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    Do they stretch the tread to get it on or do the axles move closer? I don't see an idle roller.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Elizabeth Greene View Post
    Do they stretch the tread to get it on or do the axles move closer? I don't see an idle roller.

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    Just remove 1 outside tire stretch the track over the remaining tires then re install the tire
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    I remember seeing similar on Sherman tanks in the 1950s.

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    Two different diameter tires! So only ONE axle is driven and the other is idling??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saltfever View Post
    Two different diameter tires! So only ONE axle is driven and the other is idling??
    Most probably, either that or they have 2 different rear end ratios or the poor power divider is getting a real work out. One possibility is since the tracks there would be no need to ever lock in the power divider undersized tires may have been installed on 1 axle to achieve a lower final drive ratio without having to change the rear ends



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