T16 restoration starts in earnest

[Richard Farrant]

Andrew,

Better to spray the tight links with something like Duck oil, or even diesel, as they will penetrate more. Oil will stick to the outside and attract dirt. My tractor and plant experience has always been not to oil the links.

[eddy8men]

well done mate, now you can start to get a little bit back from the old girl, the trouble is once it's running the resto might give way to some fun. it did for me, after going all out on my carrier for a year now it's running things have stopped i haven't even washed the mud of the tracks from beltring yet

all the best

rick

[kevin powles]

Andrew, Nice work there, Looks like you have plenty of space there to test drive in. I done 4 miles in my carrier today and had a similar issue with the brake drum seals, I dont know what the sealing arrangement is on a T16 carrier is, but its worth investing in a an infa red heat gun, if you have brake/seal problems you can use it to pin point the problem, my graphite impregnated seals are just packed in a little too tight (120 degrees) measured after 2 miles on the seal rim, without the gun i would of thought the brakes were binding, but its the seal generating the heat. its a quick fix too bed the seal in once you know what the problem is.

kev.

[Richard Farrant]

Kevin and Andrew,

I would have used a PTFE packing as it has a lower coefficient of friction and no lubricant to contaminate brake surfaces or attract abrasives to wear the seal path on the backplate. Original was a dry asbestos, so PTFE is a superior substitute.

regards, Richard

[Jordan Baker]

Videos look great.

Maybe just trying going back and forth on some hard ground. You may find that will help free up your tracks. If you still have links stuck try to limit tight turns as the track may not mesh properly. Id hate to see something get broken.

I remember when I first got my carrier going all constructive work stopped on it until the rad blew apart on me (literaly) I then got to "work" on it again.

[andrew honychurch]

Great comments from you all, thanks and glad you enjoyed seeing her run again. I certainly did. On of the problems with the frozen track links is that it makes for a very tight feeling as the tracks are not "flowing" around so to speak. This means that its got a lot of drag and unless you give it quite a bit of throttle it was wanting to slow up. Changing gear from 1st to 2nd was pretty much impossible as it lost inertia whilst you double de clutched. The issue with the brake seals is more of a worry, in the short term as I dont want the graphite grease compound to damage my brake shoes, but I fear they will. I didnt want to have to crack the tracks and remove the hubs again so soon. ah well, looks like I will have to . Kevin an infared heat gun sounds pretty high tech for me, but a great gadget. Did you use the same sort of gland material as me then? I knew mine were tight when I fitted them as the hub was pretty hard to turn but I figured that they would bed in. Richard, are you talking about the white coloured square section rope seal that I have seen in some shops for sale?

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by andrew honychurch

Richard, are you talking about the white coloured square section rope seal that I have seen in some shops for sale?

Hi Andrew,

That is the stuff, if you go in Kent Bearings in the Market, they have reels of it by the counter. Check out "PTFE packing" on google and you will see different types and sizes. Nothing wrong with a bit of space age technology in the old Carrier!