I Bought The ULTIMATE Tracked Machine (All Terrain)

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5 ай бұрын

I buy a 1975 Cushman Trackster. This is the ultimate all terrain tracked machine. #Cushman, #Trackster, #AllTerrain,
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@douggriffith8435 5 ай бұрын

That is quite possibly one of the coolest vehicle ever. Nice find

@groundhog8148 5 ай бұрын

It’s a beast now just imagine what it would be like running on two cylinders

@862057 5 ай бұрын

Wow you found a rare one there. I was the service manager at a Cushman Dealer in the '70s and we sold them new. I remember having to do service calls hiking up the side of the mountain to get to broke down machines. I know those things inside and out so ask any questions.

@Hadfield420 5 ай бұрын

Should pull the plug wire for the running cylinder and try to get the other running. Could be a fuel issue or ignition issue

@rockman49er 5 ай бұрын

That's what I would do also

@oldshovelhead 5 ай бұрын

Smiles for miles!! Growing up in northeast Ohio in the 60's, family friends had one of these they kept on their 100+ acres near Chippewa Lake. They'd turn me loose on their Trackster and I was gone for hours at a time. Although quite noisy they are an absolute blast!! Great find and I am sure it will serve you well!! Thanks for sharing.

@SnSBath 5 ай бұрын

Cushman's are getting highly collectable. You can always find a former employee in Lincoln, NE that will buy it.

@Karnage-Karts 5 ай бұрын

Great find Joe! As a fellow collector of oddball machines, I can appreciate bringing these to life and keeping them going. Keep up the good work!

@user-hj5ml8rr8u 5 ай бұрын

any idea where to get rings and or pistons ?

@bradley7723 5 ай бұрын

There's probably a good reason those were only made for 5 yrs. The reason the plug is so white on the one cyl. is thats the cylinder doing all the work and is overheating. Then you have tracks that are falling apart and doing 🍩's with it. With parts most likely non existent its going to end up with the same fate as the hovercraft & wetbike. Well have with it while you can and be safe.🙂

@chadstenhjem3576 5 ай бұрын

It's painful to watch thru a mechanics eyes,,,ouch

@Joe.M 5 ай бұрын

I've got three of the cushman tracksters. One is a marsh model. The left cylinder on those OMC engines only fire all the time when under a load and fire intermittently at idle. The compression on the left side of yours is under minimum requirements, so it will only fire at high RPMs. Finding parts is getting extremely difficult for the engines. There are a couple of places that still have OEM parts, but I'm not sure what they have. I converted mine to four stroke. If you can find the parts to rebuild the engine, be extremely careful if you pull the flywheel. The cam can be easily damaged when replacing the flywheel if not lined up correctly, and finding another cam is almost impossible. I did rebuild my first OMC 29hp, but that was when Cushman still offered parts. That was back in 1977. You're also missing the engine silencer that connects to the air intake housing, but it really doesn't make it that much quieter. Fun machines!! Got my first one in 1977.

@tonymessina9382 5 ай бұрын

Everyone we had had issues with the left cylinder over time and yes they are always loud. Fun fun Machines and like you said it's gonna be super hard to find parts. We got sold ours in the early 90s cause finding Tracks were almost impossible. Maybe with the internet now it maybe easier but I doubt it

@Joe.M 5 ай бұрын

@tonymessina9382 There are a couple of companies that are still having small quantities of tracks made. Same with undercarriage parts. Sundstrand hydraulics still make the hydrostatic pump motors.

@sebastiankotilainen7807 5 ай бұрын

That is so cool. Please do more videos of that😀

@tonymessina9382 5 ай бұрын

@@Joe.M awesome news and thanks for the heads-up

@Jdwescott 5 ай бұрын

It's amazing the stuff that's still out there.Our shorkie has got so used to your voice she comes to watch your videos with me waiting for her favorite part,Vinnie!

@jeffdayman8183 5 ай бұрын

I had a 72 Evinrude snowmobile with a 400 cc opposed 2 stroke twin like the one in your video. It was an exceptionally reliable engine if you kept the revs up. It would foul plugs if idled any length of time. It also had almost no throttle response. The best way to use it was to start it and move off asap at about 3/4 throttle, going to full throttle on straights. Not a fast machine, but loads of torque - it would climb literally anything with snow on it. Probably a good thing about the slow speed though - the track was three strips of canvas coneyor belting held together by 1" wide formed steel bars riveted on with wide-head tubular rivets. I fixed a bunch of broken rivets - each one had to be expanded with a big centrepunch and hammer. Old tech, but it worked a long time, I had the machine for 15 years and it ran great when I sold it. Buyer used it a few years after that. Liked the video. Cheers. PS hearing protection is a must with these engines, as you may know!

@bobwillin7776 5 ай бұрын

Amazing never would have thought it would pull that trailer through that and only on one lung !!! That thing is sweet!!!

@anthonyblacker8471 5 ай бұрын

You know what Joe.. I grew up (moved away but came back, sadly) in Southern New Jersey. As a kid we used to get a couple snowstorms a year.. and it was fun but annoying. Now at 45 I actually don't like when it snows here at all because it just causes so much mayhem on the streets, it's like people totally forget how to drive.. and we don't even get THAT MUCH snow. Watching you buy machines like this one and the yellow beast you have and snow machines and the like, it almost makes me want to just say F it and when I'm retired just move up to the great North West and live in the damn snow most of the year. That thing looks like SO much fun.. It sounds like that engine may need some work, I'm 10 minutes into the video and even being a 2 stroke, it sounds like it needs some help, let's see how it goes.. Thanks Joe for sharing these AWESOME machines!!

@Patshes 5 ай бұрын

Buy tracks that are slightly bigger, fit an extra idler wheel somewhere to take up the slack and there you go!

@RT-vo2vh 5 ай бұрын

I figured the dads on yer road would be wandering over to check out all the machines. You know theyre at least peepin out the blinds and wanting to see the latest project 😅

@Swindy1794 5 ай бұрын

It’s a cushman… friend of mine has one. Here in Pennsylvania.. they are very noisy and don’t float.

@johntilson2535 5 ай бұрын

Got a little burned on it over the dead hole but, in true KZfaq tradition, content is all! Looking forward to the rebuild!

@timothyguilford6897 5 ай бұрын

Could you imagine what it would do if it was running on both cylinders?

@braveheart196 5 ай бұрын

TLC time

@birdhunter2754 5 ай бұрын

Ya. If i Rember right. Went about 35 mph and good power. Old 25hp skeeter. Same drive line. Even chnge gears in chain case low power or speed. Can find a plow for it.

@normanott644 5 ай бұрын

My son just sold his, he installed a twin Brig also a cab. Be careful, if you stop too quickly they have a tendency to flip forward killing or injuring the driver.

@sniper7.62x51 5 ай бұрын

Dude was so happy to see that thing go away.

@DblK-BMorphs 5 ай бұрын

Man you and these odd machines here lately, Joe. I like it!

@jongeddes09 5 ай бұрын

Loved the video. My dog was sitting on the couch next to me and particularly enjoyed hearing Vinny barking haha

@Theflipjunkiegarage 5 ай бұрын

Just want to say thank you for all the knowledge you pass on!!

@outfitr9703 5 ай бұрын

My uncle bought a brand new one in 1975, it was awesome.

@greathornedowl3644 5 ай бұрын

Again with the variety, amazing. I suspect we are working our way up to "I bought an M1 Abrams tank."

@bilinda508 5 ай бұрын

Love the simplicity of this! Cool find Joe.

@aelaan12 5 ай бұрын

Just a nice little rebuild when the snow is gone, give it the love it needs.

@tonymessina9382 5 ай бұрын

We had a few of these when I was a Kid. My Grandfather had them and I was always playing around with them back in the 80's and the biggest problem with them are the Engines. I hope you can find parts but you maybe way better off Finding a Good Snowmobile engine or side by side engine for it. There is alot of room to fit a nice powerful engine in there. I remember the ones my Grandfather had were all so loud. It's their thing lol

@ScottBlunt 5 ай бұрын

Could you imagine if you put a snowmobile engine in there? You have some great power

@allan9603 5 ай бұрын

Joe my friend, be very careful about throwing a charge to a very cold or frozen battery, they could explode. I would suggest if you need to jump start ANY vehicle when it's freezing cold, don't go through the battery. Run a straight charge, start the vehicle and get it into the shop, then let the battery warm up and take it from there. We can't have you injured from an exploding battery, then no more videos for us!😅😂 Happy New Year to you, Jade and your "Master Mechanic" Vinny! PS., I couldn't tell if you jumped through the battery or not. If not, excuse my mistake.😊 Allan in frosty Cut Bank, Montana.

@cornbinder1970 5 ай бұрын

That appears to be exactly same engine as old Johnson Golden Ghost snowmobile I used to use for pulling ice shanty and cutting/hauling fire wood. It would pull anything. Absolute beast of a engine.

@birdhunter2754 5 ай бұрын

Unleaded gas was run in it. Think back 1975. I am 65 yrs old. Old skeeter 25 hp eng and drivetrane. Find a 32 ss bobcat eng. I would just put in a new eng be done with it. V twin. Honda be realy nice do 45 mph on lake lmao. When OMC brought out cushman. Thats how they got into snowmobiles. Tradewinds they brought out to. Lookup the history. Now yamaha owns OMC. Took over all the outboard eng line. We had fast boats back then. 235 hp on 17 foot glasstron. She won alot of beers. 440. 650 skimmers when. Fast back then to. Dude. You sure brought back alot of my child hood. Thank you. Hope i helped you a bit. Hit the swap meets youll find what you need if you want to keep it stock. Its not a bad eng to rebuild. Just old school. Lol no metric parts or bolts

@markparker5451 5 ай бұрын

I just love these weird machines you find...my wife would kill me for buying all those toys! (I still do though)😀

@gman77gas 5 ай бұрын

The first start up the guy starts and pounds it. No warm up!

@fred-san 5 ай бұрын

Cool. Good SunDay.

@Tractors101 5 ай бұрын

The fan and radiator up front is a cooler for the transmission, not the engine. The engine is air cooled from fins on the flywheel at the rear of it, you can see the shroud for moving air over the cylinders.

@chathamguy1able 5 ай бұрын

i think a good honda v twin lawnmower engine in it would be great -- dont think it will last to long reving like that --- i wonder if the seller know about engine problem --- great video like always

@puff427 5 ай бұрын

Awesome. That's def a keeper for ice fishing w Charlie. B safe.peace

@LOOKOUT2012 5 ай бұрын

I always take a compression tester with me... At worst and compression is low it's a Hell of a Bargaining Tool 🔧

@notagain8661 5 ай бұрын

I've wanted one of these for ice fishing for a long time!

@charlesw8201 5 ай бұрын

We had one of these when I was a kid. When we got it the motor was bad. Found another motor in an old scoobie doo looking snowmobile. They are tons of fun they climb 55 degree angles

@user-cg8bz2tn4t 5 ай бұрын

My parents bought one off the showroom floor back in the early seventies! It would go through any type of terrain, running it through some very rocky ground In Montana, caused some rips in the tracks! But your track really isn’t that bad, considering it’s over 50 years! They did run on one cylinder when idling, which is weird! I have one with a cab, and my dad has 2, one is the marsh model!

@edwardloudan2481 5 ай бұрын

we had one bought it brand new cool machine if you put side curtains on it you can see the snaps on the hood it blows tons of heat back on you

@just4kicks950 5 ай бұрын

Cool find my friend 💯👍. Probably good that its down a cylinder 🤔. Because of the cracked tracks. Things a beast as is ❄️🙆

@terryzig 5 ай бұрын

I saw my dad's 73 Chaparral 440ss Firebirebird sitting over there. That this was a true hot rod in its day.

@KRM02 5 ай бұрын

I think I'd extend the windshield up higher make it so it folds in half for use in warmer weather and full shield for winter use . But thats just me , wouldn't be very difficult st all from looks of it pretty cut and dry ! Kyle

@862057 5 ай бұрын

They have cylinders that have a fairly thick chrome plating and that low compression side may have a problem with it chipping off. That could be repaired, if needed, by a cylinder plating shop. There also a service bulletin about how one side would run colder than the other due to the rotation of the crank causing one side to get more of the fuel/air charge than the other. They recommended one size hotter plug on the colder side to prevent fouling.

@birdhunter2754 5 ай бұрын

You found one my dad worked 45 yrs for OMC. Same eng they put in snowmobile. They where not made to tun on the new gas. Dad brougjt a few sleds and a few of them home to play with. Friends got one. Had to replace the eng. Put in a 25hp kohler omg she runs nice more power the tracks you can replace not cheap. Put some staples where track is ripped. One of the ones we used had bar cleats on tracks. As for eng if want to keep it going find a evinrude or johnson snowmobile. All parts and drive will work even the boggie wheels. They did eat up drive belts. We did get them stuck. Becarefull

@KRM02 5 ай бұрын

Ya also need full light bar on front and rear lights for backing up in woods or tight places at night

@Devon-3point1 5 ай бұрын

That's a ripper! No wonder the track is torn up it's way too much fun to do doughnuts and will be even more if you fix the engine. It's absolutely one of your best finds. That thing is spicy enough for young , sturdy and more than fast enough for an older person or couple to use it for a great day ride. You have plenty of power that you could carry enough gear for winter camping pulling a sled

@johnhicks735 5 ай бұрын

A tarp with sewed on zip doors.,or canvas will fit on that to enclose that snow machine to Joe. With snap on straps and snaps button's.,or some other fasteners to hold it on by and with to.

@paullesarge4126 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video, great find

@davetapani3253 5 ай бұрын

Get it running right and you will be amazed. You should be able to creep with it on a low idle. Running way to hard right now. Awesome machines.

@jimcobb9547 5 ай бұрын

Joe you find all the best toys. That thing looks like a blast to play around in

@timray1827 5 ай бұрын

You can put clips on those rips in the tracks mining companies use belt's to transfer materials that splice together with clips.

@Jimsalos 5 ай бұрын

Another very cool machine! I always worry about Vinny running so close to whatever you are driving. I know he wants to be close by you but he's living on the edge lol

@davetapani3253 5 ай бұрын

Dude my neighbor owned one when I was a kid in the 80s. Bad ass machine but the tracks are weak. Especially in the swamp and mud. Good find though amazing machine. Saw the biggest buck of my life get hauled out of a northern Michigan swamp by one of these awesome machines.

@kobybear08 5 ай бұрын

A Man still a Kid at Heart with his New Version of SIT & SPIN, I LIKE IT SO MUCH I WANT IT, for ICE FISHING ESCAPADES 😊, ONE CYLINDER WOW, TOTALLY IMPRESSIVE JOE, LET IT SNOW ❄️ YOU HAVE THE ULTIMATE SNOW MACHINE TO ENJOY THE NASTIEST SNOW FALL, REALLY ENJOY YOUR ENTHUSIASM JOE, AND YOUR TRAINING VIDEOS OF MECHANIC KNOW HOWS, THE RIGHT WAY OF OPERATIONS TO RESTORING MUCH UNMAINTAINED EQUIPMENT.

@johnhicks735 5 ай бұрын

Check the body coil ground and going to the engine and wiring harness on it to.

@TheStashhouse1 5 ай бұрын

Tons of fun I know your gonna end up fixing the motor perfect again

@richoloughlin8312 5 ай бұрын

Love waking up to a new 2vintage vid on Sunday

@jonleonard2722 5 ай бұрын

Always warm up a 2 stroke, dont cold start and run it wide open.

@splitchest9566 5 ай бұрын

If I can remember a Jeep fiberglass top might fit the Trackster for a top???? I always wanted one of these but you struck gold with this one. The one I rode in had a plow and would plow a whole neighborhood in no time at all with the turning radius, up one side of the driveway, down the other and done!

@user-qs2ge1yb7b 5 ай бұрын

check the ignition coil for spark on the non running cylinder...!

@johnhicks735 5 ай бұрын

You could have one specially made to fit into it. From A local shop that makes and sews big tarps and other types of things like that together. Locally in your area to possibly.

@kurky72 5 ай бұрын

Cool machine, Love that deep snow lol as long as there toys to Mess around with

@smokierspy 5 ай бұрын

Other then being two stroke it’s almost an identical opposed engine to what’s in my 1990 Cushman truckster , cool thing about Cushman and omc engines is they were basically all the same from the 1950s till the time they quit making them . I bet it wouldn’t be terribly hard to swap in a 4 stroke truckster engine and you can get basically every part for them still , just rebuilt mine this past spring

@terryzig 5 ай бұрын

That engine reminds me of this McCulloch opposed 4 cylinder drone engine I picked up last month.

@larrywarner9314 5 ай бұрын

Good luck finding parts like rings , and pistons, thats the only problem i had with mine , hopefully with the Internet you have luck finding parts joe .👍

@RYEINDUSTRIAL 5 ай бұрын

If you can get the cushman part number for the hyd filter. Run it through the Baldwin Filters cross reference online you might get a number. Might increase the speed if those filters are collapsed internally.

@LOOKOUT2012 5 ай бұрын

Try blow torch on the cylinder.. Good chance if can get enough heat you'd be able to free up the potentially stuck ring! Heat it up then start up and while running keep the torch on it to maximise heat...you may get lucky 💪

@johnhicks735 5 ай бұрын

I'm talking about that's where you can find oil rings at for that engine on your snow machine that's lime green.

@jayjudd6518 5 ай бұрын

Guessing a motor rebuild. This is another money pit. Some times I think he likes the odd stuff. Wait I know he does. Anything with a track is expensive or impossible to get. No sure what this is for! I’ll follow till the bitter end. I’m sure it will set out on the land next to the hovercraft, and some old snowmobiles sadly.

@jamesmcdermott6934 5 ай бұрын

That thing is an awesome lil piece of happiness!!!lol! Pulling that trailer was crazy in that snow especially with it not runnin right! I'd like to see ya put a CR500 engine in that thing!lol!

@johnhicks735 5 ай бұрын

A camo style would set it off really good. As in A tarp.,or canvas to either one.

@davemarshall1845 5 ай бұрын

I had one of those... Bought it for $300.00. It didn't run but only took a new ignition coil and away it went. kept it for a few years then let a friend use it for deer hunting he put straight gas in it, that was the end of the motor. So I but a 20HP Vanguarde engine in it. I ended up selling it to the same guy that blew the motor and 30 years later he is still using it. fun machine. Mine hade a hydraulic cylinder under the track, that would open if the engine stalled, I was like an emergency brake. The only problem was that the machine was noise heavy, so if you went down a steep hill you had to turn around and go down backwards.

@TheUniversalEyes 5 ай бұрын

I see a lot of people swap the engines out and the favorite to put in them is the 600 Rotex ace. I couldn't find any pistons for these.

@owensbama1923 5 ай бұрын

Just so you know that is not like a radial engine like you said. Its an opposed. Radial engines have cylinders in a circle.

@dale5898 5 ай бұрын

I hope you can do a swap with a different kind of engine. Maybe you can find the rebuild parts. Let’s hope. Thanks for your hard work and fun videos.

@Falconurbex 5 ай бұрын

Looks like a whole lot of fun but ide defdo put clear acrylic sides and fron and back on it with a door

@dennislamers986 5 ай бұрын

Very cool machine but LOUD. It will be interesting to see you get both cylinders pumping. You look like you had fun. Reminds me of the hovercraft purchase and test drive.

@Sawmillingwithj1973 5 ай бұрын

cool video you going to put a small boat motor on the back because the back is built for it and we have snow here in michigan like you do well have a great day and God Bless

@jayjudd6518 5 ай бұрын

My, My boys and their toys.

@user-lh2ce9zd8u 5 ай бұрын

check for spark on your dead cylinder, might be a plug wire, coil. there pretty simple

@chickenbutt.3421 5 ай бұрын

You can tell by the color of the one exhaust that it hasn't ran 💯💯

@williammc3183 5 ай бұрын

This is a cool vehicle. Cushman was killing it in the 70's. So many wacky customs, this is off the chain tho

@johnhicks735 5 ай бұрын

Try adding in some STP stop leak and zinc additive mixed in the motor oil. To coat the oil rings and cylinders with really good. Then heat cycle it really good two times with it filled up. To the full stash markings on the dipstick. Then re-check it the oil level again on it. If it's going to come back around then it'll do it then., Or ride it around for A while all day using it to haul and clean up.,or move more stuff around with to help out with seating those oil rings more. I just wouldn't over due it.,or overload it is all.

@davidfrancisco5311 5 ай бұрын

With it being two stroke does it have engine oil? I thought it got it’s oil through the premix

@joelatkinson2080 5 ай бұрын

Another great video!!!

@jamesshepherd6260 5 ай бұрын

cool toy. Run it this year and rebuild it over the summer if needed. Hope you can find some cheap tracks for it

@johnhicks735 5 ай бұрын

Try checking and test for spark coming from that other coil it could have A bad condenser.,or points dirty for that cylinder not allowing it to fire on that one cylinder. I'd check it for spark Joe.

@cigarprepper7179 5 ай бұрын

That’s bad ass I hope u keep it !!!💪🏻💪🏻

@weshenry9592 5 ай бұрын

Vintage trackster store which you probably found by now.

@birdhunter2754 5 ай бұрын

Youll have fun working on it. I would just replcee the eng. And clutch. Or stick a. ZRT 600. Eng in it lol

@GarageWorx 5 ай бұрын

Sweet rig. That will go thru some stuff.

@dougaranda6187 5 ай бұрын

Do you ever try Seafoam? I got an old outboard running this summer that had 58, and 50 psi in the cylinders. Amazingly I got it running, and after running it three times at the lake with Seafoam, the cylinders both have 85 psi now.