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Re: Rhino Tread Delamination

Team 3044 here.

we did have the same issue but the belts were sourced from BrecoFlex. The problem turned out to be the result of a large influx of orders by FRC teams and the company was pulling all stock they had on hand to get orders out. This in turn weakened their manufacturing process and the belts we not heat welded long enough.. The company was great to work with and they sent new belts free of charge.

It looks like a similar issue where the belts were not heat welded long enough. I would recommend finding spares for competition. Once the delamination process began, it was a matter of ten minutes before the belts came off the treads..

good luck and i hope the re-gluing works