Securing road weels

I've seen some pictures where it looks like crews had makeshift brackets welded to the hull of the tank to hold various extra bits of equipment. I don't know if any of them were 'official' modifications, but I'd guess they were 'in the field' alterations.

With the tracks it depended on if they were spare tracks or tracks used for additional protection.
Spares were mounted in racks so they could be removed and used when necessary.
Track "armour" was usually welded in place such as the sides of the turret.
Spare road wheels were sometimes mounted on a piece of threaded rod so they could be removed for use.

QUOTE: Originally posted by shermanfreak With the tracks it depended on if they were spare tracks or tracks used for additional protection. Spares were mounted in racks so they could be removed and used when necessary. Track "armour" was usually welded in place such as the sides of the turret. Spare road wheels were sometimes mounted on a piece of threaded rod so they could be removed for use.

That's it in a nutshell. Shermanfreak is the man I want on my call list when it comes to a Sherman Question on "Who wants to be a Millionaire".