RE: But the T34 does it differently !

["SteveT44" <SteveT44-at-comcast.net>]

Paul wrote:

 

>Were you aware that the T34 does not have conventional sprockets to drive the tracks , but instead had rollers between the rear[ front ? or both] idler wheels that I assume picked up the inner teeth on the treads,may be why there was only 1 tooth every other tread ?  So you could just build some new idlers with rollers between and slacken off the existing tracks and it may drive ?

 

Yes, I am familiar with how the drive works on the T34.  I didn't replicate it on the T005 because I felt the wooden track teeth wouldn't be up to the task.  If I could figure a way to make the track pieces out of aluminum (cheaply) then I think it would work well.

 

Attached is a photo that clearly illustrates how the T34 drive wheel was put together.  Basically two disks with six rollers mounted between them.  The rollers engage the guide teeth on the tracks.

 

Steve

 

 

T34DriveWheel.jpg