Snow Trac windshield dimentions...

[300 H and H]

Was told there is a pdf here with these, but not in my searches I have tried. Any opinions about safety glass instead of the tempered glass that was original? Safty glass I can get locally, temperd has to be ordered out.

Need a place to shoot out of this rig but the windshield is not quite what I had in mind!!

Thanks, Kirk

 

[Mtn-Track]

I ended up with tempered safety glass when I went to replaced mine(?). Maybe that's what your shop has or are they saying they only offer one or the other?

I personally liked the tupperware lid....

 

[300 H and H]

I asked for tempered....cause that was original I am thinking. Laminated was available in 62? I am thinking not. But for in front of my eyeballs I am thinking laminated is just fine as it is/was used in windshield for many years.

I made an apointment with a place that cuts laminated and makes "house calls" to measure then they cut and return to reinstall

Regards, Kirk

 

[JimVT]

not sure what you want. I have all of lyndons files and one is the a copy of the orginal std. cabin glass from the factory. Blue print or what ever you call it. under material it has hard glass with the toralance chart. metric
Jim

 

[300 H and H]

Jim,

Sounds like what I want! How can I get a copy? Tempered glass is heat treated after it has been cut. Measurements work with both types naturally....

Thanks, Kirk

 

[Av8r3400]

Being in the autoglass business I would recommend laminated for the forward facing glass and tempered for the side and rear, just like your car. The windshields should be able to take a hit and crack, but keep together. Tempered glass is stronger, but when it yields it will shatter into a zillion little nuggets, instead of cracking.

Any competent autoglass shop can cut the laminated to a pattern they would make from your vehicle. Shouldn't cost you more than $100-150, installed.

Tempered glass would require the shop to make a pattern and then have the glass made at a tempering factory. More lead time and expense, ~$200 for a pane of that size.

 

[JimVT]

300 H ,I sent you a PM.

 

[Melensdad]

I'm pretty sure that the glass in a Snow Trac is special glass and without it your Snow Trac will perform miserably. Seems that replacement glass simply won't work for you. I guess you've been taken advantage of, but don't worry, you can ship me your "parts machine" and I'll take good care of it for you.

 

[JSX]

Being in the autoglass business I would recommend laminated for the forward facing glass and tempered for the side and rear, just like your car. The windshields should be able to take a hit and crack, but keep together. Tempered glass is stronger, but when it yields it will shatter into a zillion little nuggets, instead of cracking.

Any competent autoglass shop can cut the laminated to a pattern they would make from your vehicle. Shouldn't cost you more than $100-150, installed.

Tempered glass would require the shop to make a pattern and then have the glass made at a tempering factory. More lead time and expense, ~$200 for a pane of that size.

The only problem is that you can't get 1/8" thick laminated glass. The stock glass is 1/8" thick so you would have to change out the rubber gasket also.

 

[300 H and H]

JSX,

So what would you recommend? Glad to see you are back safe and sound. Being it's the weekend I have till Monday to make up my mind..

Regards, Kirk

 

[Snowtrac Nome]

glad to know about the size differences i will eventualy have to replace my windshields as they are so scratched up.

 

[teledawg]

Was told there is a pdf here with these, but not in my searches I have tried. Any opinions about safety glass instead of the tempered glass that was original? Safty glass I can get locally, temperd has to be ordered out.

Need a place to shoot out of this rig but the windshield is not quite what I had in mind!!

Thanks, Kirk

Maybe this drawing will help LINK

 

[300 H and H]

teledawg,

Thanks for the link....JimVT sent me the single page with the windshield, but this has all the glass for the ST. Good one to save....just in case!

Regards, Kirk