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600SDI, arly

I would like to find out if any problems have been in the canyon that I should be aware of prior to buying. it is a 2004 and will have light use. thanks
jim

I just ran across this and thought I'd share it. Steering & Alignment PDF

Our club just purchest a tucker 2000 year 2000 with steal tracks. It was a wide track machine but we cut the tracks down to normal size. Replaced the journel sleeves and rebuilt all of the valve bodys because of them leaking. We went through everything top to bottom but when we turn the machine the tracks hit each other. We have tried to make adjustments but one side always seems to hit . Looking for any help please.

We have a 2008 Tucker Terra 2000 and have been having nearly constant issues with the tracks.
After a season and a half the original Teryuk tracks lost many of the drive lugs on the inside.
After a bit of run around, they were finally replaced with Camoplast tracks under warranty.
2 seasons later, we replaced the right rear track due to it splitting open lengthwise along the wheel lines.
We were given a bunch of BS about wipers, possible axle ice buildup and track tension by the dealer, and ended up buying 1 new track for well over 5 grand.
Now the other 3 are splitting lengthwise as well.
We are very careful about tension, and always adjust by the book, but end up having to tighten up a bit from there due to ratcheting. We also stop and check for axle ice regularly, and try to keep the wipers on it.
We just recently noticed that the wipers are actually too tall to clear the track adjuster body without hitting (all 8 are the same) so I'm sure this adds to the frequency of wiper loss, and has warn a groove in the wipers that have held on long enough.

Looking for input and feedback or to hear if others are having similar issues.
So far, my observations are this:
The Teryuk tracks are just plain junk.
The Camoplast tracks are only slightly better, and if you run them to spec they ratchet, tighten them they split.
And with the adjuster and wiper design, they just plain hit every time by due to poor design.
Seems that the track and driver design on these just can't handle the load of pulling a drag for very long.
We have yet to get 3 full seasons or much over 1200 hours out of a set which isn't long for ~$22,000. per set.

We plan on keeping this machine for at least 1 more season, but will be hard pressed to buy another Tucker unless some serious design changes to the Tracks, driveline and front blade are made.