Hmm, don't see any reason for that, let me read your post again and see if I can find something to be pissed at....nope not finding it.
Valid questions sir, I am not the one to answer them all, if you go to
http://www.mapleleafup.org/vehicles/carriers/t16.html on the main MLU site you may find some of what you are looking for in way of T-16 answers. You may find some answers on this forum by using the search feature, I know we have spoken of T-16's often.
I may add that there would be no need for rubber track because the cleats on a carrier track are so close they would be called street pads today. They will not harm the road unless the asphault is so hot car tires are leaving marks in it ( not the tar but road surface itself ), but that is very rare. I operated a 115,000 track hoe with street pads on it on the street and even rotating I barely scratched the surface. The T-16 is around 9000 pounds, a lot lighter. Though it can do a sweet job on the lawn if you turn.
There are a few guys with T-16's and carriers in Az. Russ Morgan used to have 4 for sale, he may have the addresses of the chaps he sold them to.
Also , if you were 14, this forum, as I have come to find, is to perserve and expand the knowledge of Cdn armed forces machines , weapons ,equipment and Soldiers ( sorry Geoff if I forgot someone ) .To pass on this information to a new generation is definitely a valid use of this forum. The combined knowledge of the lads and lasses on this site is enormous and the goodwill too...though I have Federal Government issues, we won't get in to that :-)
Cheers
Sean