marcosabatino
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I have a question about yarder undercarrages. Which ones used the shermain tank for the undercarrage? thanks. If their are not too many does anyone know what the total weight of the yarders weighed?
I have a question about yarder undercarrages. Which ones used the shermain tank for the undercarrage? thanks. If their are not too many does anyone know what the total weight of the yarders weighed?
I have a question about yarder undercarrages. Which ones used the shermain tank for the undercarrage? thanks. If their are not too many does anyone know what the total weight of the yarders weighed?
I believe the Washington 98 Skylok had a Sherman Tank undercarriage.
I believe the Washington 98 Skylok had a Sherman Tank undercarriage.
Not to nitpick but I think you are referring to a Washington 78. Both the 78-40 and the 78A had Sherman M4A3 undercarriage. They utilized the front diff and Sherman trans still attached to the front glacis. If I recall, the yarders weighed about 10 ton more than a Sherman tank so there were lots of problems. They just used brakes to steer, an air control for each side, so traveling slow and steering required the outside track to power around the one that was stopped. Then one of the phony connectors popped off and there you sat. Putting the track back on. When we ran chokers the chaser would amuse himself by banging the connectors back in place and tightening the wedge bolts. The tracks still broke and came off the sprocket and just generally drove you nuts. As my father said; Tanks were made to go to war. They weren't made to come back.