Ryan's M3 medium

[Ganmain Tony]

Mein Gott!! Ryan ..... that is a project and a half. Very best of luck with it and hope it brings you lots of joy at the end of the frustrating bits.

Looking forward to this thread as regular entertainment for the next 4 to 5 years.

[anthony urek]

Looking forward to this thread as regular entertainment for the next 4 to 5 years.

Now thats funny! But True!

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by ganmain tony

mein gott!! Ryan ..... That is a project and a half. Very best of luck with it and hope it brings you lots of joy at the end of the frustrating bits.

Looking forward to this thread as regular entertainment for the next 4 to 5 years.

........lol!

[Ryan]

Grant no.2 arrived today on the back of a truck from NSW ( border raid complete ) and a crane was brought in to lift it off as it was thought at the time to be immobile.

[Ryan]

Some of the links are tight and kinked and combined with it not being able to be moved by two 120hp tractors where it had been sitting lead to the false seized belief. The Grant it turned out had been sitting in its spot for up to 25 years. The owner spoke of it being a training tank for the Army before it was purchased by a neighbouring farmer post war.
A crane was used to load the tank in NSW and a further crane organised for my end.

[Ryan]

Here are some shots for the brains trust.
What engine/s where fitted to this type of hull?
The tank number as found on the front and rear lifting hooks is T465.
Some interesting writing was also found on the inside of the hull, perhaps factory inscriptions?

[Ryan]

So once everybody was gone I fired up my No.1 Grant, hooked up some chains and rolled the No.2 Grant on its tracks with ease, shifting 25 year old dirt and rust. So my hip pocket is a bit lighter than it should be. But all's well that ends well.

[Ryan]

It weighs 17tons.
The steering gear is stuck with one lever oxy'd off halfway up.
One return roller has been oxy'd off.
Some of the road wheels have the rubber worn off.
Some of the bogies have holes cut into them for fitment of bolts. A dozer blade had been fitted to it. I don't believe it to be an Army one though. It's still up in NSW.
And there's a scratch on the bumper.

[Luke R]

G'day Ryan
Looks looks like a diesel Grant (M3A5)?
twin supercharged GM6-71s.
Very nice find.

[tankbarrell]

Originally Posted by Luke R

G'day Ryan
Looks looks like a diesel Grant (M3A5)?
twin supercharged GM6-71s.
Very nice find.

Definately, the muffler casting cut out is unmistakeable.