Hi all,
does the inner face of the Type 74 track link has a rubber insert or is it full metal?
From the pictures I saw on the internet I can't determine if the dark color is rubber or metal.

TIA
Olivier

Salut Olivier

I guess they are rubber pads...but I'm not 100% sure



(from http://tankguy.html.xdomain.jp/jgsdf02/type74mbt.html )


H.P.

In Frenchy's image above, they appear to be a molded rubber block integral to the track links, like the original M1 Abrams T156 Tracks.







(images from web search)

HTH

Thanks for the inputs. I've seen this picture H.P. and thought exactly what Jeff is telling about an "integral" rubber block.

On the standard metal track, is the inner rubber padding present too? Hard to tell.

Looks like rubber to me ....
/ Robin

I apologize, Olivier. I misunderstood that you were asking about the metal track.

In these pictures I found with a web search, on the inside face of the tracks below the drive sprocket it appears that there are "black" rubber pads where the Road Wheel rubber is running. If it was metal, I would think it would have a more silver color like the face of the track.





(Oops! Robin was faster than me posting this picture)

I woudl say rubber?