New Track Option

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by TankChain

There is no change in durometer based on the color. The treads are made of a Shore A 70 rubber which is as close to car tire rubber as we could fine.

In order to create a modular system that is easy to change and use in many applications, this was the design we arrived at. We have thought about making ones with chain that can not come apart. However, we have not had any issue with the clips coming off. Roller chain is designed to transmit much higher loads then would be seen in a track application.

Happy to answer any other questions.
Josh

Josh,

Thanks for your answers and pro-active approach to community interaction.

I'm not worried about the roller chain itself failing to transmit torque, but rather the spring clip pins coming undone. We've seen this every now and then over the years with #35 chain in our FRC drive systems, and that chain was not directly being exposed to the lateral loads that occur in FRC pushing matches. If you do every release a version with friction fit outer plates, I think teams may be more comfortable using this in drivetrain applications.

The other sticking point will likely be price. No track option is going to be cheap, but spending $40 per 12" of track is a tough pill to swallow for more budget-conscious teams.