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Originally posted by keilau View PostThis is the M60A3. Its towing cables are wrapped around the turret. The extra towing cables at the back should not be there.
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Originally posted by tank_me View PostThat may be the correct location to mount them for the ERA equipped tank, but there is no way they would be routed through that lifting ring. A) the end connector probably wouldn't fit through the lifting ring, B) the cable would be too stiff to route it that way, and C) you want to be able to access the cables fast in a combat zone. Any fiddling around trying to get them through a lifting hook would be time you don't have when you are being shot at or need to move fast. Tow cables on an M60 or any modern US tank are HEAVY and rough. You want to handle them with gloves and usually more than one person. The cable itself will cut your hands if manipulated ungloved.
I had an early production M60A1 that came with many problems. Rubicon99 review and upgrade of the M60A3 was a wonderful roadmap for my metal upgrade. One of the biggest problem is the pinion gear of the TD drive motor. I replaced them with Tamiya 380 standard motor from e-Tamiya.com, better than the HL Blue 380 and cheaper.
Originally posted by Rubicon99 View PostRemoved the left gearbox and found the reason for the jamming. The motors pinion gear has "flat" gear teeth that are not able to fully and smooth mesh with its corresponding gear. I replaced the stock 380 motors with HL blue 380 motors as these have more torque and a much smoother fit/mesh. See photos below.
TD stock 380 motor pinion gear mesh up. As you can see the mesh is not very good and as such would "catch" and cause the motor to stop turning.
Heng Long blue 380 motor. You can see how much better the pinion meshes with its corresponding gear.
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