Patrick Tipton
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I finally finished flattening the rear panel although I still have a little "leading" to do. Lots of hours but I think it came out pretty well. The good news is that with a shovel and axe mounted, no one will be able to see it anyway! The tabs for the mounting brackets were all left in place so I have been fabricating new brackets, cutting off my handmade mounting tabs and TIGing the new brackets in place. Very fiddly work.
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Thank you! @04mustang
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@04mustangJohn will chime in ...FYI Mustang if you tag him by using the @ sign and his name @OZM29C , he will get a notification. ...and money says he made them! 😀
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Impressive work John!
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FWIW - the early ORD 789 G154/179 does have the Timken Numbers....they are only cross referenced to the Group so the chart itself is not useful without the rest of the book - you have to go to the Group Number and locate the Timken Number there (usually in a parenthesis...) Here is the download: and we sell a nice reprint if you want the printed and bound version: https://www.portrayalpress.com/product-p/ord-789-g154.htm
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It is in the original SNL G179....for the T24...Timken numbers in the back and they cross reference to Group and part numbers. What manual are you looking at?
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I will look in a little while....I have seen them somewhere....
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The ORD 9 parts manual has Timken numbers......you should be able to find everything you need online pretty easily.
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@5280Beltfed Makes sense! - I have been planning to make small screw spreader to help assemble this Weasel....the radiator fits, but it is really tight and the last thing I feel like doing is scratching it all up after hours of paint work.
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@Jesse Browning That looks slick and a lot less work and mess than paint stripper. Now to get the stripper tank..... Thank you sir! Patrick
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Finally found the weasel for me.
Patrick Tipton replied to Amphibious Detecting's topic in Headquarters
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Those damn "down under" pictures always come in upside down🤣
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Sorry for the lack of posts - lots of progress, but I was spending all of my free time doing videos in March. I am just working thru little fixes on the hull and the various body panels to make sure this T24 goes together easily once it is painted. This is that part of the project where you are 90% done with 90% to go. The land of 1000 details. Here are a couple of photos...but all in all it is coming together. I did pick up a second set of 15" tracks - they are unmolested and in pretty good condition for their age. They will go on the T24 as is....to be handled very gently!
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@M29C3284You should be able to edit it now.
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Got it....let me see if I can change that....
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@M29C3284I think you should be able to edit your post....there should be dots on the upper right side of your post....with an edit option?
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Awesome! Great work Alexander. I may have a few suggestions for the early T24 world. Thanks again!
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I don't think there were any Marine contracts...so my guess is that every Weasel had the Army style data plates....
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Greetings Will: WW2 markings are a study in and of themselves. There is no good book on WW2 marking in my opinion. That being said, there are books that cover some areas better than others. To start, you need a copy of AR 850-5 - Army Regulations for WW2 vehicles and equipment. You can find it to download for free or we sell a printed copy for $10 or so. There are 9 changes throughout WW2. The T15/T24 were painted and marked distinctly from the factory presumably because they were part of a secret mission. These machines left the factory white with registration numbers on the bulkhead (and maybe the back panel??) @James Di Giovanni. I have not seen period factory photos showing any registration numbers. Once the machine got standardized as the M29, the markings should have been applied per AR850 above. Marine Corps markings are a study themselves and there is very little information out there. Brock Jolliffe has a Marine Corps M29C in Iwo camo...he is on this board so hopefully will chime in. In both cases, period photos are your friend.
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Will - the changes in the number of grousers happened during WW2 so I am assuming production changes. The change from the outside stabilizing cable to the larger band on the 20" tracks happened post war. I am wrapping up the repairs on the hull of my T24 and should be done very soon. I have many track issues so will join you in figuring all of this out in a few weeks and we can try and centralize the data in one spot.
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Thanks @Byron that is a thing of beauty! I am going to disassemble one this weekend....the shaft looks very similar to the G503 water pump...I have a G503 rebuild kit and want to mic it up and see.....maybe we will get lucky!
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Greetings Thomas. Like a lot about the Weasel, there are things people "fixed" over the years. That mod is a control rod replacing a cable so I suppose a better and more rugged design. That being said, you have to cut a hole in the dash. I personally don't like it, but I suppose if my dash was cut perhaps I would go that way. Patrick
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Finally found the weasel for me.
Patrick Tipton replied to Amphibious Detecting's topic in Headquarters
I agree...if there are problems...most vendors want to make things right so communication is the key. Thanks for posting your direct experience @M29 -
Welcome @Thomas Jensen looks like a very nice machine. Congratulations!
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