belt drive/tank treads

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Pat Roche

The other nice thing about the brecoflex belts is that they dont tear easily. They can really take a beating because inside of some the belts there is a steal ribbon. This gives them a very long service life on the field. In 2004 we made it through one regional and four offseason competition's on the same set of belts.

-Pat

I seem to remember 226 tearing a whole ton of belts in 2003(?), even the reinforced ones, which I believe they said they paid something like $400 a pop for.

[BillyGoats]

We(team 61) have had great success with treads from brecoflex.. the past 3 years we have not ripped more then 2 all season… which is awesome. brecoflex is the best way to go.. if you have questions drop Mike Norton a PM he has all the answers when it comes to brecoflex

Feel free to stop by out web site http://www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/Robotics

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[Pat Roche]

Originally Posted by Cory

I seem to remember 226 tearing a whole ton of belts in 2003(?), even the reinforced ones, which I believe they said they paid something like $400 a pop for.

Hmm interesting...from my experiences with brecoflex(reinforced only) it is quite strechty because of the pvc like material and steel reinforcement that its made of...I wonder if the belts were too tight or if the grating ripped them...very interesting, I'd def like to hear more about this problem they had.

I guess i should say that under normal carpet driving conditions they are extremely durable. Good catch.

-Pat

[Stephen Kowski]

http://www.fnsheppard.com/index.htm

offers the same things as brecoflex, but their lead time is significantly shorter for machining the pulleys. They are slightly more expensive, but time is money.

[BillyGoats]

Originally Posted by Cory

I seem to remember 226 tearing a whole ton of belts in 2003(?), even the reinforced ones, which I believe they said they paid something like $400 a pop for.

these are not the "re-enforced ones" and this is what we do to them.. we did not rip one re-enforced one this year...