_GOTOBOTTOM
Armor/AFV: Canadian Armor
Discuss all types of Canadian Armor of all eras.
Hosted by Darren Baker
Canadian M113A1 Dozer
Trackjam
Visit this Community
Ontario, Canada
Joined: April 12, 2002
KitMaker: 831 posts
Armorama: 614 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 02:45 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Thanks Paul or the picture of the reservoir

By the way is that a hydraulic line running from the tank at the lower left corner into the engine firewall? It's hard to tell from the shadows. If so, would there be just one line or more?

Thanks for your help

Cheers


You are correct. there would be two hydraulic lines one supply and one return. Don't forget the crew heater is in the same space.
ArtyG37B
Visit this Community
British Columbia, Canada
Joined: August 13, 2009
KitMaker: 420 posts
Armorama: 416 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 - 03:54 PM UTC
paul,
did all dozer tracks have that tank? or was it just for the SEV. i don't remember it but then again it was a long time ago.
also i remember we got our A2 dozers (3 of them) in '88.
Trackjam
Visit this Community
Ontario, Canada
Joined: April 12, 2002
KitMaker: 831 posts
Armorama: 614 posts
Posted: Thursday, December 29, 2011 - 01:37 AM UTC

Quoted Text

paul,
did all dozer tracks have that tank? or was it just for the SEV. i don't remember it but then again it was a long time ago.
also i remember we got our A2 dozers (3 of them) in '88.


They all had it it. The photo above was taken of a 1CER M113 dozer in 1983 well before the upgrade to the SEV package.
LeoCmdr
Visit this Community
Alberta, Canada
Joined: January 19, 2005
KitMaker: 4,085 posts
Armorama: 3,917 posts
Posted: Monday, January 02, 2012 - 04:14 PM UTC
I have noticed now on two images of Canadian M113 dozers a difference on the rear end from a standard M113A1. It almost looks like this rear end on the M113A1 dozer in the image is the same as the extensions on the M113A1 ARVL.

Can anyone confirm if this was some kind of additional modification?

Image from "Cold War Warrior's" Flickr account.....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16498755@N07/5135694433/

There's also some images of some early version Canadian Cougars on that link....they look brand new in 1978 and one of them has the main gun removed.
Trackjam
Visit this Community
Ontario, Canada
Joined: April 12, 2002
KitMaker: 831 posts
Armorama: 614 posts
Posted: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 - 12:08 AM UTC
Jason
I don't know if this was factory or local modification, but all the dozers had it. The rear fenders were modified to include a rack that held two jerry cans each . I suspect it was due to the reduction in internal stowage due to the hydraulic tank.
rtb98001
Visit this Community
Canada
Joined: August 21, 2012
KitMaker: 1 posts
Armorama: 1 posts
Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 12:19 AM UTC
If you got questions about the M113A2 SEV i can awenser few of them.

i've been a M113A2 SEV driver operator for over 5 years and i'm was working with them for over 10 years.

use my email since i do not come here often.

[email protected]
Mustanger
Visit this Community
Virginia, United States
Joined: July 06, 2012
KitMaker: 94 posts
Armorama: 55 posts
Posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - 04:53 AM UTC

Quoted Text

The M113A2 SEV (Special Equipment Vehicle) is an Engineer vehicle but far more equipped than just a regular M113 dozer. It would take alot more scratchbuilding to create the SEV version.

http://www.primeportal.net/apc/john_oreilly/m113_sev_walk.htm


Interesting '113 mod. It would be worth putting on the build list. U.S. Army didn't have blades on 113s as far as I know (M728, M60, yes; M113, no). And we never used a blade to level out a place for the 577. I don' recall seeing our engineer APC's with augers either (lots of boxes and equipment though)
 _GOTOTOP