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Originally Posted by eddy8men
hi fella's
let me introduce myself my names eddy and i'm from manchester i used to be a mechanic in the reme and having had a mid life crisis last year when i reached forty i thought it would be a good idea to relive my glory days so i found this carrier for sale on this site and bought it from a guy called john bizal at midwest military a while back, well it arrived in southampton last week and i picked it up with a trailer and towed it home to manchester on friday to start the restoration. i was surprised at how good the carrier was considering it's been outdoors for so long although most of the brake linkages are shot and the track warping looks seized up but i was going to leave the track warping disconnected anyway. however there are a couple of things that also need sorting like the lack of an engine, g/box,rad and various armour but i'm sure it will all come together given time.
as i said earlier i'm new to this game so if i make mistakes don't be afraid to pull me up as it's the best way to learn. the carrier is a canadian mk1 built in 41 by ford, i tried to find the wd no. and had a little success after carefully sanding the top coat of paint off but the numbers were too hard to read but i did uncover the original name WELLAND written in yellow on the sides so i googled welland and it's a canadian town and regiment, there's also a regimental museum which i'll email the pics to for info.
any help or advice would be gratefully received as i've a feeling i'll be needing plenty.
all the best
eddy
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Restoring the track warping system to working condition is a must in my opinion. The Loyd carrier, which doesn't have this system, experiences brake inefficency problems after prolonged use as it uses only it's brakes to steer. This overheating of the brakes makes it INCREDIBLY hard to steer. In a Universal carrier, the track warping system allows nice small corrections of the path of the vehicle to be made without using the brakes. I have driven both of these vehicles in the same day, and there is a very distinct difference in the steering. The Universal being easier to correct and drive around curved pieces of road.
Your carrier looks to be in great condition. I wish you all the best with the restorastion. You have defintiely come to the right place for getting help with any queries.
