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Can send you some pictures if you would like. Email us Brothersfabnadventure@gmail.com

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Thank you! Let us know how your trip goes.

Happy New Year to you as well! Thank you for the kind words, we are really happy you enjoyed our video so much. It certainly keeps us motivated to continue making the best content we possibly can. We are definitely lucky to live where we do and try our best to get out and enjoy it as much as possible and not take it for granted. The Tucker is definitely BadFN'A! We'd love to get our hands on some form of one eventually and build it into something custom of our own. Unfortunately even the not so rare models are pretty pricey these days and also very popular.

It really was, Happy New Year to you too!

Thanks! We are going to try to make it even better in the future.

Thank you! Appreciate this information, really need to get it running better. We were planning on doing an alternator. What do you do with the wires that go to the solenoid? Also happen to know the bolt size?

@@BrothersfabNadventure Just pull the plunger and spring out of the solenoid and reuse the bolt. Tape off the wires

Thanks, we definitely will! The Tucker has a steering wheel like normal for the front, and a joystick for the rear. instead of 1 hydraulic piston that drives the linkage that connects the front and rear tie rods (pushing the turn tables in opposite directions) it has a piston for each tie rod and they do not share linkage anymore so the front turn tables steering is isolated from the rear turn tables which allows them to turn independent of one another.

The 542asc was originally designed as a snow compaction machine and were used for grooming many U.S. ski areas for many years before larger workhorses became available. The crab walk allows you to compact a full 8-8.5” path in one go. There are not a lot of asc Tuckers around that haven’t been converted to the standard circle steer of most Tuckers. They can be kind of interesting to get proficient at driving them when you can crab walk, front steer, or circle steer. 542asc machines are definitely a blast to play with though.

The 542asc is an interesting machine. Another channel I watch "BSF Recovery" aka recoveryteam owns a Tucker as well.

Thanks! We appreciate your support!

They are neat little machines for sure.

Glad you enjoyed it! It was a pretty fun trip and some great views!

That would be a cool build. What kind of diesel would you put in it?

Thanks for watching! We hope you enjoyed it!

What is wrong with you? This is the most outlandish comment have heard. We are Brothers if you couldn't tell from the name of the channel.

Thank you! There was alot of time trying to confirm we had all of the parts needed to go back together. All in all it was a fun project and seems to work good.

Thats awesome you have an enjoyment for playing in the snow! There's usually a haglund converted to a pick up truck front/dump bed rear that comes to the snowcat jamboree in march. Snow can be so hit or miss when it comes to getting off the groomed trail. We have a sled too but mostly incase something happens and we need to get parts out to the cat.

Here most cats are considered sleds so anywhere a sled can go a cat can, including off trail except wilderness areas and closed roads. When off trail we all try to avoid digging holes (because it makes it harder to continue forward), touching ground or hitting anything because it can break stuff and we do not want to cause harm to the fragile tundra. Hard to say if the tucker is better due to 4 wheel drive vs 2 wheel drive but its interesting to ponder. Some people even add air lockers to their tuckers for even more traction. The pontoon models are known to float and climb better than the rubber belted and terra tacked tuckers. However they also have a TON of roller bearings that need to be greased every 8 hours of operation and they are expensive to replace. In the snowcat world there are many trade offs between the different machines. The trifecta is basically capability off trail, transportability, and speed. Generally you aren't going to get the best of all 3 qualities. We come close, but our ability to climb off trail is dependent on conditions. Not to say tuckers aren't dependent on conditions either tough.

@AAA-nq6bo we did try a push down with the blade angled but it added up too much for the trackster to push again in the bad running condition. Hopefully we can get it to run better soon and can change plan of plow.

Thanks 🤗

That's awesome, we are really excited to see how it does off road. it should be really nice having low range with the steep mountain trails surrounding us. We also have a rear locker we are going to be installing in the future, so it should be pretty impressive. We are glad to hear you are enjoying the videos, and we certainly appreciate the engagement and support. Thank You!

Good to know, we had actually talked about how it could be cool to put the cleats from our bigger snowcat on one of these tracksters in the future. We just installed new tracks on the machine after doing the plowing since we had them.

Funny! We were thinking the same thing.

Thanks for watching!

Would love to see that on one of these! Might be a bit heavy though, it doesn't have much of a frame but may be able to strengthen it for that.

@@BrothersfabNadventure build a subframe , most heavy plows and many true snow blowers do this to relieve stress and distribute the weight

That would be cool to see! What would you put in it?

Yeah, that's what we were thinking! We took it out for some trail riding the other day and it was the same struggle climbing in the powder. Do you have any recommendations on improving it?

@@BrothersfabNadventure i think there are "performance kits" for the predator 670, some googling and youtubin should get you some of that!

Tracks are the way to go for sure! Plowing is funny, in one hand it is kinda like playing in the snow and fun. In the other hand it is a lot of work , even with a machine.

Thanks, we had the ebay kit which didn't have the best assortment of bolts or instructions. We just replaced them and ran them the opposite way also. probably would have been easier to cut the stock bolts rather then mess with tank and exhaust.

Its a pretty good trail for a moderately built rig probably not much for the buggies but it'll be the closest place to test ours out when its done. There are also quite a few other good moderate trails in the area. Sorry for the late reply we were in the snowcat checking a new area out.

That’s a great idea! We’ll have to try that out!

Thank you! Excited to get it going!

A 2.5l would be a little better than stock. If you were to want to go with a smaller motor look into what rockcrawlers are using, think it is like a 2.2 eco boost. In my opinion, it is a lot of drag on the drivetrain, need a bit of power to keep up, especially at altitude.

These are pretty fun machines. We just did some snow plowing with it for the first time so look out for that video and maybe some upgrades to it soon too.

Glad you liked it! It's cool to know we have a fan in the Dominican Republic!

@@BrothersfabNadventure Yes and I look forward to every video you are making.

Thank you! We really appreciate it! We will do our best to keep up the good content and maybe some merch eventually.

Thank you! We are very happy with them. They also look great in there. Nice job on making them.

You are looking for the lift kit spring hangers. You can find them on ebay or journeys offroad also sells them. Thank you but this time it was the speed sensor like the xtool scanner was saying. The code went away after replacing it and ABS seems to be functioning properly.

@@BrothersfabNadventure Lucky with the abs board. They all go eventuly. I am looking for a non lift kit hanger. Thank you for the reply. Love the work you are doing. New subscriber here 2002 astro cargo van

That is a great idea for spreading the flakes!

Thank you! We can't wait to get it done either! Definitely needs some cool paint once an new bed is on.

Glad you liked it!

Its a dream to be able to work on , create awesome projects and adventure with the family. Glad you enjoy watching!

@briteidea08 we did a video on mixing particles directly into the paint like you are talking about. Here's the link. ua-cam.com/video/ZbFMwL5LoN8W/v-deo.htmle think dry flaking worked a bit better than mixing into paint because the paint is not transparant and will hide alot of the flake or pearl. Overall it works best to add them to an intercoat.

Thanks for watching! We will definitely get it back in the van soon.

Thank you, glad you liked it!

We are not too sure on the weight but we had our engine hoist at the 1 ton position. The removal is pretty tight between the body and engine hoist but it'll squeak by as you start lowering the van body back down onto jack stands and pulling the subframe against the hoist and hoist back until you can remove the hoist. Also would suggest making a small cart to cradle the rear crossmember as you pull it out. (Worked alot better for us when reinstalling instead of dragging on the ground.)

@BrothersfabNadventure that's awesome, thank you. I've been looking for a video on doing this, and there's not much out there. Good video.

Glad we could help, if there is anything else feel free to reach out. Also good luck with your project!

Gracias!

We are glad we could help you out. If you have any other questions feel free to reach out here or email- Brothersfabnadventure@gmail.com

Appricate it! We are glad you are enjoying the project. Next video will be the transmission rebuild and is in the works now. Then work on the video of getting it back in the van

@burtonbird5518 We ended up just replacing it, think it was $40.

I am rebuilding a 4.3 that overheated. How likely do you think it is that plastic intake was damaged when engine overheated?

@russellj2987 pretty likely. They will be microfractures. A replacement from the auto parts is $40. So we replaced it to make sure. Would be harder to chase down that leak and replace the plenum in the van.

It was like living in a dream for it. We love the big snows

Hahaha yeah need to get a net or something to hold everything down.