Track pins

[RichardT10829]

the cotter type pins, are these the ones with the soft ends which you flatten over ?

i wonder if the Swiss army changed the spec of the track for transportation purposes, so they would fit existing trailers / wagons etc etc. i have no doubt the answer will be in Nigels book.... will put my beak back in there and have a look

[Lynn Eades]

Those short pins would probably be great for somebody with an Australian carrier, with lead plugged track.

[SDT16]

I may have some of the long pins that take the collar with a roll pin through it and the pin. N.O.S.
How many do you need?
Send me an email:
sderen@mac.com

[Jon Bradshaw]

I could weld a washer on the one end. Thought it would look poor.
Ideas on how to make them look better?
I need alot of pins, 350 or more.

[Perry Kitson]

It's a time consuming process, but you could machine up heavier washers with the same profile as the cold headed end, press them on and TIG weld them on the pins. Thats what I did, and they look just like the original pins once they have weathered.

Perry

[JTH]

Originally Posted by Perry Kitson

It's a time consuming process, but you could machine up heavier washers with the same profile as the cold headed end, press them on and TIG weld them on the pins. Thats what I did, and they look just like the original pins once they have weathered.

Perry

Could you do the same thing to pins knocked out of an old section of track? I need to add at least two links to each track on my carrier (too short) and replace a piece of steel rod bent at one end used as a temporary link pin.

Jeff

[20387774]

I believe what you want to do with the pins is called "case-hardening". If you get the mild steel pins hot in a forge and then remove them and cover them in bone meal, the steel will take carbon from the meal and harden only the outside of the metal. You could mushroom or peen the ends when the steel was untreated, as well as drill a hole on the other end for a cotter pin. Then put them thru the heat process.

John