Can anyone id these wheels.

kevin powles · #1 29-05-11, 10:21

Hi, Are these wheels, carrier or Lloyd related or from another tracked vehicle, can anyone i.d. them.

Richard can you pm me if you have the guys number.

Is anyone going to the D Day weekend at Fritten lake next weekend, looks like alot of WW2 stuff is going.

Kevin.

Nigel Watson · #2 29-05-11, 10:58

Kevin they look very like the prefabricated, rather than cast, carrier wheels. Although not a pattern I've seen. Any makers stamps etc? Nice carrier wheels in background too.

Nigel

ajmac · #3 02-06-11, 01:21

Loyd fabricated wheels have more holes than that, IIRC 6 holes, would have to check my photos.

RichardT10829 · #4 02-06-11, 09:41

Kevin i spoke with him via emails matey so in the same boat as you.

ajmac · #5 02-06-11, 12:43

A Loyd Fabricated wheel shown below (photo sent to me, but not mine, can be removed if required)

NB: The type shown in the original thread pictures could well be wartime, just a version I am not aware of, does anyone have a wartime photo or parts book showing that five hole design? I also put a phot of the ripped off German version of carrier suspension, but they have 4 holes.

Hanno Spoelstra · #6 02-06-11, 12:51

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Originally Posted by ajmac

NB: The type shown in the original thread pictures could well be wartime, just a version I am not aware of, does anyone have a wartime photo or parts book showing that five hole design? I also put a phot of the ripped off German version of carrier suspension, but they have 4 holes.

Please note the German Maultier track was clearly patterned on the Carden-Lloyd system, but the Germans manufactured the components themselves which differed in size and detail.

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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Also, there are engineering differences in track, sprocket and road wheels (see pictures of a surviving Ford V3000S Maultier). Although I have not seen a Maultier in the flesh we did find a Maultier road wheel for sale on one of the stalls at Beltring and noted it was much wider and of entirely different construction than the standard Universal Carrier road wheel - not a surprise when you know Pz.I/II track was used (instead of Carrier track like popular belief has it).
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Here's a nice picture of the bogie wheels & tracks on a Ford Maultier (source). Now, you tell me these are Universal Carrier parts...