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Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message
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> "Carl Greatrix" <tooncars@ukgateway.net> writes:
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> > Eric, You've made me sit here and count them!! On the Tiger there
> > are 64 links on each side, however, the Challenger has
> > 74. Obviously, different wheel arangements will call for more or
> > less links. Buying 200 links will give you enough deffy.
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> I learned a trick from Chris Moseley when it comes to the need for
> lots of tread links: You can put in an ordinary chain link (not the
> wide tread variant) between every two tread links:
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> ##=##=##=##=##=
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> That way, you can make treads that are 50% longer than before and they
> still great on the model!
Interesting idea. I'll bet this configuration would work a lot better going
over carpet.
-John Van
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| The trick is to gear the motor right!! I admit my tanks do slow down a small amount when they drive from a smooth surface onto carpet. I've never really understood why other than friction being the cause. However,the Tiger is geared so that it will (...) (27 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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| (...) I learned a trick from Chris Moseley when it comes to the need for lots of tread links: You can put in an ordinary chain link (not the wide tread variant) between every two tread links: ##=##=##=##=##= That way, you can make treads that are (...) (27 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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