long weekend project, track winch.

[The Bedford Boys]

Looks mint Lew. Got that pintal hook bolted on yet?

[Lew Skelton]

Dammit ive been too busy to get anymore done. Planning on cutting the holes for the side plates on the lathe in a 4 jaw chuck when I get some spare time. Pintle hook looks good in place but not bolted on just yet.

[Lew Skelton]

So it took a little while but finally got it finished. There was a bit of tidying up with the file and flapper disc on the grinder then bit of welding to piece it together. Talk about a brain explosion whilst trying to remember how to do an eye splice in the wire rope, didn't turn out too bad after referring to youtube. I need to take a link out of one side of the tracks as they have loosened up a little from the extra bit of riving of late.

[Lew Skelton]

few more photos... even an action shot of me hacksawing the big chunky hook bit from a big chunk of steel, new and old then one of the winch on the carrier with a bit of tension on the track.

[Robin Craig]

Dear Lew,

Fine piece of work there, apart from the paint it is impossible to know new from old.

So, how does it seem to work? I get the feeling you still have to split the track as yet.

I am more than familiar with track work but on post war tracked vehicles.

Do you think that there is a better tool that could be designed or does this original tool still represent the best tool for the job?

Once again, lovely job mate.

Robin

[Lew Skelton]

thanks Robin, I have done a bit of work on m113's and think that the track adjusters used on them work pretty well and could be modified for carriers.

[super dave]

I modified this M113 track jack and it works very good