KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
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- PainlessWolf
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Re: KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
Herman,
This tank is a Beauty. Do not sell it, rather stretch yourself and do a couple of repairs to the Torsion Bar setup. You'll be kicking yourself later if you let this one get away.
regards,
Painless
This tank is a Beauty. Do not sell it, rather stretch yourself and do a couple of repairs to the Torsion Bar setup. You'll be kicking yourself later if you let this one get away.
regards,
Painless
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Re: KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
Herman she's a beauty. I know all to well about the dreaded sale.... sometimes I've moved the unmovable Its really a museum quality piece and hang onto it if at all possible.
Tanks alot....
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Re: KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
That's an eye-catching metamorphosis, HB, and a learning curve for the rest of us.
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Re: KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
Calling for wecohe suspension. Looks like this is the best option at the moment.
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Re: KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
With a combed suspension, what I would do is to take the suspension arm away, and to invert the position of the torsion bar. If it is bent to one side, I´d flip it to the other side, and done.
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Re: KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
Gday Mr Rad, I just re read your idea. Once I get a chance to try it, I certainly will.Rad_Schuhart wrote:With a combed suspension, what I would do is to take the suspension arm away, and to invert the position of the torsion bar. If it is bent to one side, I´d flip it to the other side, and done.
I have a set of new blades, but unless I can get the old ones out, I’m in the saggy old poo do to speak!
There is a lot of slop in the suspension set up that I can only assume has got worse over time before I got it.
The liberal use of loctite on every screw and fastener will for sure make a simple job impossible!!
Appreciate the idea mate, it’s all good info
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Re: KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
Glad it helped. But anyway, removing the suspension arms should not be a problem, even when you cannot remove the wheels because the loctite. Take a quick look at the manual, just twist the suspension arm a bit, and pull it off. It should come out easily. Then just invert the position of the blade.HERMAN BIX wrote:Gday Mr Rad, I just re read your idea. Once I get a chance to try it, I certainly will.Rad_Schuhart wrote:With a combed suspension, what I would do is to take the suspension arm away, and to invert the position of the torsion bar. If it is bent to one side, I´d flip it to the other side, and done.
I have a set of new blades, but unless I can get the old ones out, I’m in the saggy old poo do to speak!
There is a lot of slop in the suspension set up that I can only assume has got worse over time before I got it.
The liberal use of loctite on every screw and fastener will for sure make a simple job impossible!!
Appreciate the idea mate, it’s all good info
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Re: KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
Had a lot of working away interfere with the suspension fix on this, plus I have some things to do for others , but a quick go at removing an arm proved impossible due to the road wheels being stuck in place.
Any other ideas gratefuly acceoted !
Any other ideas gratefuly acceoted !
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HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
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Re: KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
You dont have to take any wheel out... You only have to push the will down until is perpendicular with the tank, and then pull the wheel + suspension arm together away.HERMAN BIX wrote:Had a lot of working away interfere with the suspension fix on this, plus I have some things to do for others , but a quick go at removing an arm proved impossible due to the road wheels being stuck in place.
Any other ideas gratefuly acceoted !
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Re: KING TIGER 211,506 S.PZ.ABT,GERONSWEILER,DEC '44
Thanks, will try again today
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HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85
HL PZIV MALTA,MATORRO JAGDTIGER,HL F05 TIGER,TAMIYA KT,HL PANTHERDOZER,HL EARLY PANTHER G,TAIGEN/RAMINATOR T34/76,
HL AN-BRI-RAM SU-85