M29 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Hi Everyone Here are some interesting pictures of an old floater weasel in Alaska. It was stripped of engine and suspension. and drug off to a lonely patch of woods and abandoned. I am going to see if I can salvage the float tanks this summer. The bottoms are rusted through badly but still rebuildable. Anyway it was a a nice find to bad it wasn't 45 years ago. But then nobody cared!' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Browning Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 A lot of rare parts there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Tipton Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 22 minutes ago, Jesse Browning said: A lot of rare parts there. Detonator cover anyone? Spotlight handle bracket? .....just to name a few.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M29 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 I got all the small jewelry last summer only float tanks remain attached. Dan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aron Callewaert Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 and are the tracks still there? cause that helps alot aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZM29C Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Interesting to see that it was fitted with the Engine heater kit. There is a trailer load of weasel jewellery that can be removed from that Hull. I did the same thing to an Amphibious Jeep many years ago and I remember that an Axe and Oxy/Acetylene cutting torch made the parts removal job easy. Shame that weasel has already been cannibalised as I am cruising Alaska next year and I was trying to work out how I could get this weasel back onboard without attracting too much attention😀😀 😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M29 Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 This weasel is located 70 miles out of Nome Alaska. It is in a very wild area. Lots of bears. I had to cut a trail back to it with a chainsaw quite a distance. It was spooky getting parts off and wondering if I was being watched by a Grizzly bear who might try to make a meal of me. I did have a side arm but working to get parts off and trying to stay alert was challenging at best. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gilmore Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 If you are getting the tanks ...take the data plate too.....then let me know and I'll show you how to find the numbers from a badly rusted Weasel data plate using acid... It looks like the USA number is 40197871 ??? Jim Gilmore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M29 Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 I have the data plates Jim and all the small stuff only the tanks remain. It looks like it was a nice hull when left to the elements. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gilmore Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Dan, Is the ORD/MFG serial number readable on the main data plate? Did it have a hull number plate? Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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