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Den1952
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I most certainly will. it should work to be able to use newer stuff to work with too..
homebuilt crawler
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Den1952
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with the help of Unfinished's reply, I found these. outward appearance is uncanny. yet these seemed to be manufactured commercially. the drive train is not the same either, but I think it mightve been the inspiration for the home-builts. the main page (fourth link) shows several varieties of crawler locomotion through the years. quite interesting to look through. I wish they would bring back some of these early models.
http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/05/20/85376167ranger-x-atv-pdf.pdf
http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/05/20/14842252dahlco-3000-atv-pdf.pdf
http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/05/20/52227643arnold-tractor-atv-pdf.pdf
TWO TRACKS RIGID VEHICLES, LIGHT
http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/05/20/85376167ranger-x-atv-pdf.pdf
http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/05/20/14842252dahlco-3000-atv-pdf.pdf
http://s4.e-monsite.com/2011/05/20/52227643arnold-tractor-atv-pdf.pdf
TWO TRACKS RIGID VEHICLES, LIGHT
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unfinished
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A couple more...
arnold ferret tractor
http://www.leg.mn/archive/LegDB/Articles/10022ArnoldPowerV.pdf
6x6 World - Ranger V Tracked ATV
hard to search for these, ferrets and otters (the animals) everywhere
arnold ferret tractor
http://www.leg.mn/archive/LegDB/Articles/10022ArnoldPowerV.pdf
6x6 World - Ranger V Tracked ATV
hard to search for these, ferrets and otters (the animals) everywhere
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Den1952
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hey, that is a neat article you found there, I see the date as 2009, I wonder if the article though is a reprint of a much earlier one.? mine here is so closely resembled, I would think at first guess that it is a copy of one of these. this manufactured one being a clutch pedal style, would seem like a good idea. I wonder who evolved mine into the centrifugal clutch. not a great leap of imagination actually. mine is a home built alright, with chev and jeep parts into the drive train, but it seems logical that it very well was inspired by the manufactured version.
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toesmasher
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HEy, I would like to build something like that myself, but with a PTO worked in somewhere. Problem is I dont know where to start. Any pointers anyone?
krankieone
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You could look at an old Ransom Crawler Tractor my Dad had one years ago it had pto & 3pl there is a bit of information online.
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Relic
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awsome find and restoration,nice job.
Douglas Coy
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I have one of these rangers. Word of mouth,they were built in Pengilly, Minn. in the 40's had Crosley parts and mine had a 2o hp engine. I am looking fro a clutch yoke now. Yes it is a nice little woods tractor and fairly good in the snow.. apparently they like them in Alaska. I would appreciated any aid in finding the part.Did a quick image search and found a couple pictures awfully similar.
From this page
Route6x6 Photo Gallery
"An unknown reader send in pictures of an OTTER "1972 Ferret with plow and hydros.PHOTO the one with a cab has 2 foot wide tracks and is a one af kind. the other PHOTO of a 1966 ranger" Looks a bit commerical to me! Thanks"
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Den1952
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I suppose you could have a machine shop fab you a new one patterned off the old one? mine didnt have that kind of clutch in it, it had/has a centrifugal clutch between the engine and tranny. shifting gears was no problem , as there were no rpm's active while gear selecting.
I had sold mine about a year ago sorry to say, or i could get you some close up photos of the clutch inline. i seem to remember it was a sprocket off the end of the centrifugal clutch, drive chain going to a sprocket on the tranny input. that part worked just fine.
Den
I had sold mine about a year ago sorry to say, or i could get you some close up photos of the clutch inline. i seem to remember it was a sprocket off the end of the centrifugal clutch, drive chain going to a sprocket on the tranny input. that part worked just fine.
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