Picking up my super chief next weekend

[L.D.Bruce]

How well will a chief run with tracks? I guess it came equipped with them from the factory when new.I have looked for pics or video of a super chief with tracks and have yet to find any or reviews it comes with tracks but not installed at this time

[Don]

'Never had tracks on a Superchief, but I had them on a Li'ltruck with a 440 Cuyuna, which should be pretty close. The only thing you may need to watch out for is the speed that the machine is capable of. I'm not sure what top speed the tracks are rated for, but at higher speeds they raise up start rapping on the body. As long as you keep the speed under control, they work fine.

[L.D.Bruce]

Thanks Don I saw the factory options with the track options and know the Super Chief I bought came factory with them I tried to find video of people using them on a attex with no luck when did attex go out of business?

[jpswift1]

I believe it was in the mid 1980's......unfortunately details are kind of sketcy about the later years of Attex.

[Don]

I had a 1980 Superchief. That's the last year I can say for sure they were in production. Rumor has it that the people that bought out the company's stock assembled some machines from the parts and sold them through the mid to late 80s.

[city farmer]

attex super chief 500 thinking of buying one what are they going for i don't think u can use tracks cause of muffler

[6X6]

Hi City, Pictures of what you're looking at or at least a good description is needed to price any 6-wheeler. The S.C. goes for more than the other Attexs but it really depends on condition. BTW, the muffler is placed differently on those Super Chiefs that came with tracks.

[city farmer]

hi 2 stroke, sc has rebuilt tran,chapl eng. polly body. small slit in rt side bottom 0f tub . needs all tires, new battery, has roll bar. seems to run ok. have to push sticks fordward a lot to go probely needs adjusted.drive belt needs replaced upper body ok no latch on motor cover.

[amphibious drew]

If this is the machine that was on pittsburgh's craigslist for $2500, I would probably pass. Check State College craigslist and do a search for attex. An HDPE body machine comes up for $1000 and it has a parts vehicle that comes with it. FYI: just because a t-20 has been rebuilt, does not mean it has been done correctly. I purchased a machine with a rebuilt t-20 in it and the person used the wrong bearing in the output shaft. Ask for receipts for the rebuild and make sure the output shaft bearing came from RI. If it did not, it is most likely 2/100 to big and the person could not install the c-clip in. It would run fine for a while, but will eventually egg out the case rendering that half useless and requiring you to find a new half somewhere.


Here's the link to the other machine. attex 6 wheeler

[city farmer]

ya'drew,
that's the one on craigs he has the other tran in a bucket.

[amphibious drew]

I never looked at it in person. The pic looked ok. There was another green superchief on craigslist somewhere else in PA, put I can't find it now. It had a rack on the back and the guy was asking 1600 or 1800. The price isn't completely crazy, but my point is that if you watch, you can find a better deal. For $2500 it would have to have new tires and receipts with it for me to buy it. There is an AATV buyers guide on the site. It is a nice tool to have when searching for a machine. I like t-20 machines, but thats what I have and I have torn it down several times. The simplicity of the t-20 and parts availability is great. If you are set on getting the green machine, I would open the bottom drain plug in the t-20 and make sure it has red atf III in it not gray gear oil. Gear oil could delaminate the bands of the tranny.

[city farmer]

drew,the s.c.in pa has a rack needs tires hole in pan right side, new tran, chap l eng.seems to run ok.looks ok

[6X6]

Drew, called on that machine a few weeks ago, but it had sold. Two S.C. machines at 1000 won't last long, even if one is for parts, hopefully a site member grabbed those.

[L.D.Bruce]

Got the SC delivered about 40 mins ago. The tracks it came with are Argo plastic tracks. Going down to Rual King to buy the chain tool to install the new left hand side chain. Maybe next week I can address the mikuni carb problems.He had it rebuilt but he said it still had fuel coming out of the float bowl over flow tubes. I will try to get some pics up tonight

[L.D.Bruce]

Thanks to the info on this site I found the frame numbers under the grease it's a 1979 can anyone recommend a carb? I found a new Mikuni on ebay for $103 just wanted to know what else could be used with the G50b