Re: Adding rubber cleats on tracks? Joe Sommer help! [TANKS]

["Marc en Wendy" <marcmethorst-at-zonnet.nl>]

Correct, we use Unichains chain and Joe uses Intralox. A completely 
different brand.

Marc

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "WJ" <WJ-at-vdtogt.nl>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: Adding rubber cleats on tracks? Joe Sommer help! [TANKS]


> Happy 4th of July to all you Americans!!
> I use the same track as Marc uses (#T035). I should have paid more
> attention to the Hetzer pics, the track is very different.  It seems our
> trackmaterial is a lot more straightforward.
>
> Marc can answer your question what exact type of track it is, he ordered 
> it.
>
> Regards,
> WJ
>
>
>> The plastic conveyor belt I am using is the same stuff that Joe Sommer
>> used
>> on the Hetzer. It is also documented on the RC tank combat site.  I 
>> talked
>> to Joe at the last two Maryland Tank Battles.  The belt is made by
>> Intralox
>> and costs about $ 76 per 10 foot section (that's the stock belting.)  It
>> did
>> not come with extra spare rods.  I have also been talking the guys at
>> Chatten Associates - (they came up with the cleating process that Joe
>> informed us about below.)   Each track has to be cast sperately to add 
>> the
>> cleats.  You need a spare rod for each link.  If  you all are using a
>> different track system, I would be interested in knowing which type it 
>> is.
>>
>> Good Luck and Happy July 4th
>>
>> Rob
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Bruder" <hobbydad-at-adelphia.net>
>> To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>> Cc: "WJ" <WJ-at-vdtogt.nl>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 12:49 AM
>> Subject: Re: Adding rubber cleats on tracks? Joe Sommer help! [TANKS]
>>
>>
>>> Who was it on the list that had the plastic converyor belting at a very
>>> low price?  It was the flat sided stuff.
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> ---- WJ <WJ-at-vdtogt.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>> =============
>>> Mhm, If I read your story about the belts, I would swear you have a
>>> completely different type!  The belts we use came with a spare rod, and
>>> you can just use that one to push out one of the rods in the track to
>>> seperate it.
>>>
>>>
>>>> All,
>>>>
>>>> I am in the process of getting ready to add my cleats to the Intralox
>>>> belts. One thing that you might want to keep in mind. The nylon rod
>>>> that
>>>> connects each piece together is a disposal piece. Intralox reccomends
>>>> cutting them when seperating the links.  I tired using a screw driver
>>>> to
>>>> pull the rod out, but this ends up tearing up the "sidelox" of each
>>>> link.
>>>> The replacement rods only cost about 10 Cents (US) each.  Rather than
>>>> tear
>>>> up my tr
>
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