plastic tracks [TANKS]

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

After reading the articles, does this possibly address the issue of plastic 
tracks sinking into the ground: 
http://www.intralox.com/PDF/series/s900SqFrictTop.pdf

If anyone in the know would respond, I am planning on ordering some for the 
King Tiger.

Lou

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Tyng" <STyng-at-acptrust.com>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:03 AM
Subject: RE: springs [TANKS]


> Lou wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the response Steve. Do you think this would work
>> for a King Tiger (I like the simple set-up versus all the
>> angle iron,etc..)
>
> It should work well for any trailing arm suspension design.  The real
> beauty of the design is that it transfers the force directly from the
> wheel axle to the suspension spring.  Internally sprung designs transfer
> the force from the wheel axle, to the suspension arm, to the arm pivot
> axle, to an internal lever arm, and finally to a spring.  More
> cumbersome in my opinion.
>
>> and would be robust enough?
>
> The design is using 1/4" x 1 1/2" 6066 series aluminum bar stock and
> lawn mower axle bolts.  Yes, it is robust enough.
>
>
>   Steve Tyng
>