Ram Kangaroo Restoration

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Sorry, I was working away from home when I posted my remark about the CT number and made a mistake correlating it to that TKC number. I should have known better.

I have now checked my sources, including David Herbert's notes, and can confirm Shop Number 1141 has Census Number CT-40921. It was built December 1943. It was one of the very last Ram tanks built with M3 Medium Tank transmission, final drive and bogies. CT-40937 was the last one built in this configuration.
From Shop Number 1158 /CT-159402 onwards the Ram tank was fitted with M4 Medium tank final drive and bogies.

Carl, I presume your Ram hulk came off Pirbright ranges, too?

Hope this helps,
Hanno

[carl brown]

Hanno. It didn't come from pirbright this time. It came from Fingringhoe Ranges, Colchester, Essex along with a later hull with ball machine gun in the front.

[servicepub (RIP)]

Carl,
Can I use some of your photos for my web site? Also, you may wish to visit a new section at RamTank.ca which shows a number of Ram interior shots.

[carl brown]

Thats fine. If you need any more pics then let me know. Interior pics on the web site are great. Thanks

[the_shadock]

hello guys,

I also try to maintain an updated database of surviving RAM/Kangaroos tanks, and it starts to be a bit difficult, since a lot of wrecks were recently recovered or still remain on various fireranges.

Here is the document which tries to list all the RAM/Kangaroo survivors :

http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving...iser_Tanks.pdf (the document is 3.4 Mo)

Please tell me if this document contains errors. I'm sure there are some !! For sure I also forget to list 1 or 2 vehicles.

kind regards,

Pierre-Olivier

[carl brown]

Thought you would like to see where we are at with the restoration so far. Hull is stripped out, lots of hull repairs being carried out, busy refurbishing wheel stations etc.

Progress is good but slow! hoping to have it running and driving middle to end of this year.

Regards
Carl

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Hi Carl,

Thanks for letting us know about your progress. I see Adrian´s welding manipulator is being put to good use again, must be at least the third tank it is used for?

Can´t wait to see it running, I do not have to tell you yours will be the first Ram Kangaroo restored to running condition ever!

Attached goes another "before" picture to show the forum members what you started off with:


Keep up the good work!

- Hanno

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by carl brown

Hanno. It didn't come from pirbright this time. It came from Fingringhoe Ranges, Colchester, Essex along with a later hull with ball machine gun in the front.

Sometime ago I had a link to a photo page that was a gallery that some intrepid photographer took of hard targets on UK ranges. He drove down the access roads in several training areas, GPS recording and snapping photos. The preamble included some warning about post 9-11 access being very difficult. Don't know what it was called (or I still have the link but don't recognize what it does.) Anybody recognize this story?

Similarly, are there any websites that list rifle ranges in the UK? I surfed onto one once reading about .50 cal target rifle shooting clubs.

[NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)]

Hi
Are you the guy that made a show on the History chanel and have a tank museum in the UK the name of the show thank overhauling
You have the same turning machine for the tanks

http://dethroner.com/2007/02/15/tank...ies-to-the-us/

[tankbarrell]

Same turning machine, different guy.

[NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)]

Hi
OK thank
I love so much that show and i found those guy making a wonderful job

[cantankrs]

Originally Posted by tankbarrell

Same turning machine, different guy.

Hi Adrian,

My first post here - just wanted to say I caught that episode of Tank Overhaul recently - and wanted to say Well Done for building the turnover frame.

Also nice resto job (a while back) on your Chrysler Multibank Sherman.

Alex

[NORTH-SHORE(CANADA)]

Originally Posted by tankbarrell

Same turning machine, different guy.

Hi
who are these guy i can't find anything on then on the web

[RWDiesel]

Hello

Taped that episode they are from the Isle of Wight Military History Museum, owned by Dave Arnold.
At least that's what it sounds like on the tape, hope it helps in your search.



Cheers Ronald