Tank idler wheels?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Luke R

When I said "idler" in any of my first post I did mean the road wheel or bogie wheel, sorry for any confusion on my part.
It just seems interesting that it is so close to the dimensions of the road wheel used in the M3/M4/etc bogies.

Luke,

Never mind, I thought that would be the case that is why I posted the two items for everyone to learn the difference.

The road wheel rubber is actually solid rubber bonded to a steel rim, this is then pressed on the steel road wheel. AFAIK, the solid rubber rim is a standardized size and would have been available to anyone building e.g. heavy machinery. In other words, the solid rubber rims may fit a Medium Tank road wheel, but the wheel itself is not related to the Medium Tank series.

Hanno

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