Sebastien Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Look at what I found last year. It is in fields near me (I live in Normandy): Wheels of Panther!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 and what was the trough made from ........... a piece of PLUTO pipeline? (the on land pipeline I mean) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Year ago I found similar in the Ardennes. German halftrack wheels on a trough. One wheel was partly loose so I tried to kick it off, only hurt my foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I often see trolleys and trailers on old Polish films with a variety of German vehicle or artillery wheels. trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 pounder Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 nice find anyway;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Our old hay elevator sits on a pair of worn carrier wheels. The gas-bottle trolley sits on a pair of carrier track-supporting wheels. And a Bofors gun jack supports the drawbar of our 2-wheeled table-top trailer. Our collection of shearing hand-pieces sit in an old felt-lined military box of unknown origin. Military parts were manner from heaven after the shortages of materials that occurred during WWII. Farmers down here just soaked them up. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I had forgotten, at a former site of Caffyns/Haywards where I used to work the welding bottle trolley had carrier wheels, I think those things were everywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markheliops Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Year ago I found similar in the Ardennes.German halftrack wheels on a trough. One wheel was partly loose so I tried to kick it off, only hurt my foot. Vandal .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 ...so ..........only a few more bits needed then and you'll have enough to build a Panther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoseman Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 Vandal .... "Hurt foot...!" Panzers revenge! AXIS 1 ALLIES 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I had forgotten, at a former site of Caffyns/Haywards where I used to work the welding bottle trolley had carrier wheels, I think those things were everywhere... That would have been Ashford ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 That would have been Ashford ? Yes, though they have long moved to a new site in the town. It might not have been the welding trolley but another trolley, because I remember we had to use a welding flame to release the bearings. Ah, there were so any things there that I did not realize the significance of at the time - like the Morrison shelter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Vandal .... Who? Me or that damn wheel? :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 "Hurt foot...!" Panzers revenge!AXIS 1 ALLIES 0 Indeed.:cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Lawrence Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Sorry to be a party pooper - they are not from a Panther - more likely a post war Hotchkiss (or something similar) APC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Yes, though they have long moved to a new site in the town. It might not have been the welding trolley but another trolley, because I remember we had to use a welding flame to release the bearings. Ah, there were so any things there that I did not realize the significance of at the time - like the Morrison shelter I did my apprenticeship at an agricultural engineers a few streets away from there and my bench was made from a Morrison shelter, a bit on the low side but very sturdy. At the army workshops the carpenters had a trolley for moving timber on and that had brand new Carrier wheels on it. A lot of recycling went on in those days, it is not a new thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I know of a cement mixer sporting 4 lovely T16 curved spoke wheels in a farm not far from me, also rolling stock gates with carrier wheels on. As they scrap the bits and bobs they throw the wheels to one side for me . Stuff is still out there ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Sorry to be a party pooper - they are not from a Panther - more likely a post war Hotchkiss (or something similar) APC No, they are many pebbles of rotation of panther. A local museum is going to get back them after visit on the ground, most hard is going to be to negotiate with the farmer owner of this assembly!! For information, places is situated on the right bank of the Seine, in the Haute-Normandie, just in front of places or the German army redeemed(pensioned off) has the end of the battle of Normandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Lawrence Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 This is a Panther - the wheels are larger than those in the photo and are single, not double Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Actually, the row outside of pebbles as well as the internal row are simple pebbles now, if you observes well this photo of restoration(catering) of the panther of Saumur, you can see that the row "power plant" is double operation "goodwood" And if you observes even better my photo, besides the markings "continental", the diameter, the nuts, identical hubs, you will report you that the farmer who in tinkered that inverted pebbles finally, before posting these photos here, I showed them has various specialists, as well as has a museum which authenticated well these pebbles as resulting(coming) from a panther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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