GF-Steel Track
High grade stainless steel track for dollies and cranes. Foldable or fixed, exchangeable end sections.
GF-Steel Track is an extruded stainless steel track system whose robust, closed profile makes it extremely stable under heavy loads — a fully rigged crane rolls on it as steadily as a dolly. It comes as foldable or fixed straight track with exchangeable end sections and high grade stainless steel end joints, and it is fully compatible with all GFM track systems.
GF-Steel Track · Datasheet
| Section weights | ||
|---|---|---|
| 62 cm gauge | 100 cm gauge | |
| 50 cm | 7.7 kg17 lbs | — |
| 90 cm | 10.9 kg24 lbs | 11.6 kg26 lbs |
| 160 cm | 16.7 kg37 lbs | 18.5 kg41 lbs |
| 230 cm | 23.8 kg52 lbs | 25.5 kg56 lbs |
| 45° curve | 22.3 kg49 lbs | — |
| System | ||
|---|---|---|
| Material | Extruded stainless steel | |
| Straight sections | 50 / 90 / 160 / 230 cm | 1'8" / 3' / 5'3" / 7'7" |
| Curve | 45° — eight per circle | |
| Circle inside Ø | 480 cm | 15'9" |
| Circle outside Ø | 600 cm | 19'8" |
| Compatibility | All GFM track systems | |
Folds flat for transport
Straight sections come foldable or fixed. A foldable section swings its two rails together into one flat pack that stores and travels on the truck like a plank — and unfolds back into track with the sleepers already attached, nothing to assemble on set.
Exchangeable ends, precision joints
Every section ends in a machined stainless steel joint — male cones on one side, matching seats on the other — that pulls two sections into one continuous line. The end pieces bolt on: a dropped or worn end is a spare part, not a scrapped section.
Braced square, gauge held true
Steel sleepers carry the rails, and a turnbuckle tensions the cross bracing between them: the gauge stays true section after section, which is what keeps a heavy move quiet at the wheels. The turnbuckle is a standard part and sold as a spare below.
Eight curves close the circle
The 45° curve is one eighth of a standard circle in the 62 cm gauge — 480 cm inside, 600 cm outside diameter. Run all eight for a full circle around the subject, or mix single curves into a straight run for a sweeping move. Same extrusion, same joints.
Two gauges, adapters in between
Straight sections come in 62 cm and 100 cm gauge. Gauge adapters step a run down — 100 to 62 cm, or 62 cm to a 36 cm narrow gauge — and starter ramps lead the dolly from the floor onto the rails with the camera already built. All of it stays compatible with the other GFM track systems.
