mickhigson

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I was looking at an article on Arnold's M47... And I was wondering do all M47s have the extra idler tension wheel near to the sprocket? As I always thought that it was the M46 that had this not the M47. I have done a little searching on the internet and sure enough there are some M47 labelled tanks that do have the idler wheel. I am surprised if there are two models with and without the idler for the M47 but the desgination didn't change, i.e M47A1.

 

Can anyone shed any more light on this?

 

Above is an attached picture of his M47. Apparently he has this because this is what he used in his 1 year of national service.

 

Mark

Hi the idler was removed later in its sevice life the one i have has had it removed and blanked off

regards Mick

my name is Mick i am currentley restoring a m47 patton tank

I also own chieftain t34/85 abbot fv432 fv434 alvis stalwarts

muir hill loding shovels eager beavers etc Always intrested

in any new challange including the united nations arms treaty

that may force us to scrap all othe above