A Tucker moment for sure.
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Captured from the Wild - 1950 Tucker 443
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A Tucker moment for sure.
sno-drifter, I've seen you recommend this before. A quick search shows there is more than one Lubriplate Low Temp grease. For example, Multi-Purpose Grease, Off White (presumably lithium based?), and Calcium Type Grease are all Low Temp variants.
Could you be more specific, and perhaps suggest a supplier that sells it at a discount?
speaking for sno-drifter and that will never happen again,
i promise,
it is low temp, and he has used it on his "one owner" 1960 tucker sno-cat, 443, yup, his dad bought it new, and it still has some of it's original rollers on it, do remember one thing, he greased the rollers all the time. the high maintenance thing, he buys the lubriplate in 5 gallon pails, and it does not last long
i promise,
it is low temp, and he has used it on his "one owner" 1960 tucker sno-cat, 443, yup, his dad bought it new, and it still has some of it's original rollers on it, do remember one thing, he greased the rollers all the time. the high maintenance thing, he buys the lubriplate in 5 gallon pails, and it does not last long
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Mill666er
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The Pt. 17235 is on the 35# pale. Looks like Rob nailed it for you. I bought it from the local Lubriplate dealer. this dealer is no longer in business here. Must have gone away when I stopped my Sno-Cat service.
Not to carry the thread any further afield than it is, but: In the dim past I serviced tracking antennae which had to be usable from frigid to boiling. I had this mobil purple grease that was supposed to maintain a narrow viscosity over the temperature range. No, I don't recall the part number, but I have 2, 5 gallon pails left in my barn. What else than low temp should I be looking for. I think I paid like 300 a pail, so...
Update:
Exciting news I followed a lead from JFarm and found one of the original owners of my 1950 Tucker snow cat. He used it in the Sierras transporting people and service crews; it was owned by Sierra Snow Taxi. He is pulling together some photos and stories for me. Exciting!
So I have been busy with new plugs, all new wiring, new fluids, belts and hoses After sitting 20 years the engine is running pretty good. I am now focused on redoing some of the interior and I ran into a rookie mistake. Everything about this unit has been 1950 Dodge Truck related and so I bid on a steering wheel from 1948-1950 Dodge truck on Ebay and actually won. Once I got it I decided to actually look at the sad steering wheel on the Tucker. It appears to have been welded on to the shaft. My question is how modified is this shaft? What was suppose to be there? I assumed a 3/4" tapered spline, but all I see is the shaft and a 1/2' of threads or so. Thanks for any help.
Lance
Exciting news I followed a lead from JFarm and found one of the original owners of my 1950 Tucker snow cat. He used it in the Sierras transporting people and service crews; it was owned by Sierra Snow Taxi. He is pulling together some photos and stories for me. Exciting!
So I have been busy with new plugs, all new wiring, new fluids, belts and hoses After sitting 20 years the engine is running pretty good. I am now focused on redoing some of the interior and I ran into a rookie mistake. Everything about this unit has been 1950 Dodge Truck related and so I bid on a steering wheel from 1948-1950 Dodge truck on Ebay and actually won. Once I got it I decided to actually look at the sad steering wheel on the Tucker. It appears to have been welded on to the shaft. My question is how modified is this shaft? What was suppose to be there? I assumed a 3/4" tapered spline, but all I see is the shaft and a 1/2' of threads or so. Thanks for any help.
Lance
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Snowy Rivers
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Way cool to save these old machines.
How long ago was it last run ?????
How long ago was it last run ?????
I understand 20 years ago. Still researching
Bumped into this looking for something else. Any 24 month updates??
whats ya up 2, causing trouble I bet...stirring the pot.
fyi think there about 5 or 6 of the taper back tuckers that have been found