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Fått tag i Bofors band!
16 juni 2009
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Idag satt jag och surfade på ett internationellt forum för M29 weasel folk.
Och så ramlade jag på en annons på Svenska Bofors band. Ett svensktillverkat band till denna vessla som är mycket ovanligt!
Jag tog kontakt med säljaren och banden fanns kvar, och här i Sverige, och endast 24 mil från mig :D Så nu är det best'mt att dom skall jag köpa! Skall bara hämta dom så fort det passar för båda parter :D
Dessa band är helt i metall till skillnad från orginalband som har bandplattor av metall men sitter ihop med gummi. Så dessa band blir Heavy duty, och kommer ge ifrån sig ännu mer gnisslande och skräckinjagande "stridsvagnsgnissel" HAHAHA :D
Saxar från http://www.m29cweasel.com/ :
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Swedish Bofors Tracks!
Bofors 20" Tracks (Swedish) initially little was known about these tracks on this side of the Big Pond. However, thanks to a long time Swedish Weaseler, we are now fully in the loop. Thank you Lars
As far as Lars knows a forest products company, Kramfors Skogsaktiebolag, had the track designed and manufactured for it in the late 40s (1949?). The track design was obviously intended to give the Weasel the kind of durability in use with logging that the original tracks were incapable of providing. It is believed they were manufactured by the large Swedish firm of Bofors (hence the name "Boforstracks").
The grousers are single piece, cast steel with two hard edges and six "bumps" to give it traction. The track guide is part of the grouser. The tracks are super heavy duty and likely will outlive the Weasel it is mounted on. However, the lack of rubber pads makes this a rather rough ride on hard surfaces. The weight of the tracks does not appear to present long term use problems (i.e. with suspension parts). Lars has been using his heavily for 15 years!
As can be seen from the pictures above, each grouser has four "female" connectors. A separate "male" pieces sit inside of each one, and then a rod is inserted through in order to hold them together. There are two rods per grouser to allow roughly the same pitch as the original belted tracks.
The greatly reduced surface area, due to the rounded rectangular openings, and extra weight probably reduced snow performance quite a bit. However, they apparently provided enough flotation for winter work. Lars states that much of the early use of the Weasel in Sweden was in the winter to make "roads" for horsedrawn sledges hauling logs. The Weasel would first pack down by driving over it (probably many times) and then going back over it with a water sprayer. The addition of water would cause the newly packed trail to ice up enough to form a hard roadbed of sorts. This practice is still in use in some northern climates for logging or transportation needs during the winter season.
Thanks again to Lars for providing this valuable information!
Och så ramlade jag på en annons på Svenska Bofors band. Ett svensktillverkat band till denna vessla som är mycket ovanligt!
Jag tog kontakt med säljaren och banden fanns kvar, och här i Sverige, och endast 24 mil från mig :D Så nu är det best'mt att dom skall jag köpa! Skall bara hämta dom så fort det passar för båda parter :D
Dessa band är helt i metall till skillnad från orginalband som har bandplattor av metall men sitter ihop med gummi. Så dessa band blir Heavy duty, och kommer ge ifrån sig ännu mer gnisslande och skräckinjagande "stridsvagnsgnissel" HAHAHA :D
Saxar från http://www.m29cweasel.com/ :
Swedish Bofors Tracks!
Bofors 20" Tracks (Swedish) initially little was known about these tracks on this side of the Big Pond. However, thanks to a long time Swedish Weaseler, we are now fully in the loop. Thank you Lars
As far as Lars knows a forest products company, Kramfors Skogsaktiebolag, had the track designed and manufactured for it in the late 40s (1949?). The track design was obviously intended to give the Weasel the kind of durability in use with logging that the original tracks were incapable of providing. It is believed they were manufactured by the large Swedish firm of Bofors (hence the name "Boforstracks").
The grousers are single piece, cast steel with two hard edges and six "bumps" to give it traction. The track guide is part of the grouser. The tracks are super heavy duty and likely will outlive the Weasel it is mounted on. However, the lack of rubber pads makes this a rather rough ride on hard surfaces. The weight of the tracks does not appear to present long term use problems (i.e. with suspension parts). Lars has been using his heavily for 15 years!
As can be seen from the pictures above, each grouser has four "female" connectors. A separate "male" pieces sit inside of each one, and then a rod is inserted through in order to hold them together. There are two rods per grouser to allow roughly the same pitch as the original belted tracks.
The greatly reduced surface area, due to the rounded rectangular openings, and extra weight probably reduced snow performance quite a bit. However, they apparently provided enough flotation for winter work. Lars states that much of the early use of the Weasel in Sweden was in the winter to make "roads" for horsedrawn sledges hauling logs. The Weasel would first pack down by driving over it (probably many times) and then going back over it with a water sprayer. The addition of water would cause the newly packed trail to ice up enough to form a hard roadbed of sorts. This practice is still in use in some northern climates for logging or transportation needs during the winter season.
Thanks again to Lars for providing this valuable information!
