Top secret my ass. Looking at the pics will give you all the info you need to duplicate it. One thing I will note. If my fading memory is right. The original track on the ripsaw was a pinned hinge affair. I guess that didn't work out so well so they came up with the current design. Now I'm not saying they copied anything from us but the current Howe track is a TTS built using steel cables instead of conveyor belting. The drive cog also works on the same principal as the one on Marc's Leopard and the Cromwell.
One issue with the Howe design is how their keeping the tracks on track. The guide horns are riding through "fixed" steel channels attached to the bottom of their bogies. This may work well in the swamps I've seen them running in but would wear very quickly in a desert environment. I suspect the channels were an expedient when they went to the new track design. If I were to build a cable tensioned track I would build a big round jig were the diameter matches the inner diameter of the track I'm building. The inner track pads will be temporally attached to the jig using double-sided carpet tape. The inner track pads would have slots cut in them to accept the two cable runs. I would use a small diameter cable such as steel fishing leader and wrap it around the pads several times (laying in the slots in the inner pads). Once the cable was in place I'd secure it in the slots with a flexible adhesive like Goop or a polyurethane equivalent and during the same process place and nail/screw/rivet (your choice) the outer pads in place. Steve Tyng On Dec 29, 6:29 pm, Tom Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > Exactly. Whenever they mention the tracks, they claim they are a > special design and top secret. > > Sent from my iPhone. > > On Dec 29, 2009, at 6:18 PM, Frank Pittelli <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Gregory Kampjes wrote: > >> After looking at the tensioned cable tracks from Howe & Howe tech, I > >> wondered if they could be used in RC tanks. I have a feeling that > >> they > >> would work, but how practable would they be? Would they be too > >> complex? > > > Where did you see the specs/write-up on the track design? > > > I looked on their website and tried to google them, but I've only been > > able to find marketing pictures and stuff about their upcoming show. > > I'm sure their hype skills are good, but I'd like to read about their > > technology. > > > Frank P. > > > -- > > 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 rctankcombat- > > [email protected] > > Visit the group athttp://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
