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This it the tread for 1024.... it runs so smoooooth.. :cool:

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so how did u make that? that is soo smooth

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I am blown away by how awesome that looks. this year's our first attempt at using tracks, so I can safely say it's not nearly as great-looking as that beauty~! Good job!

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It's difficult to see in the picture if those timing belts have a centering bar down the middle that rides in a groove on your timing pulleys. Do they?

If not, what keeps the timing belt from "walking" off its drive pulleys laterally when misaligned or while turning?

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It does have a centering track that rides in a groove in the pulleys... we got the tracks from brecoflex..

we used the tracks themselves last year with a different frame and we happy with them.. they did suck a lot of power though.. so we wnet with this frame design and better bearings..

The wheels are made on a rapid prototyper out of abs plastic..

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I have to say, that is one of the nicest tread design systems I have seen in recent years, congrats!

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nice work! how many pieces is it total? i count 10...

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The hubs for the wheels are pretty complex.. a few kids spent weeks on a lathe... but the bearing fit perfectly and it is all very solid..
I would say 20 - 30 parts total.... I am sure we will use these for years...

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Nice work guys :) I can't wait to see those in action, they look beautiful. :]

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w00t mad props to me for the wheels :D ;)

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can you guys go up the 6in step with them?

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yea we have a wheelie bar too so we dont tip over

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This is a great looking tread system. The adjustment mechanism in the front looks user-friendly. The slight "bow" in the bottom will save you from throwing treads. You Kil-a-Bytes really did your homework on this elegant design.

These guys were Rookie All-Stars in St. Louis last year, and St. Louis had many great rookies. They look to be a formidable contender in 2004.

Good luck!

Andy B.

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thanks andy that means alot coming from you :D thx to the technokats for helping us get started. you should see the drive train we "tried" to build ;)

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that will be fun to run into! :ahh:

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Sweet looking tread system. SPAM has been building treaded 'bots for five years now. This is one nice design.

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Wow, I hope I get to see that in action some time this year...our tracks don't look nearly as sweet as that...something to aspire to though.