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Re: pic: 2104

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Originally Posted by Kevin Kolodziej View Post
Nice job guys. One question though - how much of that tread is actually in contact with the carpet?? Do you have an offset center so that only half the track or less is in contact with the carpet at any given time? With 4" treads, be wary of friction while turning. A few years ago, 1064 went with 3" belts and wanted to do 4 tracks that could pivot and "stand up" so it could turn. Didn't work so well though...but I hope you guys have much success.
They have a pneumatic in the front to help turn. My old team, 573, did this in 2003. Except we had about 44in of tread to floor contact. It worked great and turning was never a problem.
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