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16-09-08, 10:22
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Gordon
The carrier is mint!!!. She would be a great project...... Someone needs to save her.
(I dont think the two gear bits are anything to do with it.)
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17-09-08, 00:59
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Is the LVT-1 still there? That would be a nice project
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17-09-08, 04:58
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HANDS OFF LVT-1 is out and in my yard
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17-09-08, 06:33
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Just a thought
Well it looks like a bit of a challenge just a thought they build ships out of concrete and they float, so why not remove the bogies and weld plates over the holes? weld a plate at the back where the diff enters the hull and either weld plates over the drain holes that are are under the petrol tanks and the drain hole in the left front of the carrier then attach a few drums to the sides and front and set sail, it would be no big deal to drag it into the water with sheave blocks with either hand winches or comalongs or even endless chain blocks also weld a plate over the gunners port, its too good to leave there, I just wish I was there with a couple of good men it would not take long with Colin Jones and Bob Mosely it would be in the shed by now,
Good luck please keep us informed, Regards, Ron
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17-09-08, 06:48
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Marsden Matting
Was that Marsden Matting I saw in one of the pictures....sure looks like...I would loveto get my hands on a couple of lengths of that stuff.
cheers Mike Timoshyk in Windsor Ontario
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17-09-08, 06:58
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The Alligator LVT-1 used a big Hercules 6 like the one in my Cletrac MG!. They were also used in a variety of trucks in the 1940s. That'll be quite the project.
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17-09-08, 15:01
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Wow that LVT-1 is an incredible find, carrier notwithstanding! It's my favourite LVT design. Interesting to see Gordon's photo of the final drive assembly with the 'silent chain' sprocket and the track sprocket. Compare that to the exploded view of it from the TM:
(I have most of the rest of the LVT-1 TM at http://202.63.50.228/gallery2/main.p...g2_itemId=2732 ) PS. I'm in need of a few measurements checked from a real LVT-1 for a 3-view diagram I've done, perhaps you can help me  Also, Ron's idea of floating the carrier out of there sounds good. I'd use plastic sheet, a few tubes of silicone sealant and a pressure can or two of expanding foam to get it watertight. And lash a few 44 gallon drums to the sides for good measure  Steve. Last edited by Snowy; 18-09-08 at 01:24.
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21-09-08, 21:18
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matting
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22-09-08, 05:26
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in your pictures there is a square timber which is actually a winter freighting sleigh bunk. the odds are this machine was pulling a sleigh and when they ran in to bad ice they drove it to shore. 50 years later it is still there because over the years parts were borrowed to keep other machine running.
hope you can drag it home. thansk KoO Published Author
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