something interesting

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

something interesting

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

That's an old tank (I think?), aren't those calibration/hydro test stamping dates. If so, it kinda missed a few years, between '62 and '82.

fastchevy · NORTH BAY, ONT

you have my curiosity going as I collect ww2 stuff, in particular german...why did you call it a Nazi tank ?

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

ok this tank was made in 1937, its a linde tank, a german made tank, that little box next to the 37 is a swastika, stamped into a box for obvious reasons. this tank has been certified almost 24 times. my buddy said he had another tank that was stamped 1917, almost a hundred year old cylinder!

fastchevy · NORTH BAY, ONT

ok... I was looking hard to see if it was a swastika or not...most stuff I have has a small eagle with the swastika stamped on it..... pretty cool find...makes one wonder how it made its way over here

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

WOW!! Interesting post Fatsax!! Never knew tanks could still be around and be that old!!

Fordy Acres Car Farm · DORCHESTER, ONT

Not really what comes to mind when you think of a German tank!

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

haha the other german tank

jarvis1 · COBBLE HILL, BC

The swastika was in use hundreds of years before Hitler showed up.
There was a town in Ontario named Swastika.
The sign has something to do with balance and equality.
Over in India or Pakistan, the swastika was used.
Some faced the opposite way.

jarvis1 · COBBLE HILL, BC

Looking at the top of the tank, I see "THE".
That is not a German word.

MANCAVER · info@mancavestuff.ca

I think that is "THL"

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

likely german made for the north american market, linde has been in business a long time

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

Rob, just asked my chum about this, (he has a welding/fab shop,) and he agreed, he has seen tanks from the 1920's!!

Gazoo · BADEN, ONT

What, no prize! Dangit, and I got it right.Well it was a good guess anyways.

fatstax · COBOURG, ONT

sasquatch wrote:
Rob, just asked my chum about this, (he has a welding/fab shop,) and he agreed, he has seen tanks from the 1920's!!

unless a tank rots out or becomes damaged they simply re valve the tank and its good to go, i would have to think tanks must have some kind of limit though but it looks like they dont

sasquatch · NORTH BAY, ONT

Agreed, you would think there would be an age limit due possibly to fatique/stress, from being knocked around/moved , asked my chum, as he cut the end out of one to weld a plate on it for an air tank on a truck, and he said the wall thickness was around 1/4 inch.

Interesting topic, thanks again for posting this neat info.