New AndyMark products 2016

[Sperkowsky]

So Andymark is going to start selling a chassis with tank treads? Cool.

[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

2011 and 2014 we ran blue rough top 2" wide and replaced once per event, including champs, and had plenty of life left in it. It's good stuff.

Considering the heavy defense 973 was playing in those two years that definitely shows some great durability!

[EricDrost]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

CAUTION: Epic MSPaint skills.

If this is really a tank tread drive, it looks like massive T-Bone bait to me.

Long flat surface of tread + quarter plate and 80-20 standoff construction?

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

CAUTION: Epic MSPaint skills.

Tank treads are so 2004

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img...b75e1caf_l.jpg

[jwfoss]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

Tank treads are so 2004

I was thinking a little bit more modern, they seem rather 2006 to me... but I'd have to hear was 195 and 522 think about it.
Either way I'm excited to see a new line of products coming from AndyMark.

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

Tank treads are so 2004

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img...b75e1caf_l.jpg

Yes, definitely. Also, they are so 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

[marshall]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

Yes, definitely. Also, they are so 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

This is why we can't have nice carpet!

[Oblarg]

Originally Posted by marshall

This is why we can't have nice carpet!

<Insert witty remark about regolith here>

[Breakaway3937]

Instead of tank, it looks more like grasshopper to me. You can see the timing belt on the right hand side of that front Blue Nitrile wheel. Just my two sense.

[Ginger Power]

Blue Nitrile Tread is the best smelling wheel tread. #thingsyoufigureoutat2AM

[notmattlythgoe]

Originally Posted by Breakaway3937

Instead of tank, it looks more like grasshopper to me. You can see the timing belt on the right hand side of that front Blue Nitrile wheel. Just my two sense.

What are you calling a grasshopper drive? I've started seeing butterfly and grasshopper used to describe the same stuff now.

[marshall]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Blue Nitrile Tread is the best smelling wheel tread. #thingsyoufigureoutat2AM

I actually seem to recall a discussion about that in our lab in 2014 too when we were cutting it. I don't remember all of the conversation but I'm 90% certain we came to the same conclusion.

[Michael Corsetto]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

Blue Nitrile Tread is the best smelling wheel tread. #thingsyoufigureoutat2AM

Can confirm, smells delicious.

[Jon K.]

They have all been staring at me funny here at AndyMark because I kept saying the same thing. The blue nitrile roughtop smells pretty good.

[Nathan Streeter]

I'm intrigued to see what all AM is releasing... looks like it'll at least include some nifty new wheels, treads, and pulleys. I'd love to see some good wheels for blue nitrile tread that effectively retain the tread (and preferably aren't a bear to assemble)... although the AM KOP wheels, VP VersaWheels, and new Colsons are all good, none of them seem to be as grippy as blue nitrile tread (at a reasonable tread life).