Questions.

[mickyb]

Hi fellas,
I have three tanks now and have modified all of them......born fiddler thats me....but as yet I have only run one of them on the lawn...the others are in pieces still. However, my grandson wants a tank now.

My questions follow.
How rugged is a standard HL tank with plastic tracks?
And, how long do the plastic cogs last on a tank with metal tracks?

If the tank is just used in the garden, or around the local woods and not on concrete.....do I realy have to wory about the tracks. Tankzone sell tanks with metal tracks but they have plastic cogs...so do I realy need to wory about the tracks and cogs?

If not, I will have more cash to spend on another tank or alternative mods. Your advice and experience would be appreciated......

Thanks...........Mike

[Ex_Pat_Tanker]

The biggest problem I've found is that long grass tends to get wrapped around the drive sprockets. The plastic boxes have a slipper clutch that allows the motor to turn without blowing the board - the matal boxes will carry on applying torque until either the tank moves or the control board melts >:(

[mickyb]

thanks for your reply.

I have had metal gearboxes and tracks with all tanks but could save money if I bought models with plastic tracks but upgrade gearboxes. Maybe it will be cheaper to continue to buy the tank upgraded as I have done so far. I wondered how tough the plastic tracks are.

Cheers ....Mike

[Matdragon]

i think the plastic tracks are fine, but i always try to get metal gearboxes, and if i had metal track and was running on grass, i would defiantly get metal cogs (drive sprockets) and gearboxes,

cheers,

Matt

[mickyb]

Many thanks for the advice....I will therfore continue as I have done to date. I would be daft to save a few quid and wreck something ...


Cheers.......mike

[Ex_Pat_Tanker]

its always easier to take the tracks off later than the other way around