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Re: Li'l MOE's tread system
Posted by Patrick Dingle at 02/25/2001 11:35 AM EST


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In Reply to: Li'l MOE's tread system
Posted by Jake on 02/24/2001 11:34 PM EST:



Okay... now I'm confused.

Timing belt comes with the kit???????

Patrick, who has been through the kits about 8.4*10^31 times

: The secret to Li'l MOE's tread system is really not that big of a secret. We used the timing belts that came in the kit for our treads. We also used the timing pulleys that came in the additional hardware list to drive the belt. The trick to having a tread design is having enough torque to spin in one place and not burn out a motor, or to have enough slip to allow you to spin with less torque. Another trick to tread sytems is the bogey wheels. They just spin without power to make sure the tread doesn't slack or fall off the timing belt. We custom machined our bogey wheels, but you could also use regular pulleys. If you need any other help, feel free to E-mail me or walk up to our pits (Team 365 - bright green shirts) and ask for Captain Jake. We will be at the J&J Mid-Atlantic Reagional, Philadelhia Alliance Reagional, and the Nationals in Orlando.

: Another useful bit of information from the vast knowledge banks of~
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