Posted by oldtanker on January 29, 2012 at 11:48:37 from (66.228.255.223):
In Reply to: Tanks As Tractors posted by Dave in GA on January 28, 2012 at 17:34:13:
The powers that be want to stick with that engine because it's in the supply line....thats the Lycoming AGT 1500 (Army Gas Turbine 1500 shaft HP). That means parts and complete replacement engines plus the engine currently installed in running tanks. It cost a heck of a lot because when they start to replace tan engine because they also have to replace everything in the supply line at the same time. (that way if the ballon goes up during retrofit both engines are supported)
An interesting side note. The Army did look at a rotary diesel engine but it wasn't finished developement when they were ready to start production of the tank. Not positive but I was told JD was the company working on it.
The M1 when first adopted held 525 gallons of fuel and had a range of 300 miles (works out to .57 MPG). The M60A3s they replaced held 300 gallons and could go 310 miles. When in the field we normally refueled every day but with the 60's we sometime went every other day. We didn't dare do that with the M1s. They figured that just driving the M1 down the road cost about 48 dollars a mile in fuel and wear and tear in 95. Track life was supposed to be about 2500 miles but I never saw tracks last much past 2k. Cost of a set of tracks in 95 was 28,000 dollars.
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