T16 carrier tracks
 

Is there a company that remanufacturer carrier links and tracks.

Or an adress where to find used tracks?

Frans

Frans,

Richard here in the forum has been looking into remaking carrier track links:

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=30976

Alex

Thanks!

Frans

Thanks for the recommendation Alex. Can anyone advise what the factory link count should be for a T16 ?

No problem Richard; I love to see this project succeed!

I bet it can be found in Nigels Books.....

T16 track
 

Is T16 track of English pattern or unique to that vehicle?

I seem to remember T16 had the same size track as the Universal. Only Windsor used unique tracks and wider wheels (?)

Yes, T16 is completely interchangeable and looks the same as British / Canadian Universal and Loyd carriers. Australian pattern and Windsors have wider road wheels so the horns are further apart but are not identical to each other because the pin retention method is different.

David

Tracks
 

So the wash up is there are 2 types of loose pin track. English and Ozzie. Are there any other variants? Road wheel width or pin setup.

Apparently, the Swiss may have modified Carrier track to be a quarter inch narrower, as evidenced by the new old stock pins available in the US from a surplus dealer.

The Australian pattern track has a lead plug that holds a shorter straight pin in situ. There is a smaller hole on the opposite side to allow for the use of a track pin punch. The Vickers light tank MkVIB also used the wide horn track (with a headed pin)and would have been the origin. In practice the both were mixed and out here at least both kinds of track are found. (I have some of both)
The point here is that the Swiss may have gone with the lead plug and hence the shorter pin (without the track being narrower?)

Edit: To be clear, both types were made for the Aust. pattern carriers.

To be honest, I have not seen the actual modified or produced Swiss track. The pins have a cotter pin hole on them that is useless on normal width track. As well, the hardening of the pin does not include the last portion of the pin, yet that portion is in a wearing area within the track links.



The discussion on the Swiss track could well be worthy of a separate discussion, including photos. Perhaps I may start one....I would like to settle this myself. I had always heard in my early collecting years that the t-16 track available in rolls located in the US was narrower.

I don't know Rob. I've never seen it either, but it makes no sense to make it narrower.

The lead plugged pin from memory was something like 325 mm long
Cheers Andrew.

Maybe drop 100mm Andrew?

So that's why the Swiss track is narrower !

David

I am having trouble keeping track of this thread suddenly.

David

O.K., tracking off to a new thread..........

Nope.
All of you are in the wrong (Swiss) track.

How many links should there be in a T16 ?