Scout car trolly question
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Scout car trolly question
I have a spare trolley for a WW2 ring mount. It has the canted rollers. Will it work on a scout car rail or do I need to find one with straight rollers? If so, anyone want to trade trolleys?
Chip
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1939 BMW R71, 40 BSA M20, 41 M3A1 SC, 42 M3A1 SC, 42 GPW, 43 M29 Weasel, 44 WC51, 44 BSA M20, 45 WC52, 45 WLA, 3x MB2A, 53 M211, 70 M35A2, 97 M1092A2 HMMWV
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Re: Scout car trolly question
It will work but it wont be level on the sloped parts of the rail. The scout car trolley has another pivot point to correct that. The scout car trolleys are much more scarce.
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Re: Scout car trolly question
Thanks for the reply. I wonder why the rollers are canted on the ring mount trolley and straight on the scout car trolley, maybe the corners on the skate rail are not as tight as the diameter of the ring?
Chip
1939 BMW R71, 40 BSA M20, 41 M3A1 SC, 42 M3A1 SC, 42 GPW, 43 M29 Weasel, 44 WC51, 44 BSA M20, 45 WC52, 45 WLA, 3x MB2A, 53 M211, 70 M35A2, 97 M1092A2 HMMWV
1939 BMW R71, 40 BSA M20, 41 M3A1 SC, 42 M3A1 SC, 42 GPW, 43 M29 Weasel, 44 WC51, 44 BSA M20, 45 WC52, 45 WLA, 3x MB2A, 53 M211, 70 M35A2, 97 M1092A2 HMMWV
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Re: Scout car trolly question
Well the ring is a constant curve, so rollers set up for that curve should work pretty well. The scout car skate rail is mostly straight. It seems to be a compromise. As Jesse noted, the S/C trolly with the canting feature is very pricey and hard to find. Asking prices these days seems to be 3500 to 5000 dollars a piece.
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Re: Scout car trolly question
And here I thought they were in the 1500 to 2500$ range!
I had a repro scout car trolley for sale at Aberdeen for 1750 and NOBODY bothered to bite on it.
I had a repro scout car trolley for sale at Aberdeen for 1750 and NOBODY bothered to bite on it.
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Re: Scout car trolly question
Dawgman, where did you get the repro trolley from?
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Re: Scout car trolly question
Came with my scout car in the pile of parts from Robert Gustin.
12-12-41 slat MB
Midland/Willys frame script GPW 9xxx
No’s match 4-42 script GPW
No’s match 10-44 GPW
Dead MB plow
45 MB 8-21-45 restored
1943 M3a1 WSC
MVPA 7xxx
Midland/Willys frame script GPW 9xxx
No’s match 4-42 script GPW
No’s match 10-44 GPW
Dead MB plow
45 MB 8-21-45 restored
1943 M3a1 WSC
MVPA 7xxx
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Re: Scout car trolly question
The M49 trolley does not roll on scout car skate rail, it rolls in the corner, but not on the straight sections. I am fortunate to have one correct M35 trolley. Looking forward to taking my scout car to the WW2 weekend event in Reading Pa next week.
Chip
1939 BMW R71, 40 BSA M20, 41 M3A1 SC, 42 M3A1 SC, 42 GPW, 43 M29 Weasel, 44 WC51, 44 BSA M20, 45 WC52, 45 WLA, 3x MB2A, 53 M211, 70 M35A2, 97 M1092A2 HMMWV
1939 BMW R71, 40 BSA M20, 41 M3A1 SC, 42 M3A1 SC, 42 GPW, 43 M29 Weasel, 44 WC51, 44 BSA M20, 45 WC52, 45 WLA, 3x MB2A, 53 M211, 70 M35A2, 97 M1092A2 HMMWV
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