Special Tool

[Jeff Hyder]

Hi,
I have just come across a book that mentions that a special tool was required to remove the front Tiger sprocket. This was a cranked tube that fitted into the bored out hole on the upper nose plate. There is no description how this tool operated, but it looks like it acted as a jib for a block and tackle when trying to remove the heavy sprocket. I have often wondered what the bored aperture on the front plate was for as I have often read this was used to hold foliage to camouflage the vehicle and not for use as an anchor point.
Has any of you guys heard of this?

Cheers

[Adrian Harris]

[Robert E Morey]

There needs to be a jack in there somewhere (in image) as the front of the tank is lifted up. Makes perfect sense that the sockets are for small jib crane (pictured) to remove sprocket in field. Just like Pilse sockets on Panther G roof were used to remove engine deck parts. Would the maintenance vehicles carry this jib crane then?

Thanks for clearing up that mystery. I've wondered what those sockets were for on Tiger 1 as well.
Bob

[Jeff Hyder]

Hi, Guys,
Thanks for the photo it all makes sense now to the description in my book. As Bob says mystery solved.

[Paul Wills]

They aren't that hard to make if you wanted to have a go, I did one last year.

Paul.