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[Jon Bradshaw]

If you have the time and a very basic amount of skill, you could do as I did.
I used cold rolled 7/16 steel rod. I made a jig to set the rod to the correct length. Then using a torch and a hammer I made the required pins (330+) to completely re-pin a T16. It took me a few day labour (spread over the winter) but the end result was a "nail head" on each end of the pin. The track works well so far and once I get the project running properly, I will take it out for a good long drive to see how it lasts. I have no doubt that it will work for a long time to come. When compared to the factory pins it is not as "pretty" but very functional.

[meduffer]

Thank you Jon.

Mike

[Ewen B]

Too bad I missed that. I would have loved to have been there to seen this...and maybe help out in putting the track back together.

[Hans Mulder]

I put together the RWestmrR monument carrier track with somewhere around 157 links per side. Some of the track was in really bad (almost unsafe condition) due to the rust and pitting, but as it had not actually rolled in probably a decade, it is still quite tight. I'm sure if I had run that track on my carrier for a week or two it would have loosened up considerably.

I forget who previously mentioned using Corroseal, so thanks MLU, the monument carrier looks sharp with its nice shiny track.

[Michael R.]

. . . freeing your track pins . . .