dave Austins new "baby" Clark

Pictures of board members Clarkair Dozers in any condition. This would be the area to post up picture of your dozer and keep the group informed of its restoration or display in events. Feel free to do written documentation in this area to let us know how you are progressing.
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dachoppa
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dave Austins new "baby" Clark

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delivered to me today, 01-15-12

see pictures here:

http://public.fotki.com/dachoppa/clark-ca-1-3-26-44/
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17thairborne
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Dave,
Thanks for sharing those! WE WANT MORE!!!!

So...when ya gonna buy your second Clark :roll:
Oz

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Bill_Wolf
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Great pictures Dave!

Thanks for sharing.

There is some serious cleats on those track pads. Mine are only about 1/3 of that height.

Bill
1942 Chevy 125 Crash Truck from Dow AAFB,
1944 Chevy 325 Fire Truck
1942 WC-54 Ambulance
1944 M29C Weasel
1945 CCKW 353 A2 Open Cab "Air-portable"
1943 M5 High Speed Tractor
1942 Sperry Searchlight setup with GE Generator
1942 M-1 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer (G221)
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dachoppa
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thanks guys... Yea, I am glad I got one in the condition I did.. The undercarriage, as anyone with crawler experince knows, is the most important of all.


Ill be posting from time to time.

If the weather holds when I leave here and get home tonight from work, I intend to start pulling off sheet metal, getting ready to bring to my sandblaster.

Ill photograph any areas of interest. This is pretty complete with even the track spring covers.

Maybe I should measure and document those peices? Anyone missing theirs where a set of drawings of these would be benificial?

Dave
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Yea...the covers are notoriously missing or damaged. I'll take some measurements..

THanks
Oz

44 CA-1 SN 1441128, USA-9113082
44 CA-1 SN 1441158, USA-9113112
44 WLA SN 42WLA565, USA-692406
I collect anything from the 139th Airborne Engineer Battalion
dachoppa
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I aint forgot the drawings!!!

I just havent removed the track spring covers yet. Will do this when I have the undercarriage sandbasted. Want to get at all the adjusting springs and mechanism as well as get "deeper" in to the carriage for the best cleaning I can without breakign down to little individaul parts. I am just not set up for that kind of restoration here at home. Wish I was.. WIsh I had a forklift to get this, as is (non-running) carcass to my sandblaster NOW to get at all the bottom end, But I cant.. It will go in stages.
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