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I seem to recall reading that the Americans took the decision to concentrate on quantity.

 

They knew the shermans were not up to the job of one on one battles but could be used to swamp the enemy.

 

Brutal for the crews and a cold calculated decision by the policy makers.

By the time Patton and others realized that The Sherman was'nt going to br successful on the battlefield it was a bit late to change things , They agreed that the next tank should be a diesel but the logistics of handling two fuels to the battle area would be too difficult they felt so they were stuck with a gasoline powered tank for the duration of the war , yes they had built a small number of Stuarts and Shermans with diesel engines but kept them for training purposes state side only .

Your right in that they felt numbers ,training ,battle field recovery and repair would make up for the tank design flaws.

imo.

I guess it has to do with what period ones is displaying as a WWII vehicle would not look as pretty as something from a peace time example . What I 'm trying to say is that a WWII vehicle would be correct to have a very rushed and rough finish as time saved was most important as they did not plan the vehicle lasting in service all that long a few weeks or months in a combat area before needing to be sent to the rebuild shops , again it was repair repaint and send it out , I dont think they cared how neat it looked as long as the numbers and details were visible/legible. I ve seen many photo's of vehicles , softskins coming off production lines with ghosting and over spray around stencil's and a few that were tanks being given a quick repaint with all the dirt and crews equipment still in place , being done with a pressure pot and gun behind a building outdoors likely not all that many miles distant from where the action was going on .

scenes from France and the Low Countries .

A clip from the public resource group on Youtube of U.S.Army activities in 1950's and 1960's West Berlin and West Germany . a collection of MP activities and the logistics of rebuilding equipment and storing spare parts for the U.S.Army , and a clip of U.S.Army logistics in Korea . A little bit of everything shown uniforms , vehicles , locations.

Thats one fine job , I d be keeping that sealed underglass afraid of anything happening to it . Naugh its Ok you sweated and toiled over it and your reward is to take it out and enjoy all the miles and adventures you can have with it !

If the world's largest press is the South Gate, CA, which weighs 2,650 tons, stands more than 60-feet tall, is capable of generating 40,000 tons of pressure, they still reckon you can't fit a round peg in a square hole.....I would have thought at this tonnage it probably would go in.....

I think the original quote was "you cant put a square peg in a round hole" This was in fact refering to the assembly of wooden post and beam pegged construction as used in houses and barns . Its actually a very sound and good construction method . It was easy to bore a round hole in a piece of wood and easy to carve a square peg . The result was a very tight and very strong assembly as the square shoulders of the peg would bite into the sides of the round hole and resist any motion to work its way loose while the wood might be used in a green state ,as as it dried the fit would stay tight over time .

Best news all who were aboard are ok , One less B-17 in the world now .

very clever . makes me think that the same source , ie a drum might be used to make wheel arches for a vehicle .

Very creative, looking more and more complete every day !

Of women and motorcycles , a chap runs an ad in a singles publication . Man seeks a woman with motorcycle , send photo of motorcycle . One must keep one priorities after all.

Thats just plain scary to think about !!!

I second the Thank You for taking and posting the Great photo's , Only wish I had a tardis to be able to attend such a outstanding show .The efforts of all show in a clean well though out event. One day I hope to be over there to see it all for myself.

Sorry to see the set back your Scammell gave you . At least you had a good drive about to enjoy some of the fruits of all the labors to get it back on the road. Speaking of those , That vehicles sure does take up a FULL lane and with dodging the over hanging branches and close signs and buildings I can understand the need to have vehicle width limits over there !

I ll keep my fingers crossed that this latest problem can be solved satifactory so you can be out on the roads doing your part to replacate the driving scenes from "DUEL" .

As it was built or intended only for winter use it may well not have had an air cleaner , as many current snow blower models dont have them .Just a thought and I may well be in error .

If your only asking about tracked vehicles in general and not a AFV , How about Rip Saw it will top all the speeds mentioned so far . The stats are shown .

There must be something wrong with those tracks as I didnt hear any squeeking , clanking or grinding from them !.

That engine sounds wonderful and the work so far is a knock out .

a very nice conversion .

With time and effort amazing things can happen , of course a it will also take a lot of money . Still to the owner of a HMV its all part of the sickness of restoring such rare machines. Welcome to the group and very good luck with your Vehicle.

Great photo's new to me !

The Truck is looking great , all that hard work has really made it a wonderful thing to look at , have you put many miles on it yet ? any little repairs,adjustments ?

Nice , It's a treat to drive from the examples I ve had the chance to enjoy .

Seems you have done an abolutely Cracking good job of it ! What with all the working and fabricating right down to the last minute ! I am looking foreward to the past ride report and all the details, since the last photo shows it going along under its own power and no signs of any thing leaking from the rad. that all is good in the world.

An American site that has a bit narrower focus is the GMC CCKW group

http://www.cckw.org/

Welcome Stefano : No need to appologize for your english I m quite sure your english is far better than my Italian !

Must have been the brand new state of the clutch , but its speed suprised me with the lurch it first gave !! Well Done all around , You must post more video of this incredable rolling piece of art and history !