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Can anybody supply info on this unit
the old trucker:
How many miles is the trip & what's the terrain like Bob ?
AmpTramp:
The distance from Rankin Inlet to Chesterfield Inlet as the crow flies, 60 miles. I'me guessing 120 miles overland.
Not sure what we will run into as far as terrain. We are going to send the Rino ahead and pick the easiest path.
The fastest route is via the sea ice but we are not experience enough.
Bob Fitz
dpaulson:
Thats an older version of my muskeg carrier. A carrier has the front mount engine leaving usable deck space but front heavy. When I added the dozer to the front of mine, I needed to add about 500 lbs of iron to the rear to be able to drive with no load on the deck. The tractor has a mid mount engine. Mine has a small perkins diesel about 80 hp with a 5 speed new process trans. It is cheep to run at about 1/2 gal / hour. The doubled up wheels/ sprockets make it indestructable, but it does not do well in deep snow as you cannot steer.
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Cranman:
Should be good machine for that job Bob. Has it been sitting for a long time? The early carriers and tractors had cable in the tracks and often water would seep in to cracks and rust the cable. Sometimes a perfectly good looking belt would break on us. You can usually put a piece of small chain over a break by carrying some longer 3/8 carriage bolts and washers. About 1967 they went to solid wheels on the back axle, so you could always get home. I don't know if you have slush conditions up there, but if so you have to watch for inside wheels freezing up and wearing the rubber off. I used to carry a log or timber to run over once I was on the hard trail again to free them up. Changing inside wheels is a bit tough until you get the right technique. Oh, another thing to check is the exhaust fittings. In the traqctor it wasn't as bad but in the carrier with the engine in the cab it can be bad. Have a good trip.
dpaulson:
If this machine has sat a while, you should remove the side plates on the transmission where the PTO would be mounted to see if there is any bearing pieces laying on the bottom of the case. Mine sat for about 8 years before I bought it and the bearings on the uppermost shaft failed right away as they are not in oil and rusted.
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