hickjc Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Brand new tracks will soon be available, developed by a fellow collector in Holland. Happy New 'track' Year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lssah2025 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 If I only had a track :laugh:..... looking good, hopefully they will supply the specifics and show some of the manufacturing process for HT owners.. I know owners will be interested... I would be... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpacaandy Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 This is good news for us track owners. Israelis still are willing to make them, but at a hefty price. There has been alot of work in the USA to find a new manufacturer, but nothing solid. These are out of the Netherlands I believe and as of this date no price. Will be interesting to see the price compared to the Israel track price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickjc Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 What ever the price I recon they will be cheaper than the ones we have seen for sale as of late! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoranWC51 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 That's indeed good news for the halftrack owners around the world! The Americans have been trying for a long time to put together a deal to manufacture them, in the US if possible, but nothing yet. The Dutch beat them to it, and I am not surprised. My educated guess would be that it is Staman Trading who's behind this? They already manufacture (in China BTW) new tracks for Shermans, and at a price that's not too shabby. Which is why I think, and hope, that the prices will be within reach for most halftrack owners and restorers. There is a Latin American manufacturer that produces tracks for the halftracks still left in some of the Latin American armies. But the discussions with them didn't produce any results. Reports say that quality and high price didn't add up to much. One cannot help but wonder if Staman haven't decided to produce them by the same Chinese company that manufactures the Sherman track? The Chinese manufacturer also produce the type of rubber tracks in halftracks for that type of vehicles which use tracks. The Isareli company that owns the molds and machinery used to make the tracks for Israeli armies halftracks, and which have been sold in the last few years, will probably not be able to sell their machinery for a whole lot of money now.... Bite over too much, and all that. Goran N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hickjc Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 My current understanding is that a Dutch collector is behind them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earlymb Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Not Staman. I would like to see some specifications as well, but if another party can start production in the US as well it will be all the better for collectors, especially if both sources will be comparable in quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZITIM Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 They look great. Maybe they might branch out and do Cletrac as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Pearson Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Great news ! STILL waiting to organise the Bren Carrier track made in China :red: hopefully this year ? I now want a half track ! :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeland Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Isn't this done by BAIV (http://www.baiv.nl/)? They do a lot of repro-work for HT's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datadawg Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I read on Steel Soldiers forum that someone in USA was developing manufacturing options and had spent a lot of time/effort on the undertaking. Not sure of status, but that may be another resource. I would love a halftrack, but thus far relegated to drooling only.:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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