Carrier track

[cmp_uc_guy]

I think I've finally found the easiest way to disassemble Carrier track to bore over for the oversized pins (after about 168 links).

Has anyone ever had to take apart as much track as this before? It would have been easier if it had of been run around on a carrier for a few miles instead of filling the spaces with rust for years!

Oh well, having fun anyways!

Rob Groves

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by cmp_uc_guy
I think I've finally found the easiest way to disassemble Carrier track to bore over for the oversized pins (after about 168 links).

Well, fill us in!
I've been told it helps to soak rusty track in a barrel of diesel fuel for a couple of months.

[cmp_uc_guy]

Well, I got a piece of railway track (3' long) and leaned the track section (about 20 links) up against it with the welded side up.
Then with a 7" coarse sanding disk on a grinder, took the tops off of the welds.

You can see it turning blue when you get to the pin and washer.
Then lay the whole section on its side and knock off the donuts with a chisel.
In the piece of railway track are some joining holes, now turn the track section grinded side up (now with just the quarter of an inch pin sticking out) line up the first pin with the hole in the railway track and tap it flush, then tap with a half lenth of carrier pin, then with a full length pin.
It works great! And my entire garage floor is covered with pins and links!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hmm, why not simply buy NOS track?!?


Source: eBay Item # 2175554367

[cmp_uc_guy]

And thats just laying around everywhere....

I don't know.

[cmp_uc_guy]

Is minimum 100.00 for 20 links here in Canada.

Thats $1700.00, I simply can't afford that, and what if all the sections that are bought and pieced together are worn different, they'd never mesh with the sprockets.

I've got lots of time though, I'm only 32 that should put me done around 50

[Stewart Loy]

Rob,

Don't make fun of Geoff - he is also done at 50 ..


hahaha


Stewart

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by cmp_uc_guy
I've got lots of time though, I'm only 32 that should put me done around 50

Good luck Rob, here's a pic of how they assembled them over half a century ago!


Source: http://www.archives.ca, picture WRM 1988

[cmp_uc_guy]

Thanks for posting that pic, Thats pretty much what my garage looks like right now! haha

[c. ladouceur (RIP)]

Rob,
I have a set of tracks sitting in the driveway that every link in each, is a replacement link with washer and cotter pin.History repeats itself,(or at least there is someone else as determined as you out there).See you next week.
Cliff.
P.S. Have you tried an air chisel yet?

[cmp_uc_guy]

No, I haven't tried the air chisel but I don't have an air compressor big enough to run it anyways, but an upgrade is in the works!

Also, I'm preparing to do the run of repro. 7/16th original size hardened pins by popular demand. Is there anyone else out there needing some? Message me if you do.

Thanks Cliff, Good info!

[gjamo]

Heres how they assembled them 100 metres down the road from my place at Newport railway workshops Melborne Australia. Photo courtesy of Australian War Museum.

[cmp_uc_guy]

Thanks Graeme!

Rob

[Keith Webb]

From the National Archives of Canada WRM 2006

[cmp_uc_guy]

Awsome Keith!

[Stewart Loy]

Rob,

There is a nice track set for you in BC.

The poor old U'Carrier has very little else left on this machine, but the track does look nice.

The start bid price on this will attract few bids, so you could pick it up - but not cheap.


Stewart

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2418905656

[cmp_uc_guy]

I may be wrong but that looks like a t16 with the straight 6 and chev rear end, reason being I thought Chevy didn't have much to do with the carriers in Canada. Price is a little high for me though.

[cmp_uc_guy]

Originally posted by Keith Webb


From the National Archives of Canada WRM 2006

Sean, (the foundryman) see's Sherman link connectors in this picture posted by Keith, can you find them? Keith can I get a larger version of this Pic somewhere?

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally posted by cmp_uc_guy
I may be wrong but that looks like a t16 with the straight 6 and chev rear end, reason being I thought Chevy didn't have much to do with the carriers in Canada. Price is a little high for me though.

Hi Rob...
Not enough boogers on this beast to be a T16...four as compared to three on the UC.....
Probably an Eaton two speed axel and GM engine...

[cmp_uc_guy]

I thought that the 4 bogie was a Windsor carrier, my bad!

[Dirk Leegwater (RIP)]

Originally posted by cmp_uc_guy
It works great! And my entire garage floor is covered with pins and links!

Track links & pins, one of the biggest job about the restoring of a Carrier.

Dirk Leegwater






Two 21 link section's, Loyd Carrier / Brengun Carrier

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by cmp_uc_guy
Sean, (the foundryman) see's Sherman link connectors in this picture posted by Keith, can you find them? Keith can I get a larger version of this Pic somewhere?

I can only see Carrier track links in this picture, no Sherman track link connectors. For images of Sherman tracks, see Sherman track types.


Source: http://www.archives.ca, item # WRM 2006

Caption: "Piles of rough castings of Universal Carrier track links adjacent to steering knuckles at the Ford Motor Company of Canada plant. "

[Snowtractor]

No, I haven't tried the air chisel but I don't have an air compressor big enough to run it anyways, but an upgrade is in the works!

Should have told me rob I upgraded my air tank to a 3 head compressor from a twin and still have the twin (3-5hp). It ran my air tools swell but a little short on my sandblaster. only used on sundays by a little old lady driving a Cuda with a hemi in it :-)
Sean

[cmp_uc_guy]

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