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Quandry with regards to tracks on the Tiger 1.

I have just been looking through the Tiger thread for ideas about my Tiger that my good partner has agreed to purchase for me.

I noticed that on some Tigers the road wheels are right on the edge of the track however on others there is a good 1cm overhang from the road wheel.

Can anyone please explain what the difference is between these as I like the overhang version?

Thank you.

Ah right thanks Fynsdad, I originally thought it was the King Tiger track.

There are two types of Tiger wheels used commonly. One set has rubber tires, the other are steel rims with no rubber tire.

The rubber ones are the early Tiger wheel.
Check this pic: http://i01.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/027/805/ ... 27_414.jpg

These are the late Tiger wheels: http://i01.i.aliimg.com/img/pb/700/531/ ... 00_876.jpg

You can see the difference in layout in those pictures. There are more early wheels used than than late (each early axle has three wheels as opposed to the later axles with only two each). This explains the greater track overhang on the suspension in the later Tiger steel wheel version.

Although your question has been MORE than sufficiently answered, there is also another wrinkle regarding track widths. In the field, Tigers (both the Tiger I and the King Tiger) were fitted with a wide 'combat track' that reduced the ground pressure of the tank. But, it made the vehicle too wide for railroad transport on a flatcar. So, they also had a more-narrow 'transport track' that replaced the wide track, and allowed the vehicle to move onto the train under it's own power. On the first Tiger Is, they had to remove the outermost wheel from each axle, and remove all of the side fenders. (The front & rear mudguards had an outer folding part to reduce the width, so they didn't need to be removed). On the later Tiger with the steel wheels, you only needed to switch tracks and remove the fenders. You can easily tell that transport track is fitted when you look at the drive sprocket, because it's only as wide as the sprocket. But, since 99% of photographs show Tigers with combat tracks fitted, you get use to thinking of them that way. And when you do see a photo of one with transport track, it really looks strange! Kenny Kong used to produce a set for the Tiger I, and still makes them for the King Tiger. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tamiya-1-16-R-C ... 58b7be3b51 But, I don't think they have sold very well, because people just don't think of these vehicles that way. -Mike

Tiger I travel is on sale @ Asiatam for 30 euro........

http://www.asiatam.com/product_info.php ... utukc59ce6

MichaelC.

Thanks for the clarification and all the info guys really informative.

This is what I like about this forum, you get to learn some history behind the tank you are enquiring about.