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Re: Half-Track?
1064 ended up with a half track in the end after several redesigns back in 2003. I'll have to see if I can find any pictures of it at that point, but it was something that just kind of happened in the pit as things were hacked and . The original design was 4 treads that could articulate up to four inner points (tip-toe if you will). MANY MANY things went wrong so we dropped to a half track and had mild success. We had the treads in the front half powered by CIMS and standard wheels in the back powered by the drill motors. Worked nicely, but still had some turning issues. The bigger issues were not the design, but the fabrication and implementation (no end bearings, no crowned wheels or guides for the track part, etc.). If you do go this route, be sure to take your time and design it propery...and don't use 3" tread like we did =)
Good luck!
Kev
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