Das Werk M1918 155mm Schneider Howitzer - High Speed

Armor/AFV WWII Allied
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Are you all healed up now Rick and can get at it?

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Dan, the shoulder is healing slowly. I no longer have my arm strapped to my waist. I’m two weeks into six months of physical therapy. I am able to build now but can’t yet use the airbrush. Fortunately I have three different electric sanders that allow me to continue to build without stressing the shoulder. Hopefully I can use the airbrush before I run out of dust free storage for my work in progress.

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Could the Holt Caterpillar Tractor be correctly paired with this kit or does it need to revert to the spoked, wagon wheels type wheels?

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Michael, the “high speed” designation was 1930’s lingo for “towed by a truck”. The wooden wheeled version was towed by the Holt tractors.

Rick

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“High spped-low drag”

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All things being equal, steel or solid rubber tires have a lower rolling resistance and require less force to pull. The “high speeding” came from a new drawbar and changing the axle to use tapered roller bearings instead of plain bearings. Solid wheels don’t handle bumps that well (especially at speeds above what a horse can do) and sink in soft ground, so they also changed to pneumatic tires.

KL

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Its a Army saying..

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OK, but it’s still nonsense.

KL

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Trying to remember movie they used that line in. Got it, talking about Gunny Highway in Heartbreak Ridge!! Wayne

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There is a few more besides Heartbreak Ridge but that is still a good reference.

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