Tank track

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by Tony Smith
Nearly tripped over this NOS track. The rubber pads are not worn in any way (still have casting nipples on the rubber), but it has sat for a while and the pins are seized up.

Tony,

Unfortunately the pics are not loading so cannot identify. A few years ago, a stack of M3 Stuart track was brought in from Australia by a local tractor dealer, about 6 or 7 sets, some rubber and some steel. I took several Stuart owners to look at it, the rubber being of interest for road driving. All came up with the same thing, the rubber had aged and exposure to sunlight over many years, the rubber would have scuffed off at an alarming rate that it was not worth buying, and of course it had siezed links.

Richard