Metal track & wood floors

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Metal track & wood floors

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Giving serious thought to the new metal version of the P4 and realizing we now have basically wood floors and wondering would the metal tracks on this 10+lb tank will damage the flooring if I run it indoors.?
Or will this baby be a strictly outdoor tank,wifey wouldn’t be to pleased with me if I tear up the new floors lol
But it’s a dry heat!
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Normal running may be OK, it's super-spin that's most likely to trash the finish. We run on carpet/astro-turf at the Grantham club and (mostly) avoid running on the floor.
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You have to assume that the metal tracks will scuff the finish on polished wood or laminate floors. It's also very noisey! However, you can do spectacular drifts on laminate ;)
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Re: Metal track & wood floors

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Good morning,
I think you are safe with a 10+ pound tank. Mind the ice cleats on the later tracks ( if so equipped ) I ran my 25 pound KV-2 ( The Palace' ) on our wooden floors and noticed no issues as long as I didn't bring it in from the rough and start running it inside before shaking out the tracks and using some canned air on them. Enjoy that Tank!
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