M4A1 (76) W & Sherman Dozer (Toon)

[Guest]

Hi I know I said I was done building Toons, I going to build these two to ease myself back into it, because at minute I've still got some issues with building and with two 1/35 GBs coming up, I would like to at lest turn out ahalf decent attempt.

So went to Toon Town City Hall then to the bank next door for the money to reopen the Toon Factory, pay the workers and get a van.

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Company Logo.
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Inside the Toon factory
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The work force
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Company van.



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Will rebushed boggie wheels and uints as before.
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Thank you for your patience.

To the bench :smiling::smiling::smiling::smiling:.

Pete.

[Guest]

Sherman Tank Dozer
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Pete.

[papa 695]

Nice to see you back at it Pete. Nice and steady away.

[stu1664]

looking forward to this one!

[Si Benson]

Definitely watching this :nerd:

[Fernando N]

Following too, take it easy Pete.

[Jim R]

Hi Pete
Watching with interest. You have certainly taken these Toons to a new level. Way beyond what the manufacturers originally envisaged.
Jim

[Guest]

Nice to see you back at it Pete. Nice and steady away.

Cheers Ian, that's me old steady Eddy:smiling:.
Pete.

[Guest]

looking forward to this one!

You and me both, the broken wrist does help but makes hand tool holder :smiling5: once you drill a few hole in the plaster.
Pete.

[Guest]

Definitely watching this :nerd:

Si you know you are always welcome, you might have to give me a nudge now and again keep :sleeping::sleeping::sleeping::sleeping: sorry done it again.
Pete.

[scottie3158]

Pete,
Looking forward to this and good to see you back building these great kits

[Guest]

Following too, take it easy Pete.

Lot of room at the front, I shall don't worry.
Pete.

[Guest]

Pete,
Looking forward to this and good to see you back building these great kits

Hi Paul, I'd grab a seat now this phone box is filling up nicely, should have used the bus shelter, oh bum my be next time.
Pete.

[Guest]

Hi Pete
Watching with interest. You have certainly taken these Toons to a new level. Way beyond what the manufacturers originally envisaged.
Jim

Hi Jim glad to have you along, thank you but there are better conversion out there than I've done.
Pete.

[Guest]

This dozer blade came in kit form and could be installed on any Sherman. They came two to a crate, an M1 and an M1A1 each per crate. The difference between a M1 and an M1A1 Dozer blade was pretty minor, and an M1A1 dozer blade was universal, but the M1 blade only worked on Shermans with VVSS. This is because the M1A1 blade was wider. Here is some data on the blades. The reason the wider blade worked on the narrower VVSS tanks was because the kit came with spacers to fill the gap left by the wider A1 blade when used on a VVSS tank.
Blade Data

Blade Height: —————————————————————————————-48 inches

Overall width M1:———————————————————————————124 inches

Overall width M1A1:——————————————————————————138 inches

Added weight to tank M1:————————————————————————-7100 lbs.

Added weight to tank M1A1:———————————————————————-7400 lbs.

Lift height of blade M1:———————————————————————18 to 30 inches

Lift height of blade M1A1:——————————————————————18 to 42 inches

Lift Load, M1:——————————————————————————————- 4000lbs

Lift Load M1A1:—————————————————————————————–5000lbs

The TM for the kit makes it sound like it was installed on tanks at the Depot Level and then the tank was issued to a unit with the blade kit installed and ready to go. After reading through the tech manual, it could be done by the tank crew without to much trouble, though a small crane would be nice for the installation of the hydraulic cylinder, but that seems like it would be a rare occurrence. If the kit had a drawback, it was that the blade blocked the bow Machine gun.

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The kit broke down into several major parts groups.


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Hydraulic Group: Was made up from external and internal parts that were a part of the Hydraulic system including the pump, an oil reservoir, and all the brackets to install these parts. There were also hoses and fasteners of various types. It also included a special wide angle periscope for the driver. Once

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To install these parts a few things had to be removed from the interior. As this pictures show, the pump and tank assembly was fairly large. Essentially the tray for the spare periscope head box and the box had to be removed. The several brackets and guards had to be removed, and then the generator itself and its mount had to be pulled. It also involves disconnecting the transmission side of the propeller shaft, and installing a new pulley on it to run the hydraulic pump from. Once everything was installed, it did not impede the crew any more than when it wasn’t there since nothing took up the space right above the transmission.

A few parts from the hydraulic group did get installed outside the tank, the hydraulic hose, run through the left headlight mount. A guard for the hose and a cable running from a handle on the inside, used to jettison the blade in an emergency. All these parts are universal to all models of Sherman, though a few brackets could require a little modification for everything to fit right do to the way some hoses and belts were run.

The hydraulic jack and the framework attacking it to the tanks tow points on the front of the tank are also in the hydraulic group. There were several bracket sets for use with the different kinds of differential housing the tanks could have. There was a cover assembly/bracket to protect the mount, and hoses, and help position the jack

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