Thank you for the kind words. I compress the springs using channel
locks(tounge and groove pliars) and simply pull them off one side at a
time.
http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx165/cobra9431/0091.jpg
By compressing these 2 points together, the idler wheel gives enough
slack to slip the track of
Aaron wrote:- " Have you considered a idler wheel instead like on my
T076
Sherman? "
I have ooggled your Sherman with much admiration Aaron , I like the
fact that you`ve designed and built a totally new idler setup but I
dont wish to copy it .I can imagine how your system saves a fair bit
of space
So let let me get this straight, you want to know if 1" bar is
sufficient for a torsion bar suspension system on your big target
I mean tank. It might be a little stiff if you tried it.
Just kidding,;-) I personaly would go bigger than 20mm for your
tension axle. The 1" steel is likely what yo
In a message dated 10/29/2010 6:17:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
funkyne...@ntlworld.com writes:
Id like to use 20mm bright bar instead of 1" as bearings double in
price at any size over 20mm.
Neil R
20mm. that's what, about 3/4"? it might cost more for the bearings,
but i'd stil
Thank you Pete ,I`ve now got 8 of them on their way to me ..
Im NOT building a torsion bar suspension system , 1 inch or
otherwise ..
I did want to know if a one inch bright mild steel bar was considered
big enough ( or overkill ) to be used as a tension axle in a tank with
a fully loaded weight
I will suggest that 1" torsion bars will be too much.
I have a 200-ish pound Tiger 1, and using 1/4" spring steel torsion
bars (See tank T-066 build photos) I get decent support, with some to
spare. (7 rods per side, total of 14.)
I would suggest getting some 3/8" rod and trying that (it's much
10" wheels (well 250mm which is close enough) here, Neil;
http://www.castors-online.co.uk/acatalog/End_Of_Line_Wheels.html
On Oct 27, 8:46 pm, neroc wrote:
> I`ve started my new tank , I`ve now got a basic hull and and gosh its
> big ,Im out at scrap yards looking for steel tomorrow , im wonderin
I might assume 1 inch would work. Try getting a good length of it and
jump up and down on it while both ends are suspended and see if it
bends. If it does, don't use it. :)
Aaron F
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Ben Holko wrote >-
> I think Neil is talking about an axle, not a torsion bar. A 1" torsion bar
> will be WAY to big for your 1/3 tank!
Im talking about the shaft/axle at the back of my tank that the idler
wheels connect to that provide my tracks with the required tension ,
I never mentioned t
my thoughts exactly Jason , so will 1 inch bar be thick enough ??
Neil R
On Oct 27, 10:29 pm, Jason R Schafer wrote:
> torsion bar diameter and scale are not linearly related. maximum shear
> stress due to torsion = (applied torque*maximum radius of bar) / polar area
> moment of inertia of the
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