sherman tank engines

ken in texas · Feb 12, 2009

google on sherman tank engines.Lots of info.

tanklord · Feb 12, 2009

Check out this 30 cylinder Chrysler tank engine.
Five 6-cylinder engines hooked together made this:

Roy Suomi · Feb 12, 2009

I remember seeing somewhere they used Ford flathead V-8"s at about 1000 cu. in. in early versions..

El Toro · Feb 12, 2009

They used an 1100cid Ford engine in the T23 tank with electric drive. These were never fielded during WW2. We used 2 or those Ford engine in this heavy mobile field dynamometer known as the M7. The electric drive from the T23 was used on this vehicle too. It was built in CA by the Knuckey truck company. They built the M26 Tank Retriever during WW2. We used the M7 for conducting drawbar pull and full load cooling tests on heavy tanks and trucks. Hal

T23 Electric Tank

Anonymous-0 · Feb 12, 2009

the Ford was not a flathead it was an 1100ci 60degree v8 aluminum with hemi heads, seen one at a swap meet a few years ago, it was originally planned to be a v12 aircraft engine but Allison and Rolls Royce supplied those, Ford chopped off 4 cyl.s hence the 60degree design

Brian G. NY · Feb 12, 2009

Not at all familiar with the different models of WWII tanks but I remember about 25 or 30 years ago while visiting my F.I.L. in Connecticut stopping to look at a tank (with it's gun barrel cut off with a torch) being used as a log skidder. Unfortunately, there was no one around to quiz about its origin or how they happened to acquire it. I did take it upon myself to look it over and discovered that it was powered by two flathead V-8 Cadillac engines.

george md · Feb 12, 2009

Last week I got 2 manifolds in to repair, they
are for a 1917 ford 3 ton tank. It has 2 model
T engines .Museum at aberdeen proving ground
brough them up for repair.

Below are some before and after photos

george

Brian G. NY · Feb 12, 2009

What a coincidence; the thread "Unique Things" down the page a ways makes mention of several Caddy powered Tanks. Apparently, there were lots of them built.

El Toro · Feb 12, 2009

They're going to move that museum to VA. I retired from APG. Hal

Ultradog MN · Feb 12, 2009

When I lived up in Anchorage there was an older fellow hired me to build the mounts to put one of those Aluminum tank engines in about a 1960 Kenworth. He had it coupled to a a Fuller (I think) 5 speed. Gasser had enough hp and rpm range that he didn't need any more gears. I never did see it finished but did see it running.
Amazingly Quiet compared to a diesel.

El Toro · Feb 12, 2009

Here's that Ford 500 hp engine used in the T23 tank and 2 were used on the M7 Dynamometer. Each engine had 2 four barrel carburetors and they had overhead valves. Hal

Anonymous-0 · Feb 12, 2009

tankers called the Sherman the ronson, lights the first time every time! One German round turned it into an inferno partly due to thin armor and gasoline fuel.

olgentdc · Feb 12, 2009

Packard straight 8 Is what I remember Dad saying was in his small amphibious tank in WW2 in the Pacific Theater ,Some had Cadilac straight 8 . afew chryslers also ...Did they put a v12 in some of the 1st Shermans then swap to two v8 Fords after the War ?

GA Dave · Feb 12, 2009

Here's one of them. David..................http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt5uSx3eFYU

Anonymous-0 · Feb 12, 2009

Check out Ropkey Armour Museum.com he is just down the road from me and has many tanks and restored Military equipment, has Some tank engines on stands also. He rented his stuff for movies, he has the tank James Garner drove in the movie Tank. near Crawfordsville In.

richardinnz · Feb 13, 2009

Although not under their own name, Ford did produce an aircraft engine in WW2 at their Urmston (near Manchester England) plant. They built Rolls Royce Merlins there. RR built at Crew, Derby & Glasgow. The gears for the engines were made by David Brown at their (then) new tractor plant in Meltham.

Leroy · Feb 13, 2009

The Sherman tank that the local musuim has is powered by 2 Ford flat head V 8 engines that the local Ford Engine plant rebuilt for the tank a few years back. They take it to local parades.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 13, 2009

Tanklord, your picture isn't coming up for me, sends me to a page that the site says doesn't exist.

buickanddeere · Feb 13, 2009

Some used a pair of 6-71 detroits. Deisel fuel was safer than gasoline.

Anonymous-0 · Feb 13, 2009

Koooooool, I'd love to see that in a puller!

gpuller · Feb 13, 2009

Koooooool, I'd love to see that in a puller!

Saw a puller with that engine at Pioneer Power show in LeSueur MN this summer. It was built in the 60's or 70's, doesn't pull any more. It had two Holley four barrels and twin turbos. I believe it had a Massey 55 rear end. Pretty cool piece of pulling history.

Bob Kerr · Feb 14, 2009

I think they did use some Packards at some point. Dad was a tank mechanic in Germany in 1953 and has one of his engine books somewhere around the house. I looked at it and seem to recall something about packard engines. I don't think Caddillac made a straight 8 unless it was before 1915. They had the first V8 and had them for years and years and years. Dad did say some guys got cracked in the head by falling hatches and didn't go home on their feet.

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