T-16 / Weasel trade
 

Gentlemen; I'm considering trading my restored M-29C (minus tanks)weasel for an unrestored t-16 Carrier. Its a Swiss return, rusty, barely runs. Mostly complete as a Swiss return. I dont have pictures of it as of yet. Comments welcome. Jesse.

Jesse, I would enjoy learning from you about the details of a T16 as you meticulously restore it. (not that I am trying to influence your decision either way) :salute:

Jesse,

I would not hesitate; personally I prefer the T16 over the M29 many times over :thup2:

Can't comment on the price of a unrestored T16 vs. a restored M29, but one would expect the price of a restored vehicle to be higher than an unrestored one?

HTH,
Hanno

Are there parts available, or blueprints of those parts, to bring a Swiss return T-16 back to original? I dont follow the vehicle market much, but knowledgeable people Ive contacted seem to agree that it would be a fair trade, or I would need to get something in addition. The owner of the T-16 thinks just the opposite. Its close by, so no shipping cost. Thanks for the comments. Jesse.

there was a swiss t16 sold on milweb a couple of years back for £9000. which gives you an idea of the value

Hi Jesse,
Have a read of this thread by David AKA 'Horsa';
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ighlight=horsa
It is a tremedous read and should answer a lot of your questions. I am a weasel owner and my thoughts on the better vehicle are very biased :D :D Having said that, could I suggest that you place an advert for your weasel on either the Weasel forum;
http://www.m29cweasel.com/
or the Facebook Weasel forum;
https://www.facebook.com/groups/419034584889135/
I think that you would get the message out to the right group of people.
Cheers
John W.

How can I determine whether this Carrier has the original, or the Swiss tracks?

the tracks are original t16, the swiss didn't have their own type of track

Thank you.

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Heres a picture taken last weekend. The right side track is crooked. Does that mean its worn out?

there is a t16 on milweb now, 43k euros

www.milweb.net/webvert/77167

track wear
 

Jesse, they look pretty worn. Nearer the end of their life than the start.

In answer to your track question, the Swiss didn't make their own track but they modified the original USA tracks by reducing the link width and then used their own special track pins for assembly which are shorter than standard USA/British/Canadian pattern.

Good spare parts for the T-16 are really drying up so you need to factor that into what is missing or will need to be replaced on the project vehicle. A fully restored T-16 will command a higher price than a M29C minus float tanks that is fully restored. But an unrestored T-16 doesn't come anywhere near the value of a running Weasel in any condition assuming it has good tracks/bands.