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Originally Posted by Tom Line
Our tread is the blue nitrile tread from Mcmaster, bought in sheets and cut on a saw. The blue tread wears extremely well. We used to go through red/orange thread quickly. We'd have to replace them 3 times a year, or every 2 competitions. In 2013, we used the blue and did not have to change it a single time.
Get large-head rivets and double rivet the ends of the tread. A couple intermediate rivets along the length will insure it never comes off.
This year I may take a look at different ways to use zip-ties to attach the tread.
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Team 649 also highly recommends the blue nitrite tread. We install ours on AndyMark high performance wheels. After cutting them to the proper length and width on the bandsaw, we cut two notches out of each end, making a smaller portion that fits in the slot provided in the wheel. We then drill a hole through both ends, insert them in the slot, and pull them tight. While one person hold the tread tight, another slips in a zip tie and ties it through the holes and through the wheel. Used the orange stuff last year, but with the same method. Havent had a failure yet.