Larry Mass

Hey Dan do you have both browning mounts on your t15 someone took the front one off and i am looking for some measurements to fab one. Has your weasel have the muffler and muffler gaurd bot of mine are missing. The 2nd picture is where the front browning mountshould go the first pic is the rear mount. Thanks again for all your help Larry

I have a bunch of holes on the left hand side standing i front of my t15 and i am wandering what they are for or do i have to fill them. I am doing a bit of body work now and trying to take ot the dents from years of abuse. Larry

Hey Tom do you know what they used to redo the bogies ? Was it polyurethane rubber or something else? Larry

Hey Tom how did you get at those bottom bolts of the radiator?

I was wandering what radio was installed in a t15 . I am a canadian collector so all i know is canadian stuff and would appreciate it if someone could help me out also is there anything on the market. Cheers Larry

Thanks Dan for the help and info. Yes i did use my plasma to blow holes in the pads i used a 4ft x 3/8 flat bar 3in wide for my jig on the pads which i also used on the belting but i put an insert into the holes of the jig to drill 1/4 in holes in the belting the holes lined up good except for a couple that needed a little tweaking but all in all it went well. I did use fender washers but put a smaller washer on the top to lessen the cupping. Again Dan thank you i wander where Tom got his bogies done. Last week i picked up some 1/4in rubber strips to glue onto the drive and return rollers and had a good conversation with the sales man there. I think i will make a mold to cast new rubber onto the idler wheels. Larry

Hi Dan I was wandering if you had time to measure those m29 belts to see if they could be adapted to fit the t15 Larry

I started to put belting on my track as well and man are me knees sore not sure if it's because i am drilling and bolting or if it is because i am praying so much that the holes all line up.

Hi all I am wandering if someone can give me some info about the thickness of rubber on the idler wheels, drive wheels and return wheels on a t15 the rubber on mine are in very bad shape and on some nonexistent. I also need to clean the gas tank and the book says that you have to take out the radiator and I cant figure out how to get to the bottom mounting bolts, even if I would have 6ft. long skinny arms I am not sure if I could work a ratchet in that tight of space, has anyone done this and how? I have a mold to cast rubber on the bogies and they turned out quite good so that is one job done. larry

Hi Tom Those bogie wheels look pretty awesome where did you have them done? do you recall how thick the rubber is on the drive wheels and idlers? Dan Thanks again Dan for the advice and all your help in trying to solve my track problems, it sounds like you have a lot of experience. Have you or Tom ever taken the rad out of your t15's if so how the xxx do you get at the bolts, it looks impossible please don't tell me I have to pull the engine to get at them. How rare is the headlight and would the small black out drive lights in the grill of a jeep work for the tail light on the weasel, they kinda look the same. Thanks guys there is always so much knowledge on forums like this and me a new comer can tap into that knowledge is just great. Stay safe Larry

Hi Dan I did get some pictures downloaded here they are No all the goodies are on it, it is missing the headlight, tail light, the ski racks and the front of the 30 cal. mount is missing I am not sure what else but I am more than happy with the condition it is in. I tracked down some 1/2 in. belting today and on my way home I had a thought, I only have one very bad belt so what if I covered that belt with the 1/2 belting that I bought today that means that I would have to drill out the rivets and bolt the belting over the belt and belt clips . One thing I don't know and worry about is will the cover belting bubble as it bends over the sprocket wheel and rear wheel. Is there any good track guides out there or would one have to try to reproduce them him self. Did you make a jig to drill your holes in the track guides and belting? I guess the best way of dealing with the bands is to wait until Mike's bands are done and test them out as it look awesome. Larry

Hi Rob Are all 3 demo boxes the same size and shape? where on the bulk head is it located? is it inside the engine compartment or behind the passenger? I am new to the weasel restoration game and have lots of questions. Thanks Larry

Hi Dan Yes I am the owner of that t15 the serial number is 132 I think it is an early one built in 42 and still has the original engine in it. Someone painted it yellow so I can't see the US # I will have to carefully sand the paint to find the number. Yes it runs very nice but after a little drive in the pasture I found a few hiccups, fuel supply, fuel pump leaks oil and the biggie one track belt broke but all in all it drove nice. There is no rust on the body just a few minor dings which I am working on. It would be my goal to replace the bands and keep it original but I haven't found a source of them yet, how close is Howard to completing his project? I would love to share pictures but I don't know what I am doing wrong as every time I drag a picture to the site the computer say this site cant be displayed, I am very computer illiterate, I will get my daughter to help me tomorrow.

Here are a few pictures of my bogies and track belt

Yes Jesse its amazing what you can do with time and knowledge he is very talented. I have cast rubber onto 5 of my bogies but after a short dive in the pasture 2 of them decided to come apart. The product that I have been using is smooth on pmc790 it is a 2 part polyurethane rubber with a shore hardness of 90. The 2 bogies that came apart are on the side with the real bad belt coincidence or reason? I am not sure why the designer decided to run these wheels on such an angle but I feel it was the wrong move. I would like some input on my band replacement, I plan on getting rid of the bands and run 3/4 inch belting from the band position to the outer edge of the track pads using 8 bolts to secure the belts to the pads, kinda what Dan is doing. My one concern about doing that is the extra drag on the track, will a half worn out 70 hp engine be enough to turn them. I am looing for input so feel to comment good or bad. I will try to down load some pictures at a later date Thanks Larry

Dan are those the original track bands in the middle or replacements? Using belting on the outer sides of the track is a great idea and most likely quieter than chain links, how thick of belting did you use larry

Hi I am new to this forum and not sure how to search old blogs so I thought that I would just ask a couple of questions. I started working on a t15 and the rubber on some of the road wheels are none existent so my question is if any one else had this same problem? I had made a mold and used liquid rubber 90 shore hardness to put new rubber on the rims but the rubber just came off the rim so I tried tacking roller chain on the rim and recast the rubber and now after some use the rubber is chewed up and coming off, the original wheels are good. If any one had to put rubber on road wheels what did you use or where did you send them to get re done? Also the rubber on the idlers wheels and the drive wheels are either gone or in poor shape so I am wandering how thick the rubber was on them also the track belts are worn out and broken so someone had welded chain on the inside and outside to keep the tracks running so I am interested in replacing the belts. Has anyone any spare parts out there to be had any help or information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Larry

I am very interested in Mikes track bands how can I get ahold of him Larry