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17-05-09, 16:58
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Thanks for all the information. I'm afraid I don't have a press to make the proper end for the pin. I guess it will have to have a cotter pin on each end.
Jon 
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17-05-09, 20:18
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swiss track milled down......why, what reason?.
Hi, I am curious to know why the swiss army had the track links milled down?, the shorter cotter pins type pins are only 1/2" shorter than standard carrier pins. I have several hunderd of these shorter pins, ideal for welding a washer on the end but little use for putting a cotter pin through on a universal carrier.
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2pdr Tank Hunter Universal Carrier 1942 registered 11/11/2008. 3" Mortar Universal Carrier 1943 registered 06/06/2009. 1941 Standard Mk1 stowage Carrier, Caunter camo. 1941 Standard Mk1 stowage Carrier, light stone. 10 cwt wartime mortar trailer. 1943 Mk2 Daimler Dingo. 1943 Willys MB. 1936 Vickers MG carrier No1 Mk1 CMM 985.
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17-05-09, 21:50
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the cotter type pins, are these the ones with the soft ends which you flatten over ?
i wonder if the Swiss army changed the spec of the track for transportation purposes, so they would fit existing trailers / wagons etc etc. i have no doubt the answer will be in Nigels book.... will put my beak back in there and have a look 
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is mos redintegro __5th Div___46th Div__ 1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI* Lower Hull No. 10131 War Department CT54508 (SOLD) 1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration). 1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration).
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18-05-09, 12:34
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Short pins
Those short pins would probably be great for somebody with an Australian carrier, with lead plugged track.
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Bluebell Carrier Armoured O.P. No1 Mk3 W. T84991 Carrier Bren No2.Mk.I. NewZealand Railways. NZR.6. Dodge WC55. 37mm Gun Motor Carriage M6 Jeep Mb #135668 So many questions....
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18-05-09, 16:28
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The long pins?
I may have some of the long pins that take the collar with a roll pin through it and the pin. N.O.S.
How many do you need? Send me an email: sderen@mac.com
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19-05-09, 23:40
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I could weld a washer on the one end. Thought it would look poor.
Ideas on how to make them look better? I need alot of pins, 350 or more.
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20-05-09, 01:48
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It's a time consuming process, but you could machine up heavier washers with the same profile as the cold headed end, press them on and TIG weld them on the pins. Thats what I did, and they look just like the original pins once they have weathered.
Perry
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