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Saturday, December 24, 2016 - 08:25 PM UTC
As its final release for the year, OKB Grigorov makes available its set of Type 2 Tiger I Sprockets.
The sprockets are available as a set , under kit S72285. Each set contains eight (8) Type 2 Tiger I sprockets.
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And here I was thinking "Who Cared?" if they brought out another set of drive sprockets for a Tiger as the ones the kits come with are good enough for most, but David's post points to an inherent weakness where everything offered aftermarket MUST be better than the kit parts. Sometimes yes, sometimes -like this- no...
DEC 26, 2016 - 04:51 AM
David, Do you have Schneider's Tigers in Combat I? If so, check out the Tiger I on page 359 bottom. The Tiger is a steel rimmed version, and appears to have that sprocket. I say appears because it could be an optical illusion due to lighting. A lot of the color drawings in the book show that sprocket. If it is a real sprocket it must have been very rare. Thanks, Randy
DEC 26, 2016 - 09:37 AM
Well spotted! You've discovered something new about the Tiger. The arms aren't even aligned exactly. It looks like a "Friday afternoon" job. I must look for more. David
DEC 26, 2016 - 02:36 PM
Tigers in Combat I is a great book. After doing a another search through I found another, page 109 top. The next question is, why the difference? My father worked in a machine shop as a precision drill operator doing repairs and fabrications on air plane parts. Once they got in a part to an engine intake that did not "fit". The manufacturer had drilled the mounting holes several degrees off. Maybe someone mounted the teeth ring on the jig wrong.
DEC 26, 2016 - 08:48 PM
That one doesn't count, I'm afraid. The central hub is different. And we always knew about it. The first batch of sprockets were made with this alignment (and with bulged central hubs). You will find them on some of the earliest Tigers, including the one on page 109. As explained in "DW to Tiger 1", the sprocket design was then altered to put the webs between the bolts. One of these initial sprocket wheels survives today, on the Tiger in Fort Benning! David
DEC 26, 2016 - 11:09 PM
That one doesn't count, I'm afraid. The central hub is different. And we always knew about it. The first batch of sprockets were made with this alignment (and with bulged central hubs). You will find them on some of the earliest Tigers, including the one on page 109. As explained in "DW to Tiger 1", the sprocket design was then altered to put the webs between the bolts. One of these initial sprocket wheels survives today, on the Tiger in Fort Benning! David [/quote] Thanks for the information. I'll be keep looking when I have the time.
DEC 27, 2016 - 01:22 AM
Is this one example?
DEC 27, 2016 - 04:34 AM
Being that this is the Ft. Benning Tiger, yup.
DEC 27, 2016 - 05:02 AM
Thanks for the photo!
DEC 29, 2016 - 02:18 AM
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