Piltz sockets and other additions

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi All,

Just put together a piltz socket with weld to send of this week for casting, these will be added soon in sets of 3.



I also plan on adding a number of other new packs to the range over the next few months and the ones below are certainly to be of use to Derek

Cheers

Dave

[Adrian Harris]

I have to ask

What's a Piltz and where would its socket be mounted

Adrian.

[Dave Dibb (Armorpax)]

Hi Adrian,

They are the sockets for the 2t tripod crane and were mounted on the top of the fighting compartment or turret of most late war German armour,

Cheers

Dave

PS I think someone on here was making the crane itself???

[Adrian Harris]

Cheers Dave

Lots of interesting parts there...

Adrian.

[Paul Morris]

Hello Dave.
Thanks for the plug yes if anyone would like the crane to go with Daves excellent pilse sockets i can make them to order.
Cheers Paul

[Stewart Ashton]

Hi Paul,
Have you got a picture and would one ever have been used with
the sdkfz7?

Regards Stewart

[Paul Morris]

Hello Stewart.
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Here is a pic of one fitted on one of my Tigers, i had better pics but lost the hard drive on my computer and so... i do not have one now to take photo's of for you unfortunately as i have sold them all but i still have my drawings .
As for wether or not they wer used on the SDKFZ 7 i would tend to say no? but... i could be wrong there so lets Google it and see who gets the answer unless someone else can tell us?
Cheers Paul

[Stewart Ashton]

Excellent pic Paul.

Looks a bit to hefty for use on a soft skin vehicle, but as you say
you never know

Regards Stewart

[Robert E Morey]

Heres the location of the pilse sockets on the Panther turret. The crane was used to remove the heavy engine grates and drivers hatches when replacing the rear engine or front transmission. Really cool crane Paul!

[Fabrice Le Roux]

Hi,
Have been trying to find snaps I took a couple of years ago of the Bov Hetzer sockets but without sucess. However I have a very clear recollecton that the sockets were:
a) welded with their top edges horizontal to the ground. This was confirmed visually on the Shriv KT in October.
b) Each socket had a small 5-8mm drain hole at the bottom to allow rainwater to run out.
c) Each socket had a coarse internal thread machined in hold the jib eyes in place in operation. Obvious really but no one else has mentioned it, and I only discovered it by reaching up and sticking my finger into the socket. Much the same way I discovered AC voltage at an early age !
Cheers all and belated Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends.
Fabrice

[Kent Wiik]

Hi Fabrice,

Good eyes (or fingers...), here are 2 photos of the Vimoutier Tiger I that shows the drainhole and thread. Also note how the hole end was sloped 45 degrees.





Cheers
Kent