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Old 22-08-11, 04:54
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Default The joys of track bashing

For my sins, in case you didn't know, as part of my job I have a connection to a private MV collection that contains British tracked and wheeled softskins and armour.

This gem will be Monday's assignment number one

Stormer variant of the CVR(T) range

Looks like idler bearings are hooped.

Plan is release track tensioner, slap track back onto idler, split track, A bar vehicle back to the shop with right side riding on roadwheels.

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Old 22-08-11, 16:01
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Robin
The term in the military is "breaking track". Bashing means "to insult", which may very well be what you will be doing on a job like this if you do not have the right tools.

On the M113 we could often remove tension, jack up the hull so the offending arm was up in the air, pull the track higher with a small chain come-a-long, and remove the roadwheels without breaking track. Once the roadwheels were off, we would pull the torsion bar, then the support arm with hub. Normally the spindle is euchred when a bearing went.

Note this method would not work for the first or last roadwheel. In this case you had to break track.
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Old 22-08-11, 23:52
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Dear Rob,

As I have met you, I wont take it as an insult that you are correcting me, or trying to or insinuating we are hacks with our kit.

We were track bashing and then track breaking in that order.

Job was more complex than you can imagine.

I have broken / split track before.

We do have all the CES (I will let you figure that out for a bit) and some equipment beyond the means of an average MV owner too boot. Having the correct CES is part of how we manage the vehicles here.

Vehicle is back in the shop minus one track resting outside.

I'm having my supper and will post full account later.

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Old 23-08-11, 01:50
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No insult intended of course, just some friendly ribbing.

Breaking track is the right way. Seems like in the fear of breaking track some guys would do much more work trying to get some jobs done without splitting the track.

The term "Complete Equipment Schedule" is not foreign to me as I have owned Brit vehicles in the past. The Canadian term differs slightly as EIS (ball is in your court).
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Old 23-08-11, 04:48
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Rob,

zonked out on the couch tonight, just been booted to go have a shower and bed.

EIS Equipment Issue Scale or "Everything In Side"

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