From: Sonny Heath (sonny@defuniak.com)
Date: Fri Jan 06 2006 - 20:34:08 PST
Maybe my Cletrac was 1.7 PSI I'll look it up again Monday.
Sonny
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From: "Terry & Carolyn Welshans" <welshans2@comcast.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] tiger tanks
> Our M29C Weasel weighs in at 5210#, measured on a drive-on scale at a
> tractor pull.
>
> The TM9-772 (5JULY44) that I have says it should weigh in at 5277#, so I
> must be missing some parts. {grin}
>
> It also says that each track is 78-1/8 inches on the ground and they are
> 20
> inches wide.
>
> Ground contact with zero penetration is 3125 square inches and 3750 square
> inches when penetrating 5 inches in snow.
>
> The calculated ground pressure is 1.69 PSI.
>
> Using the TM's track information and our weight, ours would have 1.6672
> PSI.
> ground pressure.
>
> If you want me to drive over you, just give me a shout. I'll be happy to
> oblige.
>
> Regards,
>
> Terry Welshans
> Homer Glen, Illinois
>
> "Always do right- this will gratify some and astonish the rest. "
> Mark Twain (1835-1910)
>
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