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RE: Some pics Nice, those two that are sitting in the field - are the rear bogies off? I know you could remove the rear bogie quite quickly, pull the whole lot for maintenance. You could take the twin winch pack off th back similiarly quickly. It's worth noting again that all the ones shown...

1372 built That's the number quoted, to include all three types (M26, M26A1, M26A2) No-one quotes an exact split of the types, as some of the early ones were later rebuilt as M26A2. Armoured ones tended to end up in Europe, (France, italy, Germany, Scandinavia) where they are not that...

The armour on the M26 was a good idea, but probably not that useful. It added about ten tons to the weight of the tractor unit, ballpark 25 tons with armour and 15 tons without. You had to take out the windows to put the armoured shields in place, and it wouldn't have stopped much more than...

Well done for grabbing that, I'm jealous. It looks like the fifth wheel was just ripped off it, but the chassis aren't that hard to come by (I'm talking relatively here...they made 1372 according to the book) Original engine, winches, cab roof frame, even the USA number - good stuff. Check...