Having built and battled both front and rear drive tanks, I can say that if you have a tight track (i.e. no suspension or a very tight one) there's little performance difference between front or rear drive.
When it come to a slack track (i.e. tank with long suspension travel), IMO rear drive works better. The track engages the drive wheel for a longer distance before coming off the wheel and you'll have less cogging. If you look at pics of front drive tanks you'll note how the excess track tends to bunch up between the drive wheel and front road wheel when under load, and thus, the track lifts away from the drive wheel sooner. As far as debris, I've had sticks pulled between the track and drive wheels with no issue. The secret is to built it strong enough to handle debris. A perfectly scale resin molded showboat an't gonna cut it on our battle fields. Steve Tyng On Monday, November 18, 2013 5:09:17 AM UTC-5, Chris. b wrote: > > i have built and tested both front and rear motor configs, i found (with a > sprocket drive tts sort of track) that having a close meshing gear to the > track at the rear seems to get beaten up more due to debris making its way > onto the track and being "sucked up" whilst front drive has the entire > length of the track to clear obstructions. just an observation, it probably > isnt a deal breaker. > > chris. b > -- -- 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 received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
