monty2 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Most of us are just to carry a spare wheel with the car, but this guy is thinking big he just carries a spare .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Are they original beams on the side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I seen the piccy before, but never noticed those beams. They look like planks down the side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big ray Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I suppose that it would stop you from sticking anything magnetic onto the sides ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locolines Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Now that's what I call a souvineer. Is it one of those jap chi-ha things ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I seen the piccy before, but never noticed those beams. They look like planks down the side? Rare M4A7 wooden Sherman. Faired very poorly in combat due to it's log cabin construction...... Actually, like someone else called it, those wooden planks were placed there to prevent magnetic mines from being attached to the sides of the hull. A friend of mine used to own an M4A1 that was a PTO Vet. One of the mods that was still present on it was small steel patch plates crudly welded over the road wheel spokes to prevent "fouling" by iron bars inserted by Infantry. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 A friend of mine used to own an M4A1 that was a PTO Vet. One of the mods that was still present on it was small steel patch plates crudly welded over the road wheel spokes to prevent "fouling" by iron bars inserted by Infantry. How would he know it was a PTO veteran? The wheels with holes welded up show up on many rebuilt Shermans supplied post-war to countries like the Netherlands and France. That feature alone is not enough to ID it as a PTO vet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 How would he know it was a PTO veteran? The wheels with holes welded up show up on many rebuilt Shermans supplied post-war to countries like the Netherlands and France. That feature alone is not enough to ID it as a PTO vet.... That wasn't what made it a PTO Vet. Sorry if that's the impression I gave. The Vehicle's history which he had is what made it a PTO Vet. The field depot mods (such as what had been done to the wheels) were an interesting point of conversation (as was all the small arms impacts). Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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