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woody:
OK usual day at the office
and we are discussing tracked vehicles
as usual i put my 2 penath worth in
and repeated something that i was told years ago
tank tracks are put on one way in peace time and turned around when in action
now i was told this by a guy i worked with and as he was ex army i believed him
now everybody in the office had a good laugh as no one had heard of this before
have i had my leg pulled or what
please using the wisdom of mud club can someone confirm this

Mareng:
Was there no bell ringing when they were pulling your leg like that??

I've never heard of tank tracks being turned around depending on operational circumstances...

I'll check with my cousin though ( He's  REME Recovery Mechanic and tracked vehicles are his bread and butter)

and just as I typed that he disappeared off-line to do his job as duty driver....dammit

glaggs:
Never heard that one. On most tanks the tracks are designed only to run one way. Some tracked vehicles have a choice of track, ie mainly for road use or mainly for off road use. But I think someone was pulling your leg - could be wrong off course. We'll wait to see what REME say.

clbarclay:
The only part of a track I've known turned were the bushes, like with any chain only one side of the bush wears, so turing them round effectively doubles their life. However thats a lot easier said than done.

Unfortunately 2 peneth worth doesn't get you a lot these days what with inflation and all, at work its just one mug of hot water out of the machine.

Range Rover Blues:
Are you sure it's not the Italian army.

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