Re: New video of my Centaur [TANKS]

[JOHN PITTELLI <jplily-at-yahoo.com>]

Looks like another British brethren to swell the
ranks. Send some pics and stats so Frank can assign a
number for your tank. Any possibility you'll be ready
by late October? And more relevant, how far from the
 "Land of Pleasant Living" is your home? 

John Pittelli


--- "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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