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03-06-10, 17:21
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Good sujestion I have done Caterpillar crawler tractors under carriage and they had sections to replace the old ones. With so much interest in these carriers I can see where someone will be making them
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George is hooked on OD 5 window DT969 8 ton Fruehauf trailer M2A1Halftrack ,CMP #11 F15A1 #13 F15A1 RAF Fordson Tractor, 42 WLC HD No.2MK11 CT267514 center CB24713 bottom hull25701 ,No.2 MK2 parts MK1 10128 ,(2) MK1 ,Parts Hull9305 .Hull 10407 Hull plate # 7250 all have walk plate on back steps 1917 Patent modle amphibious army tank Last edited by George McKenzie; 03-06-10 at 18:47. 
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03-06-10, 18:12
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George your right, this issue is clearly in the back of all our minds, as time goes on less and less usable sections of track will be obtainable, those that are will be held ransome by the few that get theyre hands on them. it would be good if we could trace factory workers from the period who could go through the production process step by step. I need to sleep with someone at Staman methinks
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03-06-10, 18:44
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Before I got a carrier I was offerd a new set of tracks and wheels for $500
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George is hooked on OD 5 window DT969 8 ton Fruehauf trailer M2A1Halftrack ,CMP #11 F15A1 #13 F15A1 RAF Fordson Tractor, 42 WLC HD No.2MK11 CT267514 center CB24713 bottom hull25701 ,No.2 MK2 parts MK1 10128 ,(2) MK1 ,Parts Hull9305 .Hull 10407 Hull plate # 7250 all have walk plate on back steps 1917 Patent modle amphibious army tank
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05-06-10, 12:17
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New Track.
Not wishing to hi jack this thread, but does any of our aussie members have any original Army specs for the material used in the track links?there must have been specs set out somewhere I have someone lined up to cast them and I see no problem in doing the machining for the holes, we will have to make up a jig to ensure that every hole is reamed the same, we dont want to use any old metal but want to do it the way that they were made, we have some very clever people on this forum,and I reckon someone out there would beable to find the original specs in Canberra or elsewhere, I do realise that I can get a metalurgic test done but it would be much easier to see the original specs,
Lets see if we can get this thing done here, Regards Ron
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07-06-10, 03:44
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Numbers??
On the subject of casting new track,I have several sections of N O S track , this morning I was looking for a single link to get a quote on, of interest is the makers name Malco, just wondering if this is the same firm here in Aust that made cast iron cooking stoves under the name of Malles ?, next all of the track that I looked at had A 42,I gues this was either Army? or Aust, and the 42 was simply the year,
Next one is a strange one, every link is numbered differenty this section is numbered 70.27/16.48.79.1.13.70.74.20.14.6.1.20.66.18.62.20.61.no w the question is how many moulds did they use and was this system of numbering a form of quality control? in other words if say number 70. was faulty that would tell them that mould 70 was buggered, Sorry for this little rant but its all part of our interest I feel, Regards Ron
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