Hello all. Newbie here. Excited to find this resource. I have an early-vintage industrial 170 in a Thiokol snowcat. Long story, but after limping along for several years, the engine seized up. Now I need to fix. Goals: reliable and more power. Torque more than HP. Questions: would you just rebuild the engine? Bore it out? Swap with a 200 or 300? Push it off a cliff with a D8 that I needed when I got stuck in the snow and had to walk 2 miles the other day?
Thanks in advance for opinions & input. For those who aren't familiar, these beasts are basically a tractor on tracks, built in Logan, Utah, with mechanicals from the Ford parts bin. Engines were industrial straight-6's (170, 200, 300). Latter ones had bigger engines, with C-4 or C-6. Mine has 4-speed NP435. If I could get it to work consistently, then maybe the family would be willing again to ride in it?! They like walking in the snow even less than I do.
Thanks in advance for opinions & input. For those who aren't familiar, these beasts are basically a tractor on tracks, built in Logan, Utah, with mechanicals from the Ford parts bin. Engines were industrial straight-6's (170, 200, 300). Latter ones had bigger engines, with C-4 or C-6. Mine has 4-speed NP435. If I could get it to work consistently, then maybe the family would be willing again to ride in it?! They like walking in the snow even less than I do.