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09-01-11, 20:06
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sorry to say that i'm guilt free, although they look similar they aren't the same. my father thought they might have been used to clear wrecked aircraft from raf airfields but that doesn't seem likely, the good news is that the rest of it is still sitting in nelson green's yard so if it does turn out to be something special then at least it hasn't been scrapped.
eddy
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14-01-11, 11:45
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here's a link to the bogies before i cut them up
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...53353449qWxmOz
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14-01-11, 12:04
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They have sat a while. They are tight as. What note comes off them when you hit them?
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14-01-11, 14:00
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you guessed right, they are solid with rust and i was a little unsure whether they were worth the £1250 the guy was asking for them but i went for it as the tracks seem to be the hardest thing to get hold of and when an opportunity arises you have to take it. once i got them home and had a better look at them it was apparent that they had seen little use and are pretty much like new, the wheels still had the mould line that runs down the centre of the rubber but the tracks do need freeing off but i'll just leave them as they are until i need them.
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14-01-11, 16:50
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That trailer setup was much larger than I had imagined when I saw the bogies, I'll confirm what Eddy said about the road wheels, the rubber is as new, I think the sleds are locally made or at least unissued wartime as those wheels were as good as NOS... appart from lightly rusted rims. It would be interesting the check the dates on all the wheels and see what comes up.
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14-01-11, 18:50
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i'll have a look tomorrow in the daylight and let you know, by the way how many wheels do you need for the loyd ? eddy
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14-01-11, 19:49
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These things go in circles. This has been discussed before. I would break them up now into manageable sections, ans soak them in oil for a few weeks. Then I would try to get each link moving, using a couple of suitable pry bars. I would then leave them to drain, and dry out before fitting. I used waste hydraulic oil, but imagine used auto trans oil would be good.
This has probably kicked off another round of "track abuse" including beating, burning, blasting, dragging etc. You could have just towed those dollies about 20 miles, with a load of power poles on it. if they went around without breaking the pins, they would have eventually come right. I can, from experience, tell you that when they are really bad, you can use a lot of gas, and time, trying to salvage every second link. Have fun.
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