From: Nigel Hay MILWEB \(www.milweb.net\) (Nigel@milweb.net)
Date: Fri Aug 08 2003 - 22:55:19 PDT
Be careful......Once half track tracks are worn down smooth they then are
dangerous in that rapidly the wires will get exposed and the result is a
broken track - this could easily cause an accident as control of the vehicle
is lost and secondly - imagine breaking a track as you go past a bus queue -
the injury you could inflict as it flies around is horrid.
Nige (former M 16 halftrack owner and one who has seen someone snap a very
worn track)
----- Original Message -----
From: "GOTAM35" <gotam35@sc.rr.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 4:45 AM
Subject: [MV] Halftrack questions?
> Hello list. I am working on a project, (operation "I want a lot, but have
> no money"), and am doing some research on tracks. I know halftrack tracks
> wear out, but other than breaking in two, do people throw them out for
> wearing too thin? What are the chances of me finding a set of tracks that
> are considered trash, but are still in one piece? I don't want to tie up
a
> lot of money in this project until it is a success. I need rubber tracks
> and have looked at other sources for this but the halftrack is about the
> best source I can find. One factor is the speed they can turn. Some of
the
> excavator tracks I have looked at may not perform well at any real speed.
>
> Don't worry, this little project is MV related. I wouldn't put real
> military hardware on just anything. If you have any info or opinions on
> this subject, please email me. I know nothing about the halftrack market
> and any advise is welcome.
>
> Lastly, any body have a track or two they don't want?
>
> Joe Trapp
>
>
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