Patrick Tipton

Wow! My grousers are steel, the track guides are bronze. I have a second set that are like Tim's @42rocker - steel and steel. I am starting to reband mine this weekend. Pictures to follow soon.

Pictures or it didn't happen! 🤣 Congrats Robert!!

Tease!

@Mike BBeautiful work! Looking forward to hearing how these come out. I have the same tracks....and bands...and elevator bolts...just need to put them together!

Would you post some detailed pictures of them if you get a chance? Would love to see them up close and personal.

NW NJ - near PA/NY borders.

It is a bummer. If I had a little more spare time, I would make them, but I am jammed and behind!😂

I don't think he will ship to the US - at least that is what I have heard. Anyone have a set?

Thanks John!

Love it John! @OZM29C That is a thing of beauty. I am not going that far....I don't think - but I am still waiting for a return call from the machine shop. I have a clean(ish) shop, the final drive needing reassembly, transmission parts to clean....etc. Time to finish this T24!

Nice solution Fred! Anything to keep the area dry/lubricated and sealed is a good thing!

I purchased a T24 part from an Ebay seller in Poland in December 2021 who makes a number of parts for Weasels - or at least posts pictures of his parts. He never sent me a tracking number but when asked, claimed that he was away from his home and could not provide it. He continually assured me that the package was shipped. The package has not arrived as of today. He continues to list products on Ebay. I know of at least two other people who ordered and gave him more time than I did. They waited so long that Ebay would no longer provide any recourse. I filed a complaint and received a refund from Ebay. Caveat Emptor!

Great stuff - what did Studebaker charge you for the drawings? Great resource, but I sure wish they were a little less pricey.....

That is what I did, except mine covers the inner two holes and will be the surface upon which the bogies and idlers roll. I purchased elevator bolts for mine - one less step....there are a lot of damn bolts!🤣 Get that impact fired up. I have about 60 grousers free of 112....

Congrats on the purchase @Mike B! I believe those are French made tracks from the 60's. I have two sets and am in the process of rebuilding them with new bands. They are a nice design but very heavy as I am sure you know. The rubber is heavy, the embedded links are heavy...tough set of tracks, but man are they heavy. My revised version will be lighter than the original Weasel tracks - but missing the road pads. I don't really care for my purposes. Pics soon!

My friend Carmen is working on his M29C - Hull tag is 6740. The machine was running and driving but needed a little sheet metal work. They are fixing hat channels and will have it back on the road later this summer. Norwegian return - very complete machine with a really nice set of post war tracks.

I don't have a set to measure but I would just make up numbers and have them look neat. I am all about originality, but I don't think it matters a bit here. Cheers

...and for the front windshield cover!

All good....I was planning on welding in the side and then adding the baffles. I did take apart an original tank and it was spot welded and soldered as you are planning to do - almost impossible to get apart! Cheers!

Greetings Larry. Looks like the correct wiper motor! I can't help on the demo cover.

The hardest part is getting a seam welder - do you have one? I am going to hammer form the sides and weld the visible inside of the tank from the inside. I will weld the other side where it is visible....at least I will have a functioning tank! Cheers!

I am likely going to make one for my T24 as the two tanks that I do have are in really sorry shape. I hope Alexander @M29C3284 gets motivated 🙂 but we are going to have to rent a boat to pick them up! Patrick

Look good on the ends, rubber. See pic.

The "hook" does not look Weasel to me. The first image looks like a transmission shift rail. It doesn't go in the Weasel T84 and I don't think it is the hi/lo shift shaft on the final drive...but? Not many "bells" going of for these parts. Cheers!

Nice Ernest! Both machines look great. Love the early tracks - very rare!! Not sure how many Weasels you have owned, but you are in for a treat! Would you kindly post pictures of the data tags and hull tags - we are trying to create a database. Cheers, Patrick