Re: Returning member from Ohio [TANKS]

["jon s kowitz" <jonskowitz-at-hotmail.com>]

Dunno, but the cooling fan in the 97-2000 Ford Crown Victoria is pretty 
beefy :)

>From: Rick v100 <rickv100-at-yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>Subject: Re: Returning member from Ohio [TANKS]
>Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 07:43:31 -0800 (PST)
>
>Anyone happen to know what model truck's so us
>scroungers could maybe pull one out of a junkyard?
>
>Rick
>
>--- Frank Pittelli <frank-at-rctankcombat.com> wrote:
>
> > Mike Snodgrass wrote:
> > > I was in this group a while back and started a
> > M4A3
> > > Sherman. Unfortunately, a job change to the RR
> > which
> > > owns you and all your free time set me back a long
> > > way. Changed jobs, less stress and more hobby time
> > > made me a lot happier! I am still plugging away
> > with
> > > this beast, at least the hull so far. Was thinking
> > > about the motors you folks are useing and what my
> > > options are. Planning on going with roller chain
> > and
> > > cast treads. Whats with the KCM's and how to get 2
> > of
> > > those? Have any of you had success with a
> > particular
> > > surplus house for motors whatever variety? Thanks
> > in
> > > advance.
> >
> > Welcome back, Mike.
> >
> > In your absence, we've learned that KCMs simply
> > don't have enough power
> > for anything over 60 pounds, especially tracked
> > vehicles.  In Maryland,
> > we converted to EVWs (which are custom-wound truck
> > fan motors), using a
> > 9:1 gear ratio at 12volts.  They have plenty of
> > power and good speed at
> > that ratio.  Unfortunately, the supply of those
> > motors has basically
> > dried up in the last year or so.
> >
> > As recently confirmed by Dr. "Can't Test Too Much"
> > Sommer, the so-called
> > "EV-X" motors found by Steve "The Scrounger" Tyng at
> > surpluscenter.com
> > look like a good replacement motor, using the same
> > ratio or you can use
> > 300W scooter motors at 24v for the same performance.
> >  Both types of
> > motors are being used in various vehicles being
> > built this winter around
> > the country, so we should have some actual
> > battlefield performance
> > results in the next couple months.
> >
> > Hope that helps and glad to see your working on your
> > tank again.
> >
> >     Frank P.
> >
>
>
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