In fact, after looking at those wheels, the rollers look like lawn mower wheels.
-Gregory On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Gregory Kampjes <[email protected]>wrote: > Hmm, that is true. But the hollow tube has been used in other all terrain > vehicles before. > > -Gregory > > > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 2:06 PM, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Cable tensioned tracks have been around for awhile. The US half- >> tracks and weasels of WW2 had cable tensioned tracks. The RipSaw, >> though it may look innovative, is basically a Churchill tank with no >> armor. Steering is by braked differential, really basic stuff. I >> think the Howe brothers only real innovation is the use of the tubular >> steel space frame but I may be wrong. These guys built a tracked >> swamp buggy several years ago and the video went viral for a while. >> On the strength of that experiance they were able to get their >> congressional representative to get the army to throw some funds their >> way to build the ripsaw. >> >> >> Steve Tyng >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > -- 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
