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Cyclejay, believe it or not that half track is a gold mine of parts. I have 2 that are in worse shape but worth every dime I paid for them. I've already pull enough parts that they have paid for them selves. If it was closer I'd go after it. :jumpin: Don G.

I hear you about the 10ton's I was assistant driver and dozer operator, I liked driving the 10ton. But you also have it right the half track has a coolness all it's own. Spent time today with the little stuff. Keep driving on. G. Don

Progress, not only on the big stuff but the little detail too. Rebuilt my hand brake lever, Don G.

David, thanks for taking some great photo's. I'm going to be heading into my front end pretty soon, I'll use these as a resource. I just finished rebuilding my e-brake handle. It was frozen up. It's those little items that slow you down.:roll: Don G.

Way to go, keep moving forward, I'm wrapped up in some small detail stuff right now. Don G.

Out here in the the Northwest, FMC took the M-113 running gear and made a log skidder out of them. Ha a hydraulic arch on them. They were really fast. Don G.

Dan now that's what I call having way too much fun:jumpin: Don G.

Got a few more parts done. Got the sprockets and idlers back from the sand blasters. Got the brake drums turned. Finished rebuilding the rear brakes. Still working on the hydrovac. Don G.

I sunk my M817 dump truck twice up at Hoensfeld They had to bring in a M578 to lift the front end out of the bog I was in. (My platoon sargent said don't worry it's nice and solid, yeah right) The second time they had to run out almost their entire drum line to get my truck out. We ahd already...

Picked up a parts Halftrack down in Grants Pass The next day the weather changed. Made it more exciting. Don G.

Try posting over in the track section of the G503 I've got a line on one here, there were several people interested in the suspenion parts Don't scrap it the parts are valuable!!!! Don G.

Dirt finally got a chance go through your whole thread, wow nice work. Your doing a great job. You were right about your frame it is in sad shape. I had an extra frame that I got with my Diamond T it was an A=car frame but even with having to shorten the frame back up my original frame was in...

Yep the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time:? The 2013 MVPA convention is in Portland OR. I really want to show it there. Thats the goal. :driver: Don G.

Thought I'd post a couple more shots of the progress. Been working in my friends shop: Got to build the foundation first! :mrgreen: I hope to have it home this summer to drive around. Don G.

Heres a video of my friend Steve and I putting the halftrack in his shop: http://youtu.be/IuPqMXbMHaE That was fun, I hope she drives out on her own. Don J.

I have pictures posted on photo site, when I tried to post the pictures down on my profile it says "[img] code turned off" I tried to enter it manually and all it did was just leave the link. Is there a way to turn the img on? or do you have to have a certain amount of posts to beable to post...

Having a understanding boss sure helps Don G.

The mill it came from had a cherry picker on it. Allot of HT's had the frame extended and cranes put on them. Southern parts modified them and put flat beds, dumps and what ever else they could think of on them after the war.

Haven't been here for a long time, and never posted but here is some shots of my 1942 Diamond T M3 halftrack: Rebuilt roller frames Removing the 4' extension out of the frame Back together Been working at my friends shop. We detracked it last Monday Don G. Anyone know how to...

Nice Job on the halftrack. I'm not going down quite as far as you on mine. I believe mine went through a rebuild in 1955. :beer: Don G.