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Tyson Eich

21-06-20 01:15

M113 Track shroud needed

Looking for a single M113 rubber track shroud we have a big event coming up at the military museum to celebrate a WW2 vets bday (100) and he wants to go for a ride we damaged our one shroud and would like to get one asap to get it on the carrier no metal parts needed just the rubber. thanks guys

Michael R.

21-06-20 03:56

Are you swimming the carrier?

Does not seem like a show stopper if not...

lincwel

24-06-20 03:47

Try to get and old conveyor belt from local factory and cut it down
I probably have single a shroud but like as you I am close to having the same problem
Maybe some old target vehicles still around out there.

maple_leaf_eh

24-06-20 14:11

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Originally Posted by Tyson Eich (Post 270328)

Looking for a single M113 rubber track shroud we have a big event coming up at the military museum to celebrate a WW2 vets bday (100) and he wants to go for a ride we damaged our one shroud and would like to get one asap to get it on the carrier no metal parts needed just the rubber. thanks guys

Were you crushing cars ...... ???

rob love

24-06-20 17:51

I have seen some out here in Manitoba at my favorite scrapyard. But I cannot say if they are for the M113 or a lynx.

Tyson Eich

25-06-20 01:29

I believe the lynx ones are 144" and the m113 are about 155" long we took ours off to do some track maintenance and while trying to use the track Jack's to put it back on like the manual says to do it ripped the rear out of the one side I guess 40 years of sitting in the sun made it shrink and brittle being rubber.

Wayne Hingley

25-06-20 01:49

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Tyson: if black rubber conveyor belt will work (as mentioned above), let me know. I can provide you with A length of 3/8” x 24” belt that you can cut to fit your needs.

James P

25-06-20 14:04

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Originally Posted by Tyson Eich (Post 270457)

Get creative and make a fishplate to repair the damage. So you may see a series of washered bolt heads but it is what it is, think of it as a "field expedient". For others the track shrouds are not falt and have a profile to them so while a rubber belt sounds like a fix it starts the drift away from original.

rob love

25-06-20 16:57

Easiest thing is to just remove the other side and leave it at that. Unless you are swimming, they serve little purpose and just get in the way of your track maintenance. In my experience with them, we left the front plates on in order to use the foot hole to climb on, the remainder of the shrouds went out to the back compound somewhere.

Tony Smith

26-06-20 05:23

From 3 years ago: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27422

Might have already sold, but Calgary's not such a big place and it's worth a try!

James D Teel II

27-06-20 18:54

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Originally Posted by rob love (Post 270466)

In my experience with them, we left the front plates on in order to use the foot hole to climb on, the remainder of the shrouds went out to the back compound somewhere.

That’s exactly what I to did with the shrouds on my M577.

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