1010 track frames

[brettjones]

I've moved my 1010 into the shop and started tearing it down. It's obvious the machine has been used hard over it's life. The mounting plates for the outside blade have been hacked up a fare amount and one side was welded to the track frame. The track frames have been repaired more than once and are going to need major surgery or replacement. One has a bit of a twist in it.

I'm curious what a set of good 4 roller frames are going for now a days? Ditto on inner and outer roller and sprocket guards for a 4 roller machine (Mine are long gone)?

[Lavoy]

4 roller 1010 trackframes will likely be a little hard to come by, they were not that common.
Lavoy

[brettjones]

I guess repairing will be the way I go then.

What material do you recommend? I'm thinking about asking my local metal supplier if they can form the c shape of the rails. Have you had anything like that done?

[Lavoy]

I have not, doesn't mean it can't be done. The problem I see will be if they can bend in a radius like the original instead of a tighter bend like most places will do. I would go to a place that bends truck frames regularily, they will have some better steel to use, do not use just mild steel. When I worked in a truck frame shop once, the local tank manufacturer used to bend frame sections for us.
Lavoy

[john lewis]

know where there is a set of 5 rollers how far from saint john nb canada are u in maine im 60 miles fr. calais

[brettjones]

I'm in Lamoine (Right next door to Ellsworth). I'm not sure of the distance to St. John. Are they bare track frames or something more complete?

[john lewis]

ill try to get some pic.think they are full tracks with rollers and idilers

[john lewis]

ill try to email pic. can buy 20 cents a lb