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Re: Plaction tread tears off in chunks
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Originally Posted by Arpan
Hi CD,
At our first regional this year, we discovered that every few matches our plaction tread on 4" wheels was seperating from it's backing or worse tearing out in chunks, instead of wearing evenly.
Anyone know of a more durable replacement? Our 6 Cim drive appears to be a little too much for it.
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What kind of tread are you using exactly? Natural (gum) rubber seems to chunk more often than a synthetic replacement - so if you're currently using gum rubber, I'd suggest upgrading to blue nitrile or possibly black SBR: http://www.mcmaster.com/#incline-conveyor-belts/=r17kv1
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2012-2014 - Technical Mentor, 2014 Drive Coach FRC 341
Current - Mentor FRC 2729, FRC 708
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