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Posted: Friday, October 06, 2017 - 10:55 PM UTC
T-80 tracks; are they all steel or do they have rubber pads with steel cleats? Thanks!
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Posted: Friday, October 06, 2017 - 11:42 PM UTC
Take a look here :

http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/tracks/hvss_tracks.html

You can see the rubber pads on the inner side :



H.P.
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Posted: Saturday, October 07, 2017 - 12:35 AM UTC
Summary of VVSS tracks:
http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/tracks/vvss_tracks.html

Summary of HVSS tracks (including the T80):
http://the.shadock.free.fr/sherman_minutia/tracks/hvss_tracks.html

Track, steel and rubber, T80; designated by OCM 24410, 13 July 1944. Rubber backed, welded steel chevron grouser, center guide, double pin. Width 23”; Pitch 6”; Pin diameter 1-1/4”; Grouser height 1”
In use near the end of WW2.

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Posted: Saturday, October 07, 2017 - 04:32 AM UTC
Thank you both very much.
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