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  1. Hi Larry here is a quick shot of what your needing for the T15 pintle hitch Dan
  2. That looks like the correct one Dan
  3. One thing I will add to the French track rebuild idea. I had forgotten about this but 40 years ago my brother and I took an old worn out set of french tracks and removed the old rubber links and belted them with conveyor belt. Not sure the thickness of it but was about 5/8 thick. It was easy to do just had belting to drill no rivets to bust out etc. We tested the weasel with the tracks done that way and after about 5 to 6 miles of use the bogie wheels were a mess. many had loose bearing some the bogie wheel had come off bearings and all. Turns out the grouser spacings being farther apart than the regular track and caused the bogies to strike the grouser hump in the belt as it passed over it. This caused much wear on the bogies and springs to. It was a bunch of work that turned into a fiasco. This is why INMO the french built that track with thick roller chain belt. If you go this route make sure you use heavy enough belt to soften the approach for the bogies to ride over those narrow pads. The only good thing about belting the french track was we put the idea to use on the regular weasel track and never had a problem with bogies etc. Yes it was more work but the result was much superior to the french track.
  4. hi larry i have not forgotten about the ski rack measurements i will get them to you. the wiper looks correct the original was made by american bosch i am told. the hooks on the window frame are for the cables on the canvas top dan
  5. Super nice Rob. Thanks for the pictures! Dan
  6. I have been awaiting a solution was going to use an O ring but may try the way Jesse recommends Dan
  7. Engine color gray James Di Giovanni replied to F.Janssen's topic in Headquarters For the t-24 through M-29-C I like to use Rust-Oleum light machine Gray. This matched up to the original gray i found Items that where gray as follows. Drive line, fuel tank. Black symbolized a replacement part. But i believe that the exhaust was black, also top and bottom of... October 7, 2020 8 replies engine & accessories dan
  8. I see on a google search Machine Gray is still available online. Lowes carries smoke gray they use to carry machine gray. I have used both and not much of a difference if any between the two IMO. dan
  9. Rustoleum machinery gray now replaced by smoke gray dan
  10. Check out my T15 restoration at this link https://forum.portrayalpress.com/topic/313-dans-t15-restoration/ I am not sure the shape of your tracks but I was able to add reinforcing belt to mine. PM me if you want more detailed info. As to the Mike Howard bands my understanding is they are in testing phase . Not sure how much they will be but probably expensive. It would be great to see some pictures. Dan
  11. I did not say re-banding would not work. I just never gave it any serious thought as it does not appear economical to do so and have a good result. If it were me and I wanted french tracks I would get a set that is good enough to use as is. Just take it easy with them and they may be just fine. Maybe Patrick will sell you a set. I have used conveyor belt on several weasels over the years using the original track. Other than the time consuming job of busting out the old rivets it is a reasonably straight forward proposition. I don't know what the cost would be for a set of old original tracks with somewhat decent pads so that is a factor. Anyway the weasel hobby is expensive these days and it is getting more so. Maybe you could look for a donor weasel like some do and make one good one out of two? Don't get discouraged just become informed and make your best decision based on what you learn. Dan
  12. The issue with the french track for what your planning is the grousers are narrow in width and are designed for the thicker heavier french track rubber with embedded roller chain between them. This allows for a smooth surface for the bogie wheels to roll on. I think the french track is a very strong track and is easier to get on and off the weasel. It is less prone to jumping off during turning. The downside to the french track is the weight and they slow the weasel down. I had a set once on a weasel and could never get the weasel to run much over 12mph where with the original track the weasel would go 25+. These are the conclusions I came to from owning a good set of both types and actually using them. As a matter of fact the french track weasel is still in operation today. So basically if you can rebuild the french track like it was originally you would have a good long lasting track. Today much of the rubber from that era is cracked and water has gotten into the roller chain and rusted it out so unless you have several tracks to swap rubber from which it sounds like patrick does you are facing the same problems that all original weasel tracks suffer from. Dan
  13. Why not get the regular style weasel track and reband them with conveyor belt like so many others have done. Using the french track grousers on a new track system I don't know?? Dan
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