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AlastairCooke
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Idler wheels

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Hi All,
Those of you who are reprofiling the idler wheels whilst removing the machining marks may find the images below useful? Dated May 1943 I believe it shows details of a possible 650mm diameter interim design. The key issue, which I assume was present on both the 700mm (early) and the 600mm (late) designs, is the fact that the rims were welded to webs on a cast hub. This means that the webs would be pretty much squared off with very little rounding of the edges.
HSK_3419_Leitrad_(R21B4208-3).jpg
HSK_3419_Leitrad_(R21B4208-3).jpg
The image were obtained from a trawl of the internet about 2 years ago and I think come from the archives of the French Tank Museum at Saumur.

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Søren Sandvold
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Re: Idler wheels

Post by Søren Sandvold »

Very interesting. Thanks a lot for sharing, perfect timing as I'm laying final work on my idlers as we speak 😉

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