carrier wheels and tracks

[eddy8men]

the last set of tracks i had i freed off with a block and sledge hammer and they rotate nice and easy, the trouble was it was a bit labour intensive although to be honest i had one of my labourers do most of it but this time round i might try my roadbreaker with a bit of a mod to one of the steels, i know there's better ways to do it but i prefer to just hit stuff until it bends to my will.

you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.

eddy

[shaun]

its also a good way to loose those christmas pounds from all the turkey. 14lb sledge hammer and just keep swinging at the track. it works wonders for the track and the waist line ! remember the REME moto "when in doubt - give it a clout, the bigger the doubt - the bigger the clout ! "

[eddy8men]

Arte et marte

[shaun]

as ever - "twist to open" - REME joke ! are we going to form a REME carry section ?

[Lynn Eades]

Are all you people with this disease, ex EME, REME, RAEME, etc? If this is the case, then this disease is work related.

[shaun]

born with a spanner in one hand and a brew in the other ! its not a disease but the way you are made. My grandfather was REME, father was REME, I was REME - even my old cat knew how to adjust carrier tracks.

[The Bedford Boys]

Originally Posted by eddy8men

the last set of tracks i had i freed off with a block and sledge hammer and they rotate nice and easy, the trouble was it was a bit labour intensive although to be honest i had one of my labourers do most of it but this time round i might try my roadbreaker with a bit of a mod to one of the steels, i know there's better ways to do it but i prefer to just hit stuff until it bends to my will.

you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.

eddy

My dad has a different take on that saying eddy:

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't drown the b*stard!!"

[RichardT10829]

HAHAHAHAHAHA Classic

[ajmac]

My track (when I find a good set) is going to the acid tank, if they can hang a Range Rover body in it, I am sure they can fit a tiddly bit of Carrier track.... should come out like new an hour later.

Eddy,
I'll need the full eight, worst case, once I've seen the farmer it may drop to six or seven depanding what he uncovers in his shed

[eddy8men]

ok mate i'm sure i'll be able to sort you out with something when the time arises.

eddy

[eddy8men]

i need to use the tracked bogies as a temporary sled for my churchill hull (18 tons) as there are no tracks and the wheels are shot to hell, so i dug them out last week and set to work. i wasn't looking forward to trying to free the links up as they looked really solid but seeing as how i was using my digger to move them around i had the bright idea to stand them upright and use the digger bucket to free em up and it worked a treat, an hour and a half later all the bogies were freed up and i never got off my arse to do it (bit easier than a sledge).
while i was messing around with them i noticed they had been painted olive drab so they were definately originally military, whether the whole sled assembly was or just the bogies i don't know as the rest of the sled is still at the yard where i bought them from so i can't check it but it raises the question again of what were they, i wouldn't want to cut it up for the wheels and tracks and find i'd destroyed something rare. any ideas ?
cheers

[Lynn Eades]

What would you have to cut up?
Drop the track off,pull the axles, thats it, isnt it?
Next question; Why would you put 18 ton, on some thing thats meant to carry 4 ton?

[eddy8men]

i was trying to be a little dramatic to elicit a response, i wouldn't cut them up i'd just pull em apart. as to why i'm using them for the churchill basically i can see no other way to move it to my garden where the restoration will begin. they only have to last for a journey of 50 ft from the back of the tilt bed down a ramp to the workshop. there's 4 bogie assemblies so each will carry 4.5ton, not ideal but i believe they'll last 50ft at least i hope they do as if anything goes wrong with the unloading i'll end up blocking a major road between manchester and sheffield so as ever, no pressure . i'll put up some pics of the bogies and the churchill recovery and let you all know how it goes.
by the way anyone know what the bogie assemblies could have been used for ?

[anthony urek]

Maybe to facilitate easy transport of some track and wheels while keeping the bearing spacers intact and the bearings clean.

[Lynn Eades]

How big is your digger?
They look like they may have carried an RSJ between a pair of them..... Maybe to move a building?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by eddy8men

by the way anyone know what the bogie assemblies could have been used for ?

Something like this? Seriously, these type of bogies were used on dollies during WW2 to recover aircraft which had run off runways etc. - look on this forum for some examples.

So while you plan to use your bogies for the purpose they were intended for, I doubt they will withstand the load you plan to place on them - even if only for a few feet. Chances are you simply squish them under your Churchill hull. Have you tried asking the local blacksmith if you can borrow or rent his heavy load dollies?

HTH,
Hanno

[eddy8men]

the tracked sled mystery has been solved, a chap on hmvf posted this pic which pretty much nails it. unfortunately the rest of the tracked sled i bought is at nelson green's yard as i couldn't transport the whole thing in my van. the good news is i now have a daf 4 tonner and the next time i'm over that end of the world i'll pick them up and restore at least one.
quite fitting that an ex REME fella like myself should end up with them

rick

[eddy8men]

and this is what they are being used for now

[Ben]

Great find, It's a weekend of discoveries :-)

Ben

[cletrac (RIP)]

I'd use the good track on a carrier and put some worn stuff on the trailers and keep it all together. That trailer is rarer than a carrier!