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    I am also struggling with the new format , it is partly due to my skill and computer but it now takes a long time to access everything. I guess we all follow other forums and I would now consider this hard work to look through compared to many others. Hopefully this is taken as constructive criticism and not moaning ! I visit less now its just a struggle , Admin , are you able to compare foot traffic before and after the upgrade, is there any noticeable trends ?
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    Stunning ! , for paid work why don't you send pictures of the equipment you have built to movie set makers ? the need all kinds of one off stuff made.
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    I hope it is still there but I would have thought there would be no shortage of wire rope and other tracked vehicles about (and crews skilled in recovery work) at the time to pull both tanks out. they don't appear to be under fire and the guys who got the tank stuck would be very keen to get it out seeing as they were up to no good when it turned to custard.
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    Are those REME corps colours on the brake shoes ?
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    From what I remember they come apart fairly easily but it was a long time ago ! you just undo the allen head bolts and it separates , I think there were several pieces to each ring so if the don't have pin punch marks or numbers stamped on them do it yourself as they like going back the same way. we used dry lube on the ball bearings as the Waiouru dust would quickly clog up grease.
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    May be a good idea to ditch the fuel bladder , when we did turret lifts the mechanics would often change the bladder because they were troublesome , I don't remember the reason why ? but we would always make sure they were filled up before they came in for the turret lift as any fuel in the bladder was written off. it always found its way into our private cars:cool2:
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    Would you need an engine that actually came out of a tank or would the agricultural version be ok ? if so you could put the word out on some of those tractor forums , perhaps add in the bit about the tv program as people will be a bit more willing to help. There must be somebody out there who needs a free engine rebuild !
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    Great pictures , do you have any more photos of other equipment at the site , very interesting place !
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    It is surprising what good publicity and the right people asking for permission can achieve. The Military has all the resources (EOD techs , heavy recovery gear and trained operators) , Wounded/disabled Veterans are the perfect group to ask permission and participate in the dig , for starters the Military owe them big , the publicity is all positive , a small part of the training area gets cleared of dangerous material and some history gets retrieved. Ex Service men will no doubt be more interested in digging up tanks than bits of Roman pottery. everybody wins !
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    Eddy8man , have you tried using Google earth to retrace your steps , it surprising what you can see in their maps !
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    Everything worth while takes a bit of effort , as the price of WW2 artifacts increases more people will be out looking for them. I live in New Zealand so there is no chance of finding a buried Panzer nearby. but for a local French guy with a shovel it could be a very profitable hobby.
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    There must have been millions of craters caused by bombing , the vast scale of destroyed equipment and ready access to nice deep holes would have been very tempting for the local farmer to just push in some more dirt and get on with growing a crop. those are interesting holes in the photos , they don't look like bomb craters or hand dug , at least on the high sides , a little more like naturally occurring slips ? but I am no expert...
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    Hi folks , was surfing the net and found these pictures of destroyed vehicles , they ended up in handy looking holes that would be easier to fill in rather than clean up. the location would be very difficult to find but there will be other photos with identifiable landmarks that could lead to the unearthing of interesting artifacts all over Europe. with the internet vast amounts of WW2 pictures can now be viewed at the click of a mouse ,hopefully in the years to come we will see more history dragged back into the light !
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    Looks to be in very nice condition , one thing the puzzles me is the ships wheel inside , is it the rare experimental aquatic version used in the D Day landings ?:-D
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    Great looking suspension on the rough ground but I would never buy a tank from a fat unshaven Russian wearing cammo clothing :-D
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    I don't know if this will help but perhaps asking the previous owner if they have any old photos of the Jeep that may have a number plate showing on it ?
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    Save it ! best thing is the weathered original paint job , leave it ugly on the outside but nice shiny new running gear hidden inside.
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    Turning up with proven equipment and trained operator's will give the owner and any spectators (standing in the field or watching on TV) confidence that they have the right people doing the job. it may be logistically better to drag up all the targets identified in one hit (could be other interesting things down there besides tanks) , although splitting the job into several parts ,a survey with electronics , taking time to decipher the data , coming back with the heavy equipment , fixing the holes up. Just remember to take loads of pictures !
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    Finished it today ! and have just heard about a German WW2 truck on a farm nearby , or at least was there 5 years ago according to the gent I was talking to, maybe my next project ?
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    To clear this up once and for all ! she should take here T shirt off and find a pole to dance on and everybody will be happy:cool2: PS we fly your flag the other way up as New Zealand is below the equator and we don't want to offend the Queen with an upside down flag.
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    You Brits had tent heaters ? I joined the wrong army.
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    Right now that horrific part of history is still in living memory for some ! Although I am against removing the building , in ancient Egypt there are defaced and destroyed artifacts that were associated with unpopular rulers . now we are poorer historically for it.
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    Well, I hope this one turns out to be true ! , at least we may get a good documentary about not finding them....
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    That would increase your chances of finding one !
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    Would it be worth enquiring at MOD about what happened to the gun ? Historically its a unique and interesting bit of kit, if you could get the right Brass on your side to find the barrel that may be sitting in a box somewhere waiting to be re united with its mount .
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