Saxondog: The PVC plastic, when new, is very slippery. After the tracks get run for a while, they get roughed up and the surface has a little better grip.
GOING UP A TREE: http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z65/mm123521/photo.jpg IT HAS GONE A LOT HIGHER THAN IN THE PHOTO. Mark On Mar 14, 7:00 pm, Saxondog <blakebobb...@ymail.com> wrote: > Hello Mark.are you running the Intralox belting for tracks? It seems > they do not grip very well on paved surfaces.Please advise Blake > > On Mar 14, 5:54 pm, Mark_123521 <gatlinggunm...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > > Got some of the sheet metal done this week. > > Tank hull weighs about 100 pounds, as shown. > > This thing moves, it can easily spin the tracks on a fast start!!!! > > It tears the heck out of the lawn when you do a full skid turn. > > It has 12 amp hour batteries in it right now and I ran it hard for 45 > > minutes - no sign of run down batteries. Installed a 30 amp circuit > > breaker for on/off control and circuit protection - works good - no > > trips. > > You can run it up the trunk of a tree until its higher than 45 > > degrees!!! > > > I'll start on the turret this week. > > > ME SITTING ON TANK, I ACTUALY TOOK A RIDE > > The little dog belongs to my > > daughter.http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z65/mm123521/Meontank.jpg > > > GOING OVER PARKING LOT > > BARRIERS:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzLvXVVajUQhttp://www.youtube.com/watc... > > > TANK GOING DOWN A 30 FOOT HILL @ 30 DEGREES > > ANGLE:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QTgBzeI440 > > > Mark- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to rctankcombat@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe, send email to rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
