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| | | (...) I think I've fully explored tracked chassis building and it's a dead end. The tracks always snap. And when adding plates to the track they always come off. You just need an a nice angle at the front to climb things. Rubber tracks would be good (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | | | | Re: motorized tank questions — Gereon Stein
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| | | | (...) While this is not my primary area of building, I have noticed that the rubber tracks that came with the Cybermaster kits are relatively long and have sufficient grip to at least clear some obstacles. The downside of this is, that the rubber (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | | | | | Re: motorized tank questions —Jordan Bradford
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| | | | (...) Here's a picture: (URL) (18 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: motorized tank questions —Danny Staple
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| | | | (...) I own a set of these, and would happily say they are a bit oversize for this chaps requirement. I have tried to use them in robot builds myself, and have generally gone back to using six wheels after having traction problems, and watching (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | | | | | Re: motorized tank questions — Gereon Stein
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| | | | (...) Danny, in theory you are right, however this solution won't help much in rough terrain, as the idea of incorporating track with the vehicle is to be able to move forward when there is no such thing as a flat surface. What this calls for is the (...) (18 years ago, 5-Jul-06, to lugnet.build.military)
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