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    Project Dual

    When we started on Thundercat the goals were fairly simple and benign, but one thing led to another... and pretty soon things had gotten well out of hand (emphasis on "well”). In every project I’ve ever done there are "woulda, shoulda, couldas”, essentially things that in retrospect you wish...
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    Testing on St. Patrick's Day CHUGSzilla and Thundercat

    Another week of some long nights and some progress. We got the MAF sensor issue sorted out on CHUGSzilla and Thundercat is once again sitting on tracks, now with all new belting! What is just baffling the bejesus out of us is this: Thundercat is a long track machine, and it has 31 grousers per...
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    CHUGSzilla and The 1544: Testing on March 10, 2024

    Because we took both machines out, and this post makes reference to them individually, I decided to start a new thread. Both other threads and the Testing on Super Bowl Sunday thread will have links to this one. Another awesome day of testing / operational verification in Utah’s Uinta...
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    Testing on Super Bowl Sunday

    Scott and I like to test snowcats in “real world conditions”, which for us means at higher elevations and in deep snow. That last part, the “deep snow”, can be problematic as we are at Mother Nature’s mercy, and sometimes she’s downright stingy in the snow department. The western US has a...
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    A couple of "usual suspects" back on ksl.com

    Both of these snowcats were previously listed. All the photos look like they were from last season as well. No affiliation, of course. Despite the asking prices, my guess is the seller's are flexible on price as the machines have been listed for a long time and haven't sold. This Thiokol...
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    LMC with blade and trailer on ksl.com

    I think of these as four door models, but it looks only one side in the rear has a door, so three door would be correct. No affiliation. https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/71649517
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    Track Belting

    Note: While much of the following is Tucker specific, there is a fair amount of information applicable to other brands of snowcats. Snowcat track belting is an interesting topic, and it seems to come up with some regularity on the forum. Putri - Zilla needs new track belts, and Scott and I are...
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    Public Works Department Incompetence Challenge

    Many years ago I learned that it wasn’t so much the equipment, or the tools, it was the skill of the operator that determined the outcome. Here in Summit County, Utah the so-called Public Works Department has the best snow removal equipment money can buy, yet their performance year after year is...
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    Tucker Hydraulics: Thinking Outside the Box...

    The factory Tucker hydraulic system is a simple design comprised of off-the-shelf parts. In most cases the system works okay, but being inquisitive knuckleheads, snowcat buddy Scott and I wondered if we could improve on it. The first time we tested Thundercat we thought the hydraulic steering...
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    Cascade Cloud Cap Caper 2023

    While The Clowder In the Powder was going on in Michigan’s UP, and setting records for attendance, a small group of forum members converged in Hood River, Oregon for a truly epic experience on Mt Hood. Previously, there have been three snowcat events on Mt Hood, and all were on the south side of...
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    TUG (1984 DMC 1450) Listed For Sale on ksl.com

    I just listed our DMC 1450 project snowcat aka: TUG on ksl.com. This is a nice machine. Here's a link: https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/70716774 If anyone is interested, you can reach me faster via text (phone number is in the ksl.com listing) than via a PM.
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    DMC 1450 Minor Electrical System Upgrade

    The fuse block setup in TUG was ripe for improvement and we decided to tackle the project as part of the process of getting the machine ready for sale. The factory fuse block had 10 circuits and used old-school, small cylindrical glass fuses. Those fuses have gone out of style, and sometimes...
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    Testing Day: January 14, 2023

    Scott and I took TUG and the 1544 out in Utah’s Uinta Mountains for a day of testing. We strongly believe in the concept of testing in real world conditions, hopefully at least as challenging as the conditions the machine will be used in. We run the machines hard, because we want to verify they...
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    DMC 1450 Cooling Fan Repair/Upgrade

    Part of the process of getting TUG ready for sale was dealing with the engine's cooling fan. After we made repairs to the various issues we found during our initial inspection, and then a few modifications and upgrades such as seat reupholstery, and multiple LED light bars, we took it out for...
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    Thiokol Tilting Trailer Repair

    When I bought TUG (DMC 1450) the package included a factory-supplied tandem axle, tilting trailer. But as is often the case there were issues, and working through those was a genuine pain in the neck. Trailers come with a VIN sticker or plate which has the manufacturer as well as the serial...
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    1980 DMC 1200 on ksl.com

    Listed yesterday. Four door machine priced at $25K. Lousy photos and minimal description: https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/70542862
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    Full Cab 1450 with Six-Way Blade on ksl.com

    Advertised as a late seventies machine restored and upgraded. Seller claims it has a 300 I-6 and C6 transmission. Hmmm? Maybe, but from the factory it would have had a 200 I-6 and a C4. Trailer is included in the sale.... Asking price is $30K. https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/70388091
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    California Based Imp Listed on KSL.com

    1967 Model 1404 priced at $15K with trailer. Looks like ex-US Forest Service and I think a wide-track machine. Located in far northeastern California (Eagleville) https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/70302005
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    Bombi at auction in SLC

    https://www.proxibid.com/Bombadier-Snowcat/lotInformation/73070837 Though all the pictures show it on a trailer, the trailer is not included.
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    Wide Track Spryte with front blade on ksl.com

    Just listed. Unusual cab configuration, but looks pretty nice and with factory front blade. https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/70211753 Listed by the same seller as the 1980 DMC 1450 standard track, "Rob". (Is it the same Rob who has the ex-Idaho Power machines?)
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