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Re: Using town garage door pieces for bulldozer treads
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 25 Jul 2005 17:19:59 GMT
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On 7/25/05, Nathan Bell <Radarbell@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone ever done this? They probably would not get good traction, seeing
> as
> how the only way to keep them from coming off the rollers is to put the
> handles
> on the inside and use them to hold the tread on. I think maybe it would be
> hard
> to get all pieces with the handles, but one thing is for sure- the treads
> would
> be wide enough!
I think I still prefer the method of using technic tread links with
1x6 bricks for medium sized treads, and for huge treads - using
hinges. I have seen at least one major oversized robot in lugnet
robotics using plates with hinges between them for treads.
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| Has anyone ever done this? They probably would not get good traction, seeing as how the only way to keep them from coming off the rollers is to put the handles on the inside and use them to hold the tread on. I think maybe it would be hard to get (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jul-05, to lugnet.technic)
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