[TANKS] Re: Friend of Otto

2010-02-15 Thread Phil
It is beautiful Neil! Never thought I could get excited about a motor installation, but I struggled for so long with it and there it is done! I have sorted (I hope) the marker, so nwearly ready to go! Phil On Feb 12, 6:45 pm, neroc funkyne...@ntlworld.com wrote: To57 has a new motor system :-

[TANKS] Re: Friend of Otto

2010-02-15 Thread Pete Arundel
When I saw the title of this thread I wondered at first if it was a euphemism of some kind. For instance Eric may be referred to as a disco-dancing, Oscar Wilde reading, Streissand ticket holding friend of Otto. On Feb 15, 11:47 am, Phil sasquevane...@aol.com wrote: It is beautiful Neil! Never

[TANKS] Re: Road Wheels and Suspension

2010-02-15 Thread Mark_123521
The bottom hull plate is .093 inch thick aluminum. The ends need to be bent up. A buddy of mine is loaning a sheet metal brake tomorrow. The motors are 450 watt, geared. 550 RPM. The white drive sprockets will run on fixed axle shafts. So far I have: motors motor controler Radio Track drive and

Re: [TANKS] Re: Road Wheels and Suspension

2010-02-15 Thread Derek Engelhaupt
I mentioned it because it doesn't quite work out that way. I initially used 18lb. springs in the Sturmtiger on all the suspended wheels. The total weight being suspended was around 100lbs. The heaviest portion of the chassis was up front with the motors and sprockets. To offset that I mounted