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Mysterious fittings on an M24 Chaffee
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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject: Mysterious fittings on an M24 Chaffee
Hello, could somebody tell me what are the fittings circled in red? What were they used for? thanks P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious fittings on an M24 Chaffee
They are 'bump pads' found on late production versions. As far as I know they were intended for use towing/pushing engineer equipment - a project that never seems to have quite come to fruition... _________________ TTFN Jim If your not a member of JED then your not serious about anything military.. ********************* www.jedsite.info JED Military Equipment *********************

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:04 am Post subject: Re: Mysterious fittings on an M24 Chaffee
These - as well as those seen on the front - were factory-applied mounting pads for T6 floatation devices. Oddly, they weren't both added at the same time in the factory. KL

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Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:57 am
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- Kurt_Laughlin

These - as well as those seen on the front - were factory-applied mounting pads for T6 floatation devices. Oddly, they weren't both added at the same time in the factory.

KL

You mean the T7/M20 flotation device?

I wasn't aware that the rear pads were introduced at a later date and it could explain why they were added to the list of approved equipments later on.

Any idea when the rear pads were added to production versions Kurt?

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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:48 am Post subject: Re: Mysterious fittings on an M24 Chaffee
Yeah, that's it - the "T6 type" device. The dates are in Hunnicutt; I forget whether the front or rear was installed first, but they weren't simultaneous. KL

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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:10 pm Post subject: Re: Mysterious fittings on an M24 Chaffee
Hunnicut? Ah I remember them when ordinary people could afford them not just millionaires.. _________________ TTFN Jim If your not a member of JED then your not serious about anything military.. ********************* www.jedsite.info JED Military Equipment *********************

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