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"Chris. b" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Same here. Made my stug guide teeth from hardwood and saw a few
>breakages, made my new stug and my first tanks guide teeth from
>polyurethane resin, no breaks at all. My tiger has been hammered for 4
>years without a single track problem.
>
>The wood only tends to split along grain defects, a few screws will
>make a world of difference.
>
>Chris. b
>
>On Apr 2, 12:06 am, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Ryan wrote:
>> > How well do the guide teeth hold on the TTS system? Any break?
>>
>> If made from wood, yes they can and do break.  On the first TTS (T005)
>> I didn't have any breakage but on my second (T040) I had breakage.  I
>> attribute the non-breakage on the first tracks to a couple of
>> factors.  First, it was a tensioned friction drive design and the
>> teeth didn't get that far out of the wheels, and second, the
>> construction was all Maple (one of the strongest hardwoods).  The
>> second set had several broken teeth after it's first battle.  This
>> track was running with an active suspension which allowed the guide
>> teeth to leave the wheels much farther than a tensioned design which
>> offers the opportunity for more stress on the guide teeth.  The setup
>> also built partially from 1/4" aircraft grade plywood which tended to
>> tear at the first veneer line where the broken guide teeth where
>> attached.  I solved the problem by driving wood screws from the
>> outside of the track up through each guide tooth.  Haven't had a
>> broken tooth since.
>>
>> Steve Tyng
>
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