I spotted this in a shed behind a car dealership when I went to pick up some honda scooters to fix up. This is apparently a kit that was purchased from an ad that ran in popular mechanics magaine back in the late 60's through the mid 70's. It's powered by an 8hp tecumseh and is approximately the size of a regular lawnmower. This was not meant to be a toy, it is a fully functional crawler with blade and was meant for light yard work and snow removal, etc. The guy said his dad bought it new from the Struck corp. and he remembers assembling it in their garage when he was growing up. I'm REALLY surprised that he said he would sell it. Mind you, this is a car salesman, so it wasn't a "steal", but I'm pretty sure i'm in it for less than what it would be worth to some collectors around here. I kinda knew the guy and he knew i'd get it going and run it rather than stare at it or sell it, so that helped, plus he said he thinks the last time it ran was mid 80's. I picked it up tuesday night and tonight I had the engine running for a total investment of $14 (plug, fuel tank screen/shutoff, one foot of fuel hose, 1 quart of oil, carb cleaner, and a float bowl o-ring that I found in my collection.) There is a substantial difference between "running" and "moving" though. It is driven by a very clever set of belts and pulleys, no transmission, no hydraulics. Push levers forward engages the forward belt tensioners, pull it backward engages the reverse. Buying 5 new belts and some pulley/bearings will probably take a couple hundred bucks so it will be awhile before its driving more than 10 feet. But tonight I was feeling like typing this all out, and, well, this is my internet home, so you people all had to read it. First couple pics are "as found, where found", the rest are some that my wife took while I was teaching my kids the art of wrench turning at a young age. My daughter is actually pretty good with the ratchet but she needs to grab the bolts before they play plinko. LOL