The Classic Machinery Network

Hi Fred - many thanks for your reply! It's funny you say about the grease nipple in the idler housing, because that is exactly what we had already done. Our thinking was it was a comparatively poor design anyway and it's far better packed out with grease than the goo they recommend. We will go ahead...

We have a 1970 model Track Marshall 55 that is part way through a semi-restoration. It needs top idler seals, but Crawford's are unfortunately out of stock and currently don't have a re supply date. My question is, for the time being, would it be ok to fill the inside of the idlers with grease, unti...

Hi - having recently found an old TM55 in a barn that had been there for 35 years without moving, a friend and I decided to purchase it and restore it. All the tinware is very good, as is the engine and tracks. It has the usual gearbox problems and we suspect at minimum Layshaft bearings given the n...