VICKERS MK6B's resto

[David Dunlop]

Am I correct, Colin, in assuming the rear end of the leaf spring is free floating and slides under a retaining pin setup in the rearmost bracket? That would mean it is just the front half of the leaf spring doing all the work would it not?

David

[David Dunlop]

OK. So I sit out on the patio for a bit with my morning pail of tea and the leaf spring arrangement suddenly makes sense to me.

I shouldn't have slept through so many Physics classes!


david

[Lynn Eades]

A visitor from a foreign world would deduce the design is either of British or French origin.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

"Bowerbird"...is this an original name? Has the other one a name too?

Amazing work on one of my most favorite vehicles. I'm in awe.

[colin jones]

David, sometimes we all need to sit on the porch and just have a ponder, then things can become much clearer . It is actually quite a good system. As there is no fixed sprocket or idler system on the back, there is nothing to stop the bogie from being able to fully spin and destroy the mudguard. The more I see and understand the complexities of these machines it give a greater appreciation of the design that goes into any and all machinery.
Bruce, Bowerbird is the original name that was given at the time and was also still readable before I blasted the hull. I did do a clear stencil before that was done so I can replace it back to the original location. The other tank name is Wombat.