Everyone is intiteled to there two cents and if plugging your site makes you a expert in this hobby all the power to ya I happen to work in Hydraulics and there is more then one way to skin a cat ! Don't bother ???? geesh its just an Idea good or bad cheap or expensive
William and Melissa Johns <gizmology-at-gizmology.net> wrote:
My two cents:
1. The rules don't allow combustion engines. Fire hazard, I guess.
2. Don't bother with hydraulics. They're expensive, heavy, and
inefficient. Gears are a lot cheaper, lighter, and efficient. See
http://www.gizmology.net/tracked.htm for a few designs of gear steering
transmissions.
3. To slow the motor down, use a worm gear. Not quite as efficient as a
train of spur gears, but you can get huge ratios in small packages for
relatively cheap.
BY THE WAY: Harbor Freight has right-angle-drives for drills on sale. They
advertise steel gears, so they might stand up to use in a tank. I forget
the price - $12 maybe?
ALSO BY THE WAY: I am considering the possibility of hosting the previously
mentioned New England Bull Session in Late August here in Athens NY
(population 600). I'll have to find a place to run the tanks
(my yard is
about as big as my living room), chill the beer, etc. And I suppose I'll
have to at least _start_ my tank (unless you let me count the Sherman) past
the paintball gun development stage. No guarantees ... I'll let you know ASAP.
Bill
At 10:19 AM 4/11/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi Sonny brar I was pondering a gas engine as well in the beginning of
>planing my tank and was leaning more toward a weed eater type engine with
>electric start first off ya gotta slow that engine down have you thought
>about doing it hydraulically? ...
>Sonny brar wrote:
>hey guys,
>
>Can i get any tips on building a gearbox to run a tank thats powered by a
>chainsaw engine i need to know how i can build my tank so it can run each
>track individually, reverse, an move forward individually ...
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