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Old 21-01-10, 11:36
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Jesse,

Great work, thanks for bringing this Sexton back to life and sharing the pictures with us.

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Old 22-01-10, 01:59
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Alex; The carrier arm gudgeons had to be pressed out. Most took 40-50 tons. Some on the right side (must have been in the shade) took more than 75. A somewhat different project than the half track and scout cars I have done. I didn't have to up-tool as much as I had thought. The biggest thing was getting familiar with the parts. Read, read, read. Very few automotive parts here. It should be on the road in May. Jesse.
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Old 22-01-10, 10:04
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Hi jesse,
In a word Fantastic, I am dumb struck,
Please keep the pics coming,
I am in awe of your ability.
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Old 23-01-10, 18:58
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Hello Jesse,

These pictures bring back fond nightmares. I have been poking away at my Sexton (shop # 2115) for 6 years, you have made remarkable progress! I have a few pictures posted on this forum, probably several pages back, as it has been a while since updating the thread. Looks like all the machines from Georgia have suffered the same. Thanks for posting the photos.

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Old 26-01-10, 02:59
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A new bottom for a 50 gallon tank.

This came from the first step in the washing process for all the drive train bearings, and internal engine Parts.
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Old 26-01-10, 22:55
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I would recommend our Sexton owners invest in the slim publication "The Sexton in Canadian Service" by Doug Knight (servicepub.com) and "Making Tracks, Tank Production in Canada" by Clive Law (author, editor, publisher, financier and gadfly owner of servicepub.com).

There is a sentence on the last page that reports 21 Sextons were offered to NATO and they ended up serving in Portugal until 1976. Was this a number the collective wisdom was looking for a while ago?
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Old 27-01-10, 02:17
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Terry; I have a picture of "part" of the lot of Sextons from Portugal at SECO. There are 24 in that partial picture. There must have been more. Jesse.
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