Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

Check out Ebay#4358052867. Never saw one before but I think I'm in love!

Must be Valentines day,

Marc

Thanks Mints! Wish I could do that!!

Marc

You are welcome.

It's only money. starting bid $500. Wisconsin though.

I think I saw that at the monster truck ralley,  It Beat out  "Grave Diggers' Rig".

(That is nice)

That unit was available via the MTD/Cub website back in 2000-2001 for sure and maybe a year after that if I remember it right.  I would be curious to see how it would perform on my drive.

C

No reserve, holy moley, I read it as no reverse.

I lost the glasses I use to look for my glasses.

robmints wrote:

LOL...

I gave that unit a good look years ago out of curiousity, it is the track drive model but wheels instead of tracks.  Just like that huge 45 inch width monster MTD makes under the Cub name I considered it a novelty if nothing else.  Actually I would like to try both of those units out on my drive lol....

C

I like the 4x4 logo.  That makes it rougher looking. 

looks impressive...

i would like to see the gear box in the front end.

thats where the new ones have all the trouble...i spend way too much time in the bucket of them.

they still make a 4 wheel unit but the wheels are all on same axle.

later chris

Nice truck in the background.

Chris when you looked at it what wheels did what.  Reason I am askin is at first I think you would think it would be a bear to turn, unless two differentials.  Na Too expensive.  two wheels on one side, na wouldn't go straight in high snow an still be hard to turn.  I would guess very similar to a 4x4 , one drive wheel on each axil on opposite sides, (like rf an lr).  so that when you turned there wouldn't be any two wheels pinned on the same axil, however when you did turn would have to lift up on the drive lever to let everything free wheel.  Similar to putting your four wheel drive truck's transfer case in neutral.  If that is the case,  it would be almost as good as a differential unit, ,  an almost the capabilities of toro power steer cept no power when you turn.  However you might be able to spin that baby around as easy as a shopping cart at the food store.

If it is cheaper an almost as good, who knows it may be used again with success. 

Hurry  up get the owner in here to write a review before he sells it!!

Ben07

Oh P.S.your question on that 4wd snow blower,  don't know how they did it, but apparently that is an example of the full statement,  it is 4 wheel drive,  all 4 drive and they are in full lock-up with each other, no slippage etc.  .the trigger mechanism  somehow unlocks one complete side or the other when turning.. Did they do it with belts,  they could have  but my personal guess if I were a betting man and the way I would do it would be with another gear or a chain system.