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Paul Bonnett


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Hi Guys,
              Can anyone confirm how the unditching beams were attached to the tracks for me ? Was it just a chain shackled round them !
 TIA
      Paul



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Gwyn Evans


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I believe so Paul, see attached photo.

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wouldnt a chain under the tracks affect how the tracks drive? or cause damage to the drive wheel? and it would be a bitch trying to lift the tracks to run a chain underneath.

i would not be surprised if they used a 'shoe' or 'clamp' similar to the one for torpedoes or spuds

http://www.landships.freeservers.com/jpegs/new_artypics_04/track_spud_phrd1.jpg

in gwyn's photo, 2 small chains (or 1 small chain) could be connected to the sides of a shoe, and then the chain to the undititching beam is connected to those with a shackle. it might be my imagination, but it looks as though there may be something in the middle of the track plate that the chain is attached to; maybe the central bar of a shoe?

the maintenance manual for the mark four is available, though, maybe it has a set of instructions for attaching the unditching gear.

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Sorry about this but I suppose it will teach me to check my reference, I presume it would be similar to this type.
Paul

-- Edited by Paul Bonnett at 00:40, 2007-12-17

-- Edited by Paul Bonnett at 00:42, 2007-12-17

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yes, paul, i would have thought similar to that, but a bit more substantial

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