Seen plenty of Sno-Cats but this'll be my first peep at a Sno-Kitten, and danged if it ain't cute. A virtual beer 🍺 to you dude for rescuing this lil' kitty. Good lad.
Cool old machine. I work for a local Water department. We had a old Snow cat our Hydrolagy crew used to go up into our canyons. It had a four cylinder Ford Pinto engine. If you have low gears you won't go fast but don't need a big motor. It got the job done.😁
Worked at a ski resort back in 79 here in Michigan. They also had a few Tuckers with the 318. Been ice fishing up in Canada and they use similar machines with 318 engine to take people out to the ice fishing huts. Bad @ss machines!
Worked in the high Arctic. In the 70s …. Ran a larger snow cat … lot of fun to operate … it was a diesel… so cold sometimes…had to take a propane tiger torch… to heat the fuel .. it would turn to jelly … had to let them run 24/7 …. … interesting times ! .. lol. I am still here !
What an awesome machine! That interior looks really good. The whole thing looks really good. If you can get parts or have them made or cross ref. with other parts, that is definitely worth restoring.
I learned to drive stick in drivers Ed in the 1980's in a four cylinder Ford Pinto. It was a P.O.S. but I learned the basics .it wasn't my 1st that was a 1939 Ford tractor. A great machine. 😁
I love it! Seeing old Oregon made stuff out in the wild. Made light with a bunch of aluminum and purposely light duty drivetrain parts to keep the weight down. Thanks for sharing.
That would make for a awesome mtn vehicle here in west Virginia for the winter season if nothing else to get from home to bottom of the mtn to the truck lol
It's only 10 race horsepower, it is worked on the engines bore for tax purposes, it would be closer to 28 or 30 bhp. It's a great little machine, thanks for the video.
Neat little machine. Looks to me like it would be great if it was re-powered with a little diesel engine. Like a Volkswagen TDI maybe. Thanks for sharing the video with us!
Diesel isn't that good for cold weather. A more modern engine would require a lot more ancillaries. High pressure pumps, larger fuel tanks, alternator, etc. The Ford Anglia engine is really simple to work on. Though parts are starting to get harder to find even in Britain. Might be worth seeing if a British Leyland ' A ' series from an original mini or Morris 1000 would fit as there are more of these available and pattern part are still being made. Additionally it would had a tiny bit more power
@@robertwillis4061 Diesel is fine for cold. Run glow plugs, winter fuel, and maybe an intake manifold heater for the -35 days. Down that low, battery performance is your limit czcams.com/video/mADinrDbkkY/video.html
A charming little mog :-) has a lot of character, we just dont see stuff like that in the UK. What its doing with an old British Anglier engine I don't know lol, I guess it was small enough to fit the chassis at the time and it was handy so it went in :-p
Lots of Ford industrial four cylinder engines from the UK were used in generators, welders, skid steers ,and forklifts in North America up to the 90s when Asian stuff started to take over. (sometimes propane fueled) 1600 Kent Cortina motors, were used and Lima built 2300 Pinto motors. They were the right size for the job and the Ford dealer network meant that parts were easy to come by. Anglia motor used because it's from before the Cortina was built. Also the little Fords were water cooled, lots of little industrial motors were air cooled.at that time. Water cooling makes it easy to heat the control cab.
I used to work on snocats.... That one is pretty cool. The closest I have worked on to that is a Thiokol Imp. Used a Ford V4 Cardinal engine. All the others were much larger and used either a Ford 300 6 cylinder or V8's.
The engine family is the Kent engine. 1 liter, thru 1.6 liter displacement, they are used in industrial applications also. Needs some carb work, it would be fine.
Yes it does, especially when it’s running well. You should check out my latest video on it. It’s called “Tucker Sno-Kitten Christmas tree.” Thanks for commenting!
Wow, a small 1000 cc Anglia motor. Just goes to show how gearing can make a difference. Even so, that tiny engine moving that heavy body around plus a skid sled amazing.
awesome! A bit me would like to see it fully refinished but I think the larger part would like to just hit it with clear coat and save all that patina. Engine sounds great on video.
Carb accelerator pump is non op or plugged and or power valve is plugged or bad. At any rate the carb needs to be gone through the way it sounds to me.
@@Ashpenaz. no problem. That's why it wants to stall all the time, the carburator I think. Also the starter drive or Bendix in the starter as us old timers often call it, is letting go. It's a one way clutch on the little starter drive gear. That's why it goes zing when you are trying to restart it. Its kind of a cool old rig tho! It just needs a little tlc.
I’ll bet in 60 more years that little snow kitten will still be running . Try to make anything built today last that long !
Haha! So true!
Today's junk yards are full of new cars.
"your subscription to "fuel pump" has expired, please call your dealer"
Needs tuned up
Built today it would be 1/2 plastic
I have absolutely no use for it, but I want one. 😁
What a cool thing. 👍
Thanks!
I would put a blade on it to push snow
Itd be fun to try to find a set of rubber padded skid steer tracks for it, then you could run it all year not just the winter.
@@mikezanassi207 That would be a smart plan.
My husband's grandmother had a Ford Anglia and in the 60s and 70s they travelled around the south of England in it and it never broke down.
That's really neat!
HAHA... I Love this mini monster Tank!
Thanks for sharing & Greetings from Germany🤓🤓🤓
What a cute and funny vehicle, thanks for sharing!
Thank you! I will tell my uncle that you think his vehicle is cute.
Seen plenty of Sno-Cats but this'll be my first peep at a Sno-Kitten, and danged if it ain't cute. A virtual beer 🍺 to you dude for rescuing this lil' kitty. Good lad.
I'll tell ya whaat.
Thank you for watching!
Cool old machine. I work for a local Water department. We had a old Snow cat our Hydrolagy crew used to go up into our canyons. It had a four cylinder Ford Pinto engine. If you have low gears you won't go fast but don't need a big motor. It got the job done.😁
Thanks for the comment!
I almost bought a tiny Bombardier tracked snow machine with a Ford 4 cylinder Pinto motor. Gotta stay light.
I worked at Cannon Mt. in Franconia Notch, making snow. They 2 or 3 Tucker snow cats with 318s , excellent machines
Worked at a ski resort back in 79 here in Michigan. They also had a few Tuckers with the 318. Been ice fishing up in Canada and they use similar machines with 318 engine to take people out to the ice fishing huts. Bad @ss machines!
Cool machine!
I hauled one from Wisconsin to northern New Hampshire last year for a vintage machine show
The Easter seals show in colebrook?
That’s really interesting! Thanks for the comment!
Worked in the high Arctic. In the 70s …. Ran a larger snow cat … lot of fun to operate … it was a diesel… so cold sometimes…had to take a propane tiger torch… to heat the fuel .. it would turn to jelly … had to let them run 24/7 …. … interesting times ! .. lol. I am still here !
That’s really cool! Thanks for watching. You should check out my latest video on it.
What a great little unit thank you so much for sharing this video
Gold Solid what a pic. Way to the moon nice 👌 yous a lucky genius 😀 stay healthy Good Luck 👍
What an awesome machine! That interior looks really good. The whole thing looks really good. If you can get parts or have them made or cross ref. with other parts, that is definitely worth restoring.
That would be cool! Thanks for watching.
Wow thats pretty neat! I love seeing the big full size ones, never saw a small one like that before😉👍
Having lived around southern oregon for the last 25 years, it's always cool to see a mention of someplace I'm at often.
Definitely!
I learned to drive stick in drivers Ed in the 1980's in a four cylinder Ford Pinto. It was a P.O.S. but I learned the basics .it wasn't my 1st that was a 1939 Ford tractor. A great machine. 😁
Thanks for sharing.
Super cool unit! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Nice video. I enjoy when things like that are given a new life. And letting us know the cause of why it stopped and the fix was appreciated.
Thank you!
Wow what a handy little beast. Looks like it could go anywhere.
I love it! Seeing old Oregon made stuff out in the wild.
Made light with a bunch of aluminum and purposely light duty drivetrain parts to keep the weight down. Thanks for sharing.
Meow. : )
Frosty the Snowmeow was a very happy cat.
I love it! It revs so high, yet goes so slow lol.
Awesome 👍 Merry Christmas 🎅
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Very kool , glad you got it running
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That would make for a awesome mtn vehicle here in west Virginia for the winter season if nothing else to get from home to bottom of the mtn to the truck lol
Sure would! Thanks for the comment!
Lol I'm in Charleston and sissionsville. This would be great for coal river ice fishing. If the ice breaks, who cares lol
A repower with a Kubota or Yanmar 3cylinder 20hp diesel would be awesome 👍.
Beautiful machine.
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She’s perfect..😍😍😍
Never seen such a charming snowmobile !
It’s pretty neat.
The thing is AWESOME!!! I NEED one for myself and friends for my local mtns here in Utah!
Simple but effective technology. Love it. About my vintage too.
Great video hope to see more thanks for sharing
Thank you for the comment!
It's only 10 race horsepower, it is worked on the engines bore for tax purposes, it would be closer to 28 or 30 bhp. It's a great little machine, thanks for the video.
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a real cutie ... luv it
Thanks!
Neat little machine. Looks to me like it would be great if it was re-powered with a little diesel engine. Like a Volkswagen TDI maybe. Thanks for sharing the video with us!
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A standard 3 cylinder Kabota engine maybe with glow plugs czcams.com/video/vyX-SJID-y8/video.html
Diesel isn't that good for cold weather. A more modern engine would require a lot more ancillaries. High pressure pumps, larger fuel tanks, alternator, etc. The Ford Anglia engine is really simple to work on. Though parts are starting to get harder to find even in Britain. Might be worth seeing if a British Leyland ' A ' series from an original mini or Morris 1000 would fit as there are more of these available and pattern part are still being made. Additionally it would had a tiny bit more power
Good advise! Thanks for the comments.
@@robertwillis4061 Diesel is fine for cold. Run glow plugs, winter fuel, and maybe an intake manifold heater for the -35 days. Down that low, battery performance is your limit czcams.com/video/mADinrDbkkY/video.html
Man, I would love to have one of those!
Never thought I would ever see anouther one of these in my lifetime, man were these things fun when they were going good
Sure are!
That thing is great! Had no idea they made a kitten. I know keeping them original is a thing, but would love to restore it.
It's very unique for sure!
Bloody marvellous, love one to refurbish !. Regards from the UK.
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Could have used one of those around here today, -7° with 50mph winds and blizzard conditions!
That thing is awesome!
Thank you!
What a neat vehicle! I definitely have to build a 3D model of that.
So cool!
Beastly little girl. It did pretty good first time out. Good to see you got the track figured out. That thing looks like it'll go anywhere.
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Awesome!😃
That there is cool, A bit of maintenance and I see a bunch of fun being had with that !
Oh yeah!
I THINK IT'S A MAGNIFICENT LIL MACHINE
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In West Yellowstone there used to be early snow machines driven by a propeller like swamp buggies.
That thing is badass
Love it
Thank you!
Very cool, Tucker Snow cats is only a couple of miles from my house!
That’s awesome!
I would love to find one to rescue!
Definitely!
beautiful
Wow cool lil machine I'd love to have that!
It’s pretty neat! Thanks for commenting!
I would love to have that little snow cat
It’s pretty neat.
Such a cool looking machine 10 hp LOL what a mini beast
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Awesome Transitions! :D
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Cool as Heck!
SO cool!
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Wow.. That's a nice house.
Thank you! My Grandparents built it.
"History saved"
Thank you!
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That's way cool
Would love to have one of those in indiana
Oh yeah!
Omg I want one!
Very cool!
A charming little mog :-) has a lot of character, we just dont see stuff like that in the UK. What its doing with an old British Anglier engine I don't know lol, I guess it was small enough to fit the chassis at the time and it was handy so it went in :-p
Lots of Ford industrial four cylinder engines from the UK were used in generators, welders, skid steers ,and forklifts in North America up to the 90s when Asian stuff started to take over. (sometimes propane fueled) 1600 Kent Cortina motors, were used and Lima built 2300 Pinto motors. They were the right size for the job and the Ford dealer network meant that parts were easy to come by. Anglia motor used because it's from before the Cortina was built. Also the little Fords were water cooled, lots of little industrial motors were air cooled.at that time. Water cooling makes it easy to heat the control cab.
That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Probably!
I'm Mc'lovin it!
Well how Cool is that. !
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Can I have it? I have one kidney, half a liver, one leg and one arm to trade.
What a neat plowmobile.
I used to work on snocats.... That one is pretty cool. The closest I have worked on to that is a Thiokol Imp. Used a Ford V4 Cardinal engine. All the others were much larger and used either a Ford 300 6 cylinder or V8's.
I'm waiting for someone to say " put an L S in it ".
Germans won’t hear that coming
I doubt it has only 10 HP, Ford Kent engine from Anglia had at least 39 of them . BTW nice and unique rig 👍
Way too cool!! I want a sno kitten!!
very cool!!
Thanks!
The engine family is the Kent engine. 1 liter, thru 1.6 liter displacement, they are used in industrial applications also. Needs some carb work, it would be fine.
Thanks for the info!
the deer for 5 miles ran in panic
That's funny. I didn't even see that!
I must admit, I'd be very tempted to put a Yanmar or Kubota diesel in it.
Yeah. A lot of people have commented and said the same thing!
Certainly has a nice sound to it
Yes it does, especially when it’s running well. You should check out my latest video on it. It’s called “Tucker Sno-Kitten Christmas tree.” Thanks for commenting!
Looks like a HotRod but for snow, Fing love it lol
Just when you thought everything was going great.....
Wow, a small 1000 cc Anglia motor. Just goes to show how gearing can make a difference. Even so, that tiny engine moving that heavy body around plus a skid sled amazing.
It sure is. It moves right along!
Once he decided to go off of the path I knew the thing was going to break down.
Nice.
I could use one right about now. It would be my 'round town car 😁
Haha! You'd get some attention that way!
Wow, have seen photos of these before and always thought they were like truck cab sized!
Haha! Yeah, they're tiny. It's really funny to watch two guys try to fit into one of these!
That's awesome :) I'd love one of those, but it wouldn't get much use, because we rarely have deep snow here in Illinois.
Yes, they’re pretty cool.
We had nearly an inch in the UK almost brought the country to a halt !
@@raychambers3646 wow!
Maybe in england mate get more than that and manage in the true north
Why do you have to have snow?..... It's got tracks on it, don't it?
I'd love to have one
They’re pretty rare.
Well worth doing great little vehicle
awesome! A bit me would like to see it fully refinished but I think the larger part would like to just hit it with clear coat and save all that patina. Engine sounds great on video.
Thank you for watching!
Very cool machine.
Carb accelerator pump is non op or plugged and or power valve is plugged or bad. At any rate the carb needs to be gone through the way it sounds to me.
Thanks for the advice!
@@Ashpenaz. no problem. That's why it wants to stall all the time, the carburator I think. Also the starter drive or Bendix in the starter as us old timers often call it, is letting go. It's a one way clutch on the little starter drive gear. That's why it goes zing when you are trying to restart it. Its kind of a cool old rig tho! It just needs a little tlc.
The 10hp rating is an old British taxation class thing. The 1172 side valve engine actually makes about 25 horsepower!
this is so cool....
Thanks!
I like them big soviet ones too
The problem with these is when you go to use it, your deranged spouse has pulled out the distributor cap, ruining your only chance of escape.
Вот-ето класс, себе бы такой зверь))) 👍
pretty neat
Looks like the one the Postman drove in the old Christmas Stop Action films of the 70's.....
I remember when Tuckers and Imps were the industry standard lol.
Man I hope you restore it back new how cool
Cool kitten.
Thanks!