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Originally Posted by ron
In case any one in Qld wants to get their Australian carrier wheels re rubbered, here is the place where I have had a few sets done, they do an excellent job I was talking to them a couple of weeks back and they are interested in making rubber for items like half tracks and Stuart tanks, give them a call with your problem,lets keep them interested for now and the future, my next project is to get someone interested in making new track
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Just echoing Ron's comments - their re-rubbering of carrier tyres is fantastic. We had heard about these so my friend and I went up to Toowoomba to see them last year about the possibility of producing OEM-style Weasel track bands. Although we arrived unannounced, we were given a few hours of their time to discuss what we were after, and also treated to a tour of the factory (in which I got to see the Carrier tyre mold, and the very impressive results).
What is really exciting is that the boss of the company is an engineer himself, interested in all sorts of esoteric applications for rubber. He showed us a prototype go-cart tyre he had been working on. Normally their bread-and-butter is doing those giant mining truck tyres, but he's interested in the 'little guy' too. As Ron said, things like halftrack tracks, Stuart tank pads etc are just what they are looking for. He was very interested in the Weasel and the complexity of its track and offered a heap of good advice in how they might be able to reproduce them.
BTW I don't have any connection to them, just an impressed visitor. The company's name is 'Big Tyre' and the fellow's name is Bruce.
Steve.