That one does have them, so I’d leave them alone!
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Like you said…it seems that the IDF tanks were really a hodgepodge of whatever they could get.
How is the spare wheel on the right attached? It seems to be lying on top of the engine deck rest, defying gravity 
There also seems to be a lot of stuff on the engine grilles (including a spare muzzle brake?), which would severely restrict cooling.
the stowage is not fixed though…
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If you’re looking at our forums for a sanity check you’ve got problems! 
We’re all crazy here…
I’d remove the three duffel bags from the engine grilles and pile them onto the other stowage at the rear - tie them on with some thread to represent rope. Then I’d lose the muzzle brake (not an item carried as a spare!) and find a more secure home for the spare wheel. Lay it flat on the front glacis plate above the spare tracks and make sure it is “tied on” to something like the headlight guards with some baling wire (very thin copper wire salvaged from dead electrical appliances is perfect for this) and be sure to add something to secure that track armour. If it is the rubber-chevron type it can’t be welded, so they’d probably add a metal bar across it, bent and welded to the hull at each end. But if it is the same steel type as mounted on the tank then they might just use a dab of weld where the cleats at each end touch the hull.
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That’s a lot more realistic! Those grilles let the engine breathe…
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