Posted by Fixerupper on January 28, 2012 at 18:19:50 from (199.120.105.202):
In Reply to: Tanks As Tractors posted by Dave in GA on January 28, 2012 at 17:34:13:
They suck gas like there's no tomorrow and most of them had a torque converter so there's two strikes against them right off the bat. And the track pulls from drive sprockets in the front instead of the rear so basically the entire track is pulled tight when it's under a load.
The biggest downfall is there are no steering clutches. To steer you pull the brake for whatever direction you want to go. If the machine wants to drift to one side you can't just disconnect the other side to keep it straight, you have to drag a brake instead. The brakes are run in the 50WT transmission oil to cool them and there's a tranny cooler to help out, but it's still a very ineffecient way to steer a machine. A neighbor tried using a M5 tracked tractor similar to the M4 I restored but the adventure didn't last long. The gas truck couldn't get to his farm fast enough and the engine gave up because it wasn't built for a constant heavy load. But it was an impressive sight watching him! Jim
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