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Grant Ockleston
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Username: Ocky
Post Number: 1
Registered: 06-2005
Posted From: 202.37.64.1
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 15, 2005 - 11:04 pm: | |
I am from New Zealand and recently acquired a Hustler 6x6 originally taken by the Americans to Scott Base in the Antarctic some time in the 70's.
Brought to New Zealand by a pilot a number of years ago not in working order and left to degrade. I am trying to restore it working a little blind and have resolve some issues from the 6x6 website. Would like some help regarding supply of parts and some information. The machine has a T-20 Transmission (type unknown if there are different versions).
Important Question
I would very much like to know if the transmission can operate correctly with one side of the transmission placed in forward and the another in reverse. The machine came with no gear selectors and thus I don’t know whether to built one to operate both sides in forward/ reserve or built two so they are independent operated. |
david berger
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Username: Davidrrrd
Post Number: 79
Registered: 01-2005
Posted From: 172.174.222.189
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 16, 2005 - 10:56 am: | |
yes they can work independently if you wish to build seperet shifting mech,
some people have found it to be a worthwhile mod to do to the vairious makes and model vehicles out there who use this t-20 trans.
plent of other people cant see any need to modify there machines as they are adgile enoph with both sides in same gear, in the end you must decide,
but ether is an ok path.
it's too bad the oridganal shifting mech is missing, husteler had a good mech, it used springs on ether side of each shifting plate to gently aply shifting input to the plates, so as not to damage brittle shifting fork pins inside trany.
maybe someone here can e-you some pics of one as an example. |
Grant Ockleston
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Username: Ocky
Post Number: 2
Registered: 06-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, June 19, 2005 - 10:05 pm: | |
Thanks David. Appreciate your help.
I have now built the gear change mechanism using springs as recommended on the Route6x6 site. Seems to work quite well or be it that each side is not independant. I may well modify this to have them independant to enable better manuvourability in the trees.
Have you ever come across a possible problem of one of the four transmission pistons having limited movement. The information I downloaded suggests the distance between the centre of the eyelet and the casing should be 1 1/4". This distance is possible with three of the four pistons. The outward movement of one of the pistons is reduced by about 1/2" and thus will not enable the above setting to be reached.
Is this a problem? Whilst I have not as yet installed an engine the transmission seems to engage even with the limited movement.
I would also like to know if you or anyone else knows the dimensions of the CVT belt. Most likely have to have someone manufacture one here as no one has responded to my request for supply to New zealand.
Appreciate your help Dave or anyone else.
Regards
Grant |
david berger
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Username: Davidrrrd
Post Number: 81
Registered: 01-2005
Posted From: 172.165.254.238
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 20, 2005 - 10:07 am: | |
well we don't know how old the band is on that side, or wether it had bine replaced or not, it might simply be new or not used enoph to require the longer throw or said longer adjustment.
also the drum might have bin replaced,
i beleave movement idealy should be equel top and bottom, overall travel of sticks in max ii or iv is aprox 6" at top of laterel, but huselers sticks are diferent,
try to adjust for similer throw as on other side and some nutral in the middle,
it's not nesesary to have the trany adgusted very tight, the bands are self engageing so give yourself some nutral |
Grant Ockleston
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Username: Ocky
Post Number: 3
Registered: 06-2005
Posted From: 202.37.64.1
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, June 20, 2005 - 05:18 pm: | |
Thanks again Dave. Do appreciate the time your spending to assist me.
Any idea what the dimmensions of the CVT drive belt are. Probably the cross section is the most important as the length I can make to suit the engine installation. |
Restoration of older ATV's