Ment to say SV015, not SV05. Typo! Just like my math at times ... Heh. Mike
________________________________ From: Ryan W. <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 9, 2011 8:17 AM Subject: Re: [TANKS] Track question Well I did do the math, ( it left me short on rubber for track pads) but I've done two test fittings. Also my tank has more room to adjust ( in both directions). I'm starting to worry about the friction drive wheel. The thing is that if it starts slipping I will have to use the paddle wheel design. Ryan w. On Nov 9, 2011, at 7:43 AM, Mike Mangus <[email protected]> wrote: I would hold off on joining the ends until the track has around 5 treads left to put on. Although we think we know how many it should have, sometimes construction variances (or a mathmatical error) will change the actual length the tank needs. A test fitting with most of the treads on is the way to go before joining. > > As an example, SV05's tracks were joined without a test fitting on the tank. >I relied on the math to be right. It was somewhat right, but it turned out >that the tracks really needed to be one tread shorter for tensioning >purposes. The tracks run a little loose and there is no more adjustment to >take up the slack. > > T081's tracks were not joined until most of the track was already completed >and test fit on the tank. After marking the actual length and joining the >track, it came out the perfect length and didn't run out of tensionor >adjustment. > >Mike > > >________________________________ >From: Ryan W. <[email protected]> >To: Tank Guys <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 9:33 PM >Subject: [TANKS] Track question > >Before I start I will update on the progress. I have completed 38" of nearly 7 >ft of track. Other than the fact that I might be a little short on rubber by >inches( for track pads) everything is going well. Would it be advisable to >join the two ends of the track together already. And I would just finish out >the remaining track pads while its joined? Or could this cause problems? > >Ryan w. > >-- >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 >-- 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
