I can only speak of my track design, its different to others mainly because I break the chain apart.
In my case I strip the lube off, obviously any lube will just pick up dirt so didn't want that. Regarding rust, not an issue for me, I remember when building the M41 track I would deliberately sit the tracks on their sides in the kitchen sink to encourage rust. Many photos of bulldogs show rust on the outer edge of the track so thought to make it look realistic. I use an angle grinder a lot on my tracks so any metal surface that has been exposed will develop rust better, just saying I tried to make rust and don't really see it as a concern unless you are dealing with extremes of moisture. Only problem was that the rust would disappear when driven so rust seems to be a non issue. This is just from experience with my design, a complete roller chain system could have other factors to consider so other peoples comments could shed some light when using the complete chain. My tracks are deliberately made to be loose/sloppy so rust will not make the chain stick together as much as a complete roller chain would when rusty so lubrication might be more important in that situation. Driving in snow might also be a factor but considering the heat in Melbourne atm probably not an issue. George On 4/2/09 9:41 PM, "Modena" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Those who have experience in roller chain tracks, was your chain pre- > lubed when you built your tracks? Did you leave the lube on? Did you > strip it off? > > I'm concerned that with no lube it's going to surface rust pretty > quickly, but with lube its going to be a nice glue for all the dirt, > stones, pebbles, dust, grass, and whatever else I might be running > over when the tank is running. > > What are people's experiences in this? > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
