Wanted: M113 Track shroud needed

[Tyson Eich]

I believe the lynx ones are 144" and the m113 are about 155" long we took ours off to do some track maintenance and while trying to use the track Jack's to put it back on like the manual says to do it ripped the rear out of the one side I guess 40 years of sitting in the sun made it shrink and brittle being rubber.

[Wayne Hingley]

Tyson: if black rubber conveyor belt will work (as mentioned above), let me know. I can provide you with A length of 3/8” x 24” belt that you can cut to fit your needs.

[James P]

Originally Posted by Tyson Eich

I believe the lynx ones are 144" and the m113 are about 155" long we took ours off to do some track maintenance and while trying to use the track Jack's to put it back on like the manual says to do it ripped the rear out of the one side I guess 40 years of sitting in the sun made it shrink and brittle being rubber.

Get creative and make a fishplate to repair the damage. So you may see a series of washered bolt heads but it is what it is, think of it as a "field expedient". For others the track shrouds are not falt and have a profile to them so while a rubber belt sounds like a fix it starts the drift away from original.

[rob love]

Easiest thing is to just remove the other side and leave it at that. Unless you are swimming, they serve little purpose and just get in the way of your track maintenance. In my experience with them, we left the front plates on in order to use the foot hole to climb on, the remainder of the shrouds went out to the back compound somewhere.

[Tony Smith]

From 3 years ago: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=27422

Might have already sold, but Calgary's not such a big place and it's worth a try!

[James D Teel II]

Originally Posted by rob love

In my experience with them, we left the front plates on in order to use the foot hole to climb on, the remainder of the shrouds went out to the back compound somewhere.

That’s exactly what I to did with the shrouds on my M577.