Doesn't This Seem a Little Small to Move a Tank?

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Doesn't This Seem a Little Small to Move a Tank?

Post by whc03grady » Thu Aug 13, 2015 5:01 pm

This 1944 Cadillac V8 was meant to end up in a tank on the European Front, but never made it. I guess it wasn't for exactly a tank, but some smaller tracked vehicle.

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Re: Doesn't This Seem a Little Small to Move a Tank?

Post by Xelmon » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:43 pm

The... Pershing? No, Chaffee? Ah, one of them had a dual engine setup, this fits the bill for that.

Most tracked vehicles and such had White, Diamond, and other inline 6-es.

Single engine solutions for tanks were powered by 16L+ engines such as a Wright 975, 7 cylinder monsters.

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Re: Doesn't This Seem a Little Small to Move a Tank?

Post by Amskeptic » Mon Sep 28, 2015 6:03 am

whc03grady wrote:This 1944 Cadillac V8 was meant to end up in a tank on the European Front, but never made it.
Depends on the torque. You can have a small engine moving large objects if the gearing allows, see: VW bus
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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