort of double diff with braked planetaries for steering? Hyd activated?
I don;t see 85,000 bucks. 30 to 50k is still steep. Why don't we all take one to our own neck of the woods and put them thru there paces?They look like a great machine. I'd also be willing to test it for you (probably not too likely, huh?) When they're 37 years old like my SV200, maybe I could afford to buy one, though.
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