UC recovery part 1

Lionelgee · #1 01-01-12, 02:57

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Originally Posted by Cletracker

Yes, I have great news from Sweden. Yesterday night my friend draged the UC over the frozen lake in ideal conditions with his very very very nice diesel Hagglund BV206. Winter up in the north is still holding on, very late though. At 24.00 it was up on the truck and heading back, a 5h trip. Did get a picture from the cellphone and hope to get some more pictures soon.

This has been a long adventure but this little crawler will get a special spot in my collection. This summer I will interview some people who remember when it came to the village and driven out to the mountain farmers in the 50's. Will also take a hike and investigate the other UC I've found (much closer to a road and not behind a lake

).

More info soon

Erik

Hello Erik,

It has been a long while since you posted about recovering the carrier - how are things progressing with its restoration?

Kind Regards
Lionel

Cletracker · #2 17-01-12, 15:45

Well what can I say... Progress is slow... Focus on family and a new home made me put this project in a kind of sleeping mode. Even the project with recovering a burried UC was put on a hold, new attempt this summer.
Regards
Erik

Cletracker · #3 22-08-15, 01:08

Hi folks
As I said, progress has been slow but with over 25 crawlers time is short...
I decided to keep it "As found" and do as little as possible to get it running. Distributor was totaly renovated, carburettor and fuelpump got a cleanup and a gasket set, new coil, new starter, all new oils and a battery: http://images.mydozers.com/#!album-40-0
Monday or tuesday I'll try to get it in gear

/Erik

Cletracker · #4 26-08-15, 00:08

When trying to engage a gear I noticed the clutch was stuck... Opened the mini inspection cover and hit what I saw with a hammer. Put it against a wall and pushed the starter button when gear and clutch was engaged, after a couple of attempts it broke loose. I disconnected the boogie steering and then I sat of out into the open. Brakes worked perfect without touching them. Easiest way to drive it is in low gear, sure is noisy.
Realy happy with it working so good. A little water leakage from on of the waterpumps, it may self heal. How fast can it go?
/Erik

jeff davis · #5 26-08-15, 02:53

I have my Carrier up to 35 MPH
Lots of fun

Hendrik van Oorspronk · #6 26-08-15, 20:06

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Originally Posted by jeff davis

I have my Carrier up to 35 MPH
Lots of fun

Together with Willem Keizer with his Carrier and Roy Aalderson with his Sherman at your back is 41 MPH possible.

Hendrik

RichardT10829 · #7 26-08-15, 21:19

Had about 40 out of mine