Re: New video of my Centaur [TANKS]

[Derek Engelhaupt <derekengelhaupt-at-rocketmail.com>]

Now that you have it moving, you can request a designation....;)

 

Derek (almost a rolling chassis) Engelhaupt

"Carioti, John" <john.carioti-at-sensis.com> wrote:

> Well I finally got the TTS working on my tank. I had lots of trouble
> with one side and I kept breaking teeth and throwing the track.
>
> After a lot of troubleshooting, I finally figured out that the 1" axle
> that supports the sprocket was about 10 degs out of alignment. The
> chain was tensioned too tight and it was pulling the axle out of
> alignment. I loosened the chain and everything is OK now.
>
> So last night I put the top part on, and drove it around a bit in the
> driveway. I couldn't get it up to top speed because the top section
> wasn't bolted down, but I think you get the general idea.
>
> Now I have to buckle down and
>  finish off all of the detail work and get
> the darn thing done!
>
> The video is on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrtKVWmy-wo
>
> The audio gets out of sync somehow about 30 seconds into the video so
> that is a bit annoying but you get the idea.
>
> John

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