From: Ryan Gill (rmgill@mindspring.com)
Date: Sun Jun 20 2004 - 11:53:21 PDT
At 1:58 PM -0400 6/20/04, GOTaM35 wrote:
>I have wondered something for a while. I have noticed all the pictures I
>have seen of both Tiger tanks and Panthers show the upper track not touching
>the road wheels. I operate tracked things daily and have wondered how the
>tracks stay on so loose. It would appear when the vehicle is moving forward
>the track would tighten on the top and get loose on the bottom and therefore
>could be thrown off easily. These tanks were believed to be among the
>best, so they can't be as undependable as I am assuming, so I must be wrong.
first off tight vs loose top tracks will depend
on a front or rear drive sprocket. These both
have a front drive sprocket which means that the
top returning track will be tight.
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Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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