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M48A3 Dozer Blade.
joegrafton
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 06:10 AM UTC
Hi,
Does anybody know if somebody made the M8 Dozer blade for the M48A3 & if so where can I get one?
Graywolfgang
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Posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 11:49 AM UTC
Academy makes an M9 Dozer Blade kit # 1374. The M8 and M9 are allmost the same.

Wolf
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Posted: Monday, January 18, 2010 - 01:41 AM UTC

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Academy makes an M9 Dozer Blade kit # 1374. The M8 and M9 are allmost the same.

Wolf

The Academy kit is intended for mounting on the M-60 hull, quite a bit different than the M-48. Many people have asked for a 'dozer kit for the M-48, but no luck so far as I know. Al
rfbaer
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Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 05:25 AM UTC
If anyone ever does one, I'm in line. I have the M9 blade, and it looks like a bear to convert, plus I have yet to come up with pics of the actual blade-to-hull mounts. This is waiting for it:
sapper141
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Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 - 08:34 AM UTC
Hi Guys
you can modify M9 blade to be used on the M48 it's the hull mounts that require the attention as well as the hydrolic lines to opporate the blade. I did it years ago using the old Verlinden M9 kit on an M48A2C it should be easier using the parts from Academy since they are Styrene.
Here is a link back my M48A2C was still an on going project:
http://www.thebarrelstore.com/AFV_projects.htm
Good luck
rfbaer
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Posted: Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 10:40 AM UTC
Where did you come up with usable plans/drawings/pics of the actual hull mounts?
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