Tankster

Just for the fun of it. Here’s my mostly Taigen initial production Tiger running an Elmod and a PDSGB. Short video due to very very low battery.

smittyrob

Looks great. I remember someone someplace saying if you put the tank outside for about 20 mins to cool to the outside temp the snow won't stick to the tracks so much in large clumps. Never tried it though, don't know how well that works. Nice job on the early prod Tiger.

Tankster

Thank you! I kinda like the snow sticking to the tracks but it would be interesting to try your idea. I will next time.

jarndice

I hate to imagine what the Soviet Soldiers thought when they saw and heard this monster for the first time as it approached Leningrad,
Brilliant job old friend.

Tankster

Thanks, jarndice. You helped me build it.

Panther F

Nice video, great tank!

Pah co chu puk

Nice movie. These tanks are most fun when you are driving them outside.

Yes, cooling the tracks before you drive it in snow will help keep the tracks from icing up. My Tiger tracks iced up and it broke the idler arm off.

Tankster

Damn! Looks like some authentic battlefield damage. That’s how I learn all my lessons, the hard way.

heavyaslead

Same idler break with my Tiger in snow, also broke tracks on T90 in snow

Particularly where you have 'wet' snow the ice cakes up in the idler and eventually enlarges the diameter to the point of high tension on the track to something breaking

Russian winters were notorious for caking ice between the interleaved wheels of the Tiger, thus why some were removed shown in some pics

Tankster

Yup! I’ve got the front outside road wheel already removed. Luckily, my Henntech idler adjuster is strong as an ox so snow is absolutely no trouble for my 502nd Tiger. Tough as nails!

Pah co chu puk

Yep. See how the idler is packed with snow and ice. That was an upgraded aftermarket adjustable idler mount too. Tough as nails.

I break tracks too. Life in Colorado. You drive in snow, or you don't drive 6 months of the year.

Tankster

Oh damn. I may need to limit my snow maneuvers.

jarndice

We get snow in the South East of England and it has been known to be as deep as two inches but it almost always has gone by day three.
We sure know how to suffer.

Tankster

Just enough to make things pretty then it’s gone. Perfect situation in my opinion.

Pah co chu puk

Your movie had a good amount of snow. About 30 scale inches.

Imex-Erik

That is awesome! I miss snow, its been a few years since I've seen any. It is in the 40s here in FL and people are FREAKING out.

Tankster

Thanks, Eric! My wife and I miss Florida. We spent a week in Pensacola last fall. Perfect beach weather!!

Crius

Two whole inches? Poor baby. I don't know how you deal with it. Here in Michigan we get the most snow on the Keweenaw peninsula, where they average 17 ft a year. That's more than five meters.

H2Ohaze

On the Front Range of Colorado, the snow usually melts in 1-5 days, unless we get the rare foot and a half. Currently the problem in my Steppe grass battlefield is instead that the sappers...the "Wild Deer and Turkey" division have been out laying surface mines. It is especially a problem with the track maintenance crew, who have been raising quite a stink about it lately.

Pah co chu puk

LOL! I feel your pain. One reason snow tanking is good is because you can see the land mines better.