And with that said I have both types front and rear which both work fine, so basically its down to what ever you feel like building! I tend to do what ever the real tank did (most all russian tanks are rear, whilst german are front)
Chris. b On Feb 16, 12:18 am, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > IMO rear drive works better. The track engages the drive wheel for a > longer distance before coming off the wheel. If you look at pics of > front drive tanks you'll not how the excess track tends to bunch up > between the drive wheel and front road wheel when under load, and the > track lifts away from the drive wheel. As far as debris, I've had > sticks pulled between the track and drive wheels with no issue. > > Steve Tyng > > On Feb 14, 4:13 pm, "Chris. b" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I think a front wheel drive tank is much better for the simple reason > > that when debris gets inside the track it simply passes around the > > idler (in between cleats with a TTS) and once upside down never makes > > it to the sprocket to cause trouble. > > > The opposite is true in reverse, if you wish to build a tank that > > spends its time in reverse I suggest a rear sprocket drive. > > > Chris. b > > > On Feb 15, 1:44 am, Cobra <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I placed my motors in the front only for the fact that the sherman's > > > drive wwheels are in front. Don't see hot it could make much of a > > > difference which end you put them, as long as they do the job. Some > > > hull designs tho simply wont give enough room in one end to place the > > > drive shafts and sprockets, so thier choce is simple. > > > > Put them where ever you want, it will work grand. > > > > Aaron F- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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
