slack track and removal

[Jim Burrill]

Hi folks, I finally had the chance to take Lance's Mk2 carrier out for a day on the field tactical range for the WW2 event at Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA.

All in all, the carrier performed well.

Some things I noted to be fixed is a rich-running carb, Hard to start, but runs well after starting. (had to use some judicious amounts of starting either) And the charging circket (6 volts) isn't keeping up.

On the drive back from the range, stupid me ran out of gas. In all the years and three other carriers on those ranges, we have never burned through a full tank. 10 more minutes and we would have been back to the rally point to load.

Any ideas on the above?

But the main question is the tracks. When we got her, the adjustment was all the way to the front stop. that is, couldn't tighten it any more.
See the pictures. That is with the front wheels back all the way to the rear.

The left side has 165 links and the right side 164.

Could some old hands give me an estimate on how many links to take out based on the appearance? I have no helping hands here for weeks, and I would like to not do it link at a time.

Also, the tracks have many pins put in from the outside in, and risk drifting out. I will remove all the replacement pins and check them, then re-install from the inside out and fresh cotter pins.

Any suggesting s are appreciated.