Positive I/D Sort

[Big D]

Hi Andrew,

It looks like M24 Chaffee to me, but no doubt the resident armour experts here will advise.

[Andrew Rowe]

Thanks Big D , I had suspicions it maybe something other than the common Sherman.

[jdmcm]

Not M24 Chaffee, Chaffee manual traverse handle is canted at an odd angle, not straight up and down as that one appears. Possibly early Grant or Lee or even Staghound

[David Burr]

I think it may be staghound. I dont know about the others?

[Andrew Rowe]

Hi David, the Staghound appears to have hydraulic drive . This one does not. Will try and remove more grease off to maybe reveal numbers, but they might only show casting numbers, Cheers Andrew.

[Andrew Rowe]

So we maybe looking for a Grant or Lee expert out there? Thanks Andrew.

[tankbarrell]

Is there not a tin blanking plate at the other end of the main output shaft where the hydraulic motor bolts onto?

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by David Burr

I think it may be staghound. I dont know about the others?

David, could we get an enlarged version of that pic, the detail of the turret control?

In THIS THREAD, I found that this is the manual controller for the hydraulic turret traverse in the Staghound. The Motor (which I thought was a pump) might bolt onto the top of your part, Andrew? Does it have a female spline?

[David Herbert]

Certainly most of the Sherman power traverse gearboxes were shipped without their hydraulic motors. There was then more than one motor / hydraulic power pack / controller that could be fitted to them. As Adrian said, it was normal for there to be a thin, flat plate covering the hole where the motor fitted. The lever in the RH photo at the top of this thread is the changeover from manual to power operation so this is definately intended for power operation.

David

[Mike Cecil]

Interesting. Big D's link is to Lee images, which show the M3 Lee outside the restoration shed at Littlefields in CA, I'm reasonably sure (and in the shed), so this is a Lee ex-Australia.

Andrew is in NZ: where did the drive you have come from, ie what was your source of that drive? Your source may help to narrow down the likely options.

Mike