Another M29C weasel restoration resumes

[Phil Waterman]

While you think that everyone who is into weasels would already know about this source, it would seem that they don't. As this topic has come up in our club with out the connection being made. Now it might be that all the people with weasels that I have run into are scared off by the price.

So thank you for the information and I'll put it out in our newsletter.

Cheers Phil

[ozm29c]

Hello Phil,
there are some alternative track repair options that are also available to your members. By far the most economical is a conveyor belt reband using the existing OEM grousers. Tom at Snake River 4 x 4 manufactures a conveyor belt band kit: http://www.snakeriver4x4.com/forsale.php
There are also OEM style track bands being manufactured in polyurethane ex Europe (see photos) at 3900Euro for a set of 8 bands. These bands can be retrofitted to the OEM grouser. One problem with original grousers is that after 60 plus years the rubber grouser pads tend to fall off which means your weasel can only be used off road and the thin metal construction of the grouser plate can tend to fail. After market grouser pads are available see:http://www.accuritemachine.net/m29weasel.html Double click on the images. Not sure what the cost is but you will need either 110 or 112 replacement grouser pads. As an alternative rubber tracks are also available out of Europe See: http://www.staman.nl/N_frame.html?http://www.staman.nl/
I can't comment on this style of rubber track as I have had not seen them in the flesh. The website says Brent Mullins is your agent. I don't think that after freight from Europe to the USA plus taxes has been added to the original price of 4120 Euro there would be any real savings to be had as compared to the LAR track.
The fun of owning a weasel Dealing with tracks.
Cheers
John W.

[horsa]

We rebuilt a pair of tracks for our M29C using the bands that Tom (mentioned previously) provides pre-drilled to match the grousers. Much cheaper restoration when compared to the Liberty option, if you aren't afraid of doing the grunt work of grinding off all the rivets holding the old bands to the grousers. Plus you end up with track retaining original grousers if the look makes a difference to you.

Once broken down, I also ran a wire wheel over the inner side of the grousers to remove the rust. Then primed and painted them a semi-gloss black before putting the new bands on with stainless steel button-head bolts. Didn't do anything to the ground side of the grousers since we still had pads on most of them and I figured any paint would scrape off over time so would be a wasted effort.

Weasel flies like a bat out of Hell now.

[ozm29c]

Hanno,
Apologies for raising this old post of mine from the dead. A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since 2010 but I am pleased to report that my Weasel is now fully restored and is out and about at shows and Swim ins. For those who are interested, I have a restoration blog over on the weasel forum of which you should be able to access vide this link;
https://forum.portrayalpress.com/top...g/#comment-580
Also, here is a Youtube link to the weasels maiden voyage;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQGpAKGA6TI
and finally I have attached the mandatory happy snap.
Cheers
John W.

[Ed Storey]

Fantastic work, that is one nice looking M29C!