FT restoration in Poland

[Pzkpfw-e]

One of the Afghan scrapyard wrecks.

[Richard Farrant]

One of the Afghan scrapyard wrecks.

 

I thought that the French built FT had wooden front idlers, but this one has a steel one, like the US built M1917. Did the French change to steel idlers in later production?

As a point of interest, my local garage, which has a carriage wheelwrights department, has recently made some wooden front idlers for Renault tanks currently under restoration.

[Tony B]

They definitley got about the FT17's. How many countries actually used them.

[WCMatt]

I thought that the French built FT had wooden front idlers, but this one has a steel one, like the US built M1917. Did the French change to steel idlers in later production?

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That's interesting. I always thought it was the American version that had the wooden wheels & the French used steel......Learn something new everyday.

Matt

[Richard Farrant]

That's interesting. I always thought it was the American version that had the wooden wheels & the French used steel......Learn something new everyday.

Matt

 

Hi Matt,

The Renault in Bovington Tank Museum has wooden idlers, I was looking at it recently.