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27-10-12, 17:00
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T16 carrier
Hi I'm trying to find out as much as I can about the carriers as I'm hoping to buy one, is there a lot of difference, or any of the t16 to the universal?
Regards bill. 
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27-10-12, 18:50
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The controlled differential of the T-16 is probably the biggest difference between it and the universals. The differentials were well built, and post war were (and still are) used on various snowmachines like the Bombardiers, nodwells, flextracs and go-tracts. .
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#3
27-10-12, 22:26
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UC vs. T16: General items (there are exceptions, etc)
"standard" carriers are shorter, with six road wheels, t16s longer, with eight road wheels. UCs are steered by a steering wheel, T16 by tillers. UCs generally used and built by commonwealth, T16 by the USA Otherwise, (again in general terms) the different carriers resembled each other, had similar power packs, and performed the same roles.
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#4
27-10-12, 23:30
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thanks, just trying to learn more about them.
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28-10-12, 08:13
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Probably your first purchase should be Nigel Watsons 3 books, after that there are various bits floating about, and obviously this forum...
If memory serves me correctly the T16's had more powerful engines, were bigger, and the E2's stayed on the ground better... Ian
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#6
28-10-12, 11:04
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:)
Thanks mate!
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#7
28-10-12, 16:02
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Bill here is a link to Vol3 of Nigel's book. You can then check on the other Vols. Most of us have all three and I should think, what's not in them is not worth knowing about. Ron
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...t=nigel+watson
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#8
28-10-12, 19:07
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Thanks ganna order them :)
Thank ganna order them
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#9
28-10-12, 21:17
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hi bill
to give you some idea as to what you get for your money i bought this t16 last year from a dealer for £2.5k which sounds cheap but it's a real dog and has a lot of parts missing, i would say the carrier you are thinking of buying represents a sound investment of your hard earned. you could always wait and see if anyone brings those carriers out of argentina but that might be a bit of a long shot. a bird in the hand is worth two in the pub !
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_______________________ 1941 mk1 mortar Carrier 1941 Mk1* Carrier 1942 Mk1* Carrier 1943 T16 Carrier 1945 Mk3 Dingo 1941 Mk3 Covenanter 1941 Mk4 Churchill AVRE (now sold) 1944 Mk6 Cromwell (now sold) 1952 Mk3 Centurion 1952 ARV Centurion 1952 ARV Centurion 1953 Mk3 Centurion (breaking)
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28-10-12, 21:56
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pending on your budget it pays to be patient.... took me a year to find mine, and another year of planning to get it home.
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is mos redintegro __5th Div___46th Div__ 1942 Ford Universal Carrier No.3 MkI* Lower Hull No. 10131 War Department CT54508 (SOLD) 1944 Ford Universal Carrier MkII* (under restoration). 1944 Morris C8 radio body (under restoration).
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29-10-12, 01:12
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Rick&richerd
Thanks guys do you think Rick? Have you restored your carrier yet?, and richerd were did you buy your from?
Kind regards bill.
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29-10-12, 10:56
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my t16 is still sitting in the dealers back field waiting for it's turn but before that comes round, i have the cromwell and my mk1* to finish, not to mention the ongoing churchill parts scrounging exercise. so it might be a while
few more pics
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_______________________ 1941 mk1 mortar Carrier 1941 Mk1* Carrier 1942 Mk1* Carrier 1943 T16 Carrier 1945 Mk3 Dingo 1941 Mk3 Covenanter 1941 Mk4 Churchill AVRE (now sold) 1944 Mk6 Cromwell (now sold) 1952 Mk3 Centurion 1952 ARV Centurion 1952 ARV Centurion 1953 Mk3 Centurion (breaking)
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29-10-12, 11:22
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Rick
Well hope she gets restored soon
 Haha you've got a brilliant collection by the sounds of it mate! Hope it all goes well.Bill.
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