fixerupper
Well-known Member
This 'crawler' is a military M4 High Speed Tractor that wants to drift to the right when we drive it down the road. It has full tracks that are the same as what the the Sherman Tank has with rubber pads. The steering is brake steering only with no individual clutches and it's steered by individual levers. It does not appear to be dragging on the right side, but it does gradually drift that way constantly. I know nothing about the characteristics of how a crawler is supposed to act or why it acts the way it does. So the question is what could cause it to want to drift to one side? When I take it down a gravel road I try to stay on the left side so the crown of the road helps me stay straight and if there's enough slope to the left it will run straight. That's about it. If you have any questions I'll try to explain things a bit better. Thanks, Jim