Thanks for the comments. I am by no means an expert in track design. But I did a little homework. I know there are lots of styles of track out there and I am trying to learn as much as I can about them.
The grouser style is the most common and simple. It has a lot of grip and great for muddy surfaces. But it tears up the ground and has a hard time turning. <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D9MVSybkPkc/VNVSVJ3VlBI/AAAAAAAABYU/-mWYMx0nl7M/s1600/Grouser.JPG> Then you have skid pads. They are better with turning and can work on hard and soft surfaces. Notice the taper on the sides of he tread profile. This helps with the turning. I made sure the tread design I was looking at had a decent taper to help with turning. <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0NfV7-XLxZ4/VNVUiZaGHgI/AAAAAAAABYg/oxHhJ4RzAck/s1600/Skid%2BPads.png> Then you got V track like this one. From what I understand these are good in mud and snow. They push the wet material through the track and to the sides. So it get is out from under the tracks. A nice feature, but I wanted a more generic track system. So I avoided this style. <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3_RXnIcHDG8/VNVXAhJWKXI/AAAAAAAABYs/x7dWdlnICqs/s1600/V%2BTrack.JPG> So that is some of the design considerations I looked at when picking a tread profile. I really would like to learn more about tread profile design and selection. I also would like to learn more about track systems in general. Here is a really cool video that shows the difference between having a good suspension and not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUsyMDvPW6U -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rctankcombat+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
