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FAMO halftrack with trailer and Flak/Crane ?
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West-Vlaaderen, Belgium
Joined: January 04, 2005
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Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 02:49 PM UTC
Hey,
I just started building Tamiya's 1/35 Famo halftrack + sd.ah.116 trailer.
My idea is to get this in a diorama with a destroyed Stug III on the trailer , and maybe the Flak 88 or the 6 ton crane also on the halftrack.

I have no clue if this even was posible, so I'm asking it here
18ton Famo that has to pull a flak/crane and a tank might be to heavy

Thx for the help,
Grts
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: September 13, 2006
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Posted: Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 01:34 AM UTC
04090
Hi
i have built that kit and put a stug3 on the trailer
but i think it would be over the top pulling a flak 88 or
a 6 ton jib but you hav got one hell of a kit ,
yours cyril
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Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: June 10, 2004
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Posted: Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 01:54 AM UTC
I'm probably wrong, but i had a look on the net, and i believe the stug III weighed in at 26 tons, and the FAMO only had a towing capacity of 18 tons.

So i doubt just the one would tow a Stug III.

ericadeane
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Michigan, United States
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Posted: Thursday, April 05, 2007 - 02:11 AM UTC
Scott: The Famo was designed to haul vehicles in the 25 ton range on the SdAnh 116 trailer.

The lighter SdAnh 115 trailer could haul Pz II type vehicles.

FYI
04090
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England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 01:35 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Hey,
I just started building Tamiya's 1/35 Famo halftrack + sd.ah.116 trailer.
My idea is to get this in a diorama with a destroyed Stug III on the trailer , and maybe the Flak 88 or the 6 ton crane also on the halftrack.

I have no clue if this even was posible, so I'm asking it here
18ton Famo that has to pull a flak/crane and a tank might be to heavy
04090
hi
If you want you could put the crain on the farmo that would solve
the problem.
yours cyril
Thx for the help,
Grts
darreng
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England - South East, United Kingdom
Joined: January 21, 2006
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Posted: Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 01:43 PM UTC
If you put the crane on the FAMO as well as having it tow the 88, and the trailer wouldn't this vehicle be overstressed?
jafad
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Scotland, United Kingdom
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Posted: Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 02:25 PM UTC
If you look at the instructions for the kit it shows both Panzer Mk3 and Mark4 vehicles loaded on the trailer.
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New South Wales, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 03:46 PM UTC
Or break out the evergreen and stick the 88 on top of the FAMO!!!

mark197205
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Posted: Saturday, May 05, 2007 - 05:55 PM UTC

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Or break out the evergreen and stick the 88 on top of the FAMO!!!



I think this is what the thread starter meant in his post, his question was could the famo tow the trailer while at the same time it had an 88 or crane mounted on the rear part of the famo chassis.

Mypwn personal opinion is no, but I think it would still make an interesting build.
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