Re: [MV] Track Repair

From: Geoff Winnington-Ball (gwball@sympatico.ca)
Date: Sun Feb 18 2001 - 13:52:15 PST


Gordon,

I saw a Weasel at Beltring last year fitted with what was apparently steel
tracks (it was in our field, on the opposite side to our display, and up a
ways). I never did see the owner, so have no idea what these were or whether
they worked efficiently. Do you remember that one?

Geoff

"Gordon.W.I. McMillan" wrote:

> The problem with Weasel-type tracks is that the stregth is in steel
> conductor cables that are moulded into the rubber bands. Anything that
> means those cables are damaged seriously weakens those bands, and is
> normally repaired by welding steel chain to the track plates to hold the
> plates in the same relative position.
>
> At least in theory you could strip of all the moulded rubber, perform a
> crimp type repair on the steel cables and re-mould neoprene of some sort
> round them again, but I don't know anyone who has done this successfully.
> There are people who will sell you stamped rubber or plastic bands you can
> replace the original conductors with, and there's at least one European
> setup that can manufacture new Weasel conductor bands at a price.



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