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Thanks Jeff, that's pretty funny. To be honest, over the course of 660 nuts, bolts and washers, only about three or four times. It really only happened while my right index finger was pushing the head of the bolt on the ground side of the grouser. When it happened it wasn't too bad. As far as the "splice joints", I experimented with that and what would be the best way to join the open ends of the belt. The procedure that I found seemed to work the best and though I tried to destroy the joint with all my strength, I could not. Dan, are you the guy who has the bogey wheels for me? Please let me know.

The absence of snow is a sign from the weasel gods telling you to work on your machines, boys. Oh by the way, there is PLENTY of snow just less than an hour away from me here in the Pac. Nor. West., BUT without an operable weasel I am out in the cold. No pun intended. LOL. Here you go Dan. I used the original outer anchors to pinch the belt to the grouser. It is rated at 600 lbs. tear resistance. The inner belt is rated at 2100 lbs. tear resistance. Total tear resistance is just about 5400 pounds. I have had to turn this track over and around several times and can say from hands on experience, It is not going to come apart. I will to say that I would like a set of O.E.M. bands but if the price turns out to be too much, I'll have to stay on this path with the belts.

Hey Gents. I removed the Data Plate from my weasel yesterday cleaned most of the paint off it then threw it in a shallow pan with some Evaporust. I gave it a really good cleaning today and found that my Weasel is in fact a "C" model. The ORD. and MFRS. serial numbers are the same, with the same font and in the same place one right under the other. It is 7699. At the very bottom of the plate there are two areas, one for year of mfr., (1944) and the other has letters in it that appear to read (SEETERLIN). The letters appear to have been engraved and are all the same height and font. They are evenly spaced and perfectly algined. Can anyone help me with a bit of clarity as to month of build and perhaps what Seeterlin means? Thanks in advance, Dave.

I just finished rebuilding my 20" Type 3 track, today. I can offer a rebuilt kit for the same track, that will include 8 belts and all of the nuts and bolts to achieve what I have done here. Who want to drive his weasel sooner than later?

Thanks Dan, I really like that Bogey Wheel with the spokes. I also like the outer band fix, it looks like it will hold together for some time to come. I have 1 more outer band to install on my 20" track and it will be back together. I have worked out ALL the math and other details to rebuild a pair of track with new conveyor belt rubber and will be putting a kit together for sale soon. I can post a picture of the track in a few days Dave..

Would Weasel owners want a conveyor belt replacement kit to include 4 inner belts, 4 outer belts and ALL of the fasteners so "He" doesn't have to go looking all over the place for them? Please tell me what would be easiest for you.

Hi Alexander. Yes please, a drawing would be perfect. I can take it to my sheet metal guy and he can cut it out with his plasma cutter. I can also pay for the postage to the U.S. through PayPal.

WOW!! Work on this level is hard for me to comprehend, however, I have to replace some panels on my Weasel. The flat ones are pretty straight forward and easy for me, the hard ones are the front and rear bottom panels that have the radii. Would I be able to talk you into cutting out one of each for me please? I will pay you for them, naturally. Thanks Dave.

Thanks for these photos. You have a mix of some very interesting Bogey Wheels on your machine. Would you please take some photos of them to show the difference from the original wheels without spokes? Thanks.

That is interesting. I saw a video on YouTube that involved Weasels and their development. Close to end of the of the video I saw a Weasel that WAS NOT like the rest. It had three sets of transverse leaf springs, not four. I wasn't sure what I had seen and had to 'rewind' the clip and pause the video to comprehend what I just overlooked at first glance. Perhaps this part belongs to it? Here is the video, and the "ODD" Weasel is seen at the 9:33 minute mark.

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Looks great OZ. Does anyone have the correct wrench to loosen/tighten the outer pulley half? I would love to see one so I could make another. Also, my pulley was pretty well stuck together with rust. I tried to make a wrench but it failed when I applied a fair amount of pressure. SoI put it in a pan of Evaporust, pulley end down for three days.I then tried a brass drift and dead blow mallet to spin the outer pulley half and sure enough it slowly unscrewed. I cleaned the threads and applied a light coating of anti-seize to them. It will be some time before I get to the pump itself, but for those with a stuck pulley half, this worked well for me.

Hi Jeff. I am almost finished rebuilding one of my 20 inch tracks. This will be my 5th. track that I have rebuilt. I am not too concerned about NOT having original bands because in my opinion, whomever decides to make O.E.M. style track bands will make a run that will fill the need here in the U.S. which I think will not be very big. Then when that need is filled, they will never be made again. Plus they will wind up being just as expensive as one of the most recent redesigned tracks. I certainly am not trying to put them down, they are just way out of my reach financially. My goal is to put a kit together that anyone who can operate a drill motor, drift punch and hammer can rebuild their track in their own shop or garage. And it will be far less expensive. No offense to anyone reading this with interest, I am not ready to say anything more or show any photos at this time.

Thanks Patrick. I received a bunch of parts when I purchased my 1st. two Weasels back in 2004, 164 of the were Bogey Wheels. 34 of them were painted white and the rubber had been pigmented white too. I think the date code on them was close to the early 50's. That is all I know.

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Pleeeaase don't use chain to repair your tracks. I am 75% finished with my track rebuild for my M-29. I can help you with a replacement for the broken bands that is 3 times stronger than the original design that will closely resemble the original band. Dave.

I just signed up for torture and abuse. I am on my 3rd. Weasel, the first two being a T-24 and an M29. I had them back in 2004-07. I have located a conveyor belt seller here in town, have purchased enough to rebuild my broken track. After doing some research and asking questions, the belt will be stronger than the original bands with the same flexibility. It took me just under 6 hours to drill all the rivets out of 1 track, 660 rivets. If anyone decides to go this route, hang onto the original track hardware as it can be used again to reassemble the outer belts.