supertrack Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 New parts for my sherman tank , a seat and small parts Thank's to my friend . Supertrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 new small parts for my tank . 4 sprokets 3 rubber wheels new 2ww dated made by BF goodrich to be continued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 I'm look for picture for to know where the spring go ? If anybody can help me ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I truly am amazed how much stuff you manage to find! :wow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted May 26, 2011 Author Share Posted May 26, 2011 I truly am amazed how much stuff you manage to find! :wow: Me too ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 That makes three of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Johann, sorry for not replying to your email.....! The spring has a rod that connects it to the clutch pedal, I've been trying to upload a picture but it is not working for me today, I'll e mail you one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted May 28, 2011 Author Share Posted May 28, 2011 No problems Adrian , i know you have lot of job . The information is for some friend who have the same tank M4a4 I don't see picture on the parts list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 some small news : new parts for the tank . Thank's for friend for his help . sherman track wedges and a gear box com from a boat Supertrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddy8men Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 thanks for the pics, i'm glad that the project is still coming together nicely. rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUCAS ENGLAND Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Any up dates Supertrack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 hello, he's got a gearbox that comes from this tank : http://www.shermantankoverloon.nl/?id=41&lan=en&sz=2 I know this, because he's got it thanks to me :laugh::laugh: Apparently there is nothing new in the project, Supertrack is still looking for bogie assemblies, which seem very hard to find and buy. Once he's got 4 of them, he'll go further in the restoration. P-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Hi P O , Hi Boy . not a lot up date because i just keep a few parts . I have buy some small parts for my C1 continental engine . And with "Shadock" help i buy an gear box . I have too two "hub" and small part for the wheels . See pictures . Not too much lucky this time ...:blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 hey Johann, you think that you are not lucky, but I don't have any Sherman hull in the garage.. P-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 An awesome project and no mistake...hats off in some order to you!....:cheesy:.... showing complete ignorance here ...(and ready willing and able to be told)....but.. .whats the position with purchasing/acquiring parts from the seemingly many wrecks on various ranges around Europe?.....in my mind particularly are the Shermans that are lying in the dunes near Biville?..... ...as I said..... showing my ignorance ...but are the various authorities impossible to do a deal with ???...either for a complete tank or to strip some bits off them????... Going on what some of you lads have rebuilt in the past.... and the Sherman in this thread is a good example.....the ones at Biville look like viable rebuild projects to me....and if not rebuildable they would be a cracking source of parts... (from the little I can see off the various Youtube videos ...I've not actually inspected them)......and having done a lot of heavy plant work in my time they certainly look 'recoverable' if you had the right kit and /or money to hire it in....... ......and .....maybe I shouldn't say this but... ....what's stopping folk just 'helping themselves' to some bits of those wrecks anyways?........ .. (apart from not being of a nefarious nature maybe...and the fact that most European Police carry guns of course......:cool2:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_shadock Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) An awesome project and no mistake...hats off in some order to you!....:cheesy:....showing complete ignorance here ...(and ready willing and able to be told)....but.. .whats the position with purchasing/acquiring parts from the seemingly many wrecks on various ranges around Europe?.....in my mind particularly are the Shermans that are lying in the dunes near Biville?..... ...as I said..... showing my ignorance ...but are the various authorities impossible to do a deal with ???...either for a complete tank or to strip some bits off them????... Going on what some of you lads have rebuilt in the past.... and the Sherman in this thread is a good example.....the ones at Biville look like viable rebuild projects to me....and if not rebuildable they would be a cracking source of parts... (from the little I can see off the various Youtube videos ...I've not actually inspected them)......and having done a lot of heavy plant work in my time they certainly look 'recoverable' if you had the right kit and /or money to hire it in....... ......and .....maybe I shouldn't say this but... ....what's stopping folk just 'helping themselves' to some bits of those wrecks anyways?........ .. (apart from not being of a nefarious nature maybe...and the fact that most European Police carry guns of course......:cool2:) Hello, that's not as easy as it seems. There are many wrecks on fire ranges in France, but you always need to know "someone" either in the Army or at the Ministry of Defence to help to get a hulk. Regarding the tanks at Biville, it is a bit different. Two different associations (including the Paratrooper museum at Sainte Mère Eglise) currently dispute the ownership of the 3 M4A1 Sherman wrecks that lye there. I have seen myself the tanks. Detailed galleries there : http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/sherman2_biville/index.html http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/sherman3_biville/index.html http://the.shadock.free.fr/Tanks_in_France/sherman1_biville/index.html and I can tell that most of the interior parts (seats, fire extinguisher bracket, etc etc) are heavily rusted due to the salt (the tanks are located 50 meters away from the sea shore). I also presume that the bearings on the running gear are rusted too, so the running gear parts will probably not be serviceable now. So, I guess one could make a good tank frm the 3 there, with a lot of work and a full reconstruction of the internal parts (just like the M10 Achilles in UK), but for sure the one that is badly cut-up will be scrapped rather than restored (hopefully, once somebody has taken all the good parts). P-O Edited January 1, 2012 by the_shadock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 In France it's very hard to have a part come from French army ! very very hard . You are no interest to take the initiative to dismantle a part without permission at the risk of ending up to the police station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) cracking galleries Shadoc thanks for sharing them...... such a shame they are left there decaying isn't it?.. ...do you have much info on them? I guess the range is now out of use?... or are they in for a possible further battering ? anyways hope someone rescues them it would seem there are a lot of serviceable parts to be salvaged even from the one that someone has started to chop.... I'm sure I read on here a while ago that someone had paid a grand opr so a piece for new front crew hatch lids?....if thats so... there's more than a few grand in those photos!!...what price an idler assemble complete with rollers?....even if it does need a complete overhaul??........ Edited January 1, 2012 by RattlesnakeBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 Close your eyes , open your ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 That sounds great. First time was more exciting though. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scammell4199 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 They do have a rather special "note" don't they Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supertrack Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hi , these are news from the sherman tank project . I recently had the opportunity to acquire this M4A4 "t" sherman tank "hull" it's better than the first one :-D. Now i can work . Supertrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Very nice..... a very nice dream come true for you did you track down the other missing bits yet ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex van de Wetering Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Congratulations! That looks like a very nice base for your project. Is this one without range damage to the upper surfaces? Not only a hull, but also some bogies, sprockets, hatches and maybe even transmission?? very nice. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajmac Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Great luck! A much better starting point than your first hull, i wish you the best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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