Mato Sherman metal lower problem

[MichaelC]

Hi all,

At wit's end with Mato Sherman metal lower throwing tracks and was wondering if anyone has experience the same issue. I started off with a Mato Sherman metal lower with T-49 tracks and when I run it the first time is completely destroyed the tracks (shredded into 4-5 different pieces both side). I was having a tough time with the extremely brittle tracks when I put them together so I got a plastic set but now when I go into reverse it will throw the tracks coming off the sprockets.

I am also seeing the same thing on the Mato all metal M-10 that just arrived this past week which has the identical lower, and it has the metal T-74 tracks and I am seeing the exact same thing ! I had noticed that on my metal lower the sprockets are too close to the body (in fact if I over tighten the sprocket I can get it completely stuck to the body) so I have put in spacer but that didn't help. The M-10 I do not see the same issues but the tracks throw along the same way anyway.

It puzzles me as they are both doing the exact same thing, and I would figure if this is a common problem I would have heard about it thru this forum. Anyway, if anyone has any idea or suggestion that woudl be great.

MichaelC.

[tomhugill]

I have the same issue, tightening the tracks helps but my firefly threw tracks in reverse a couple of times at the Yorkshire show. I'm half tempted to try the plastic sprockets as my plastic ones don't have an issue

[MichaelC]

Hey Tom, where do you even get plastic Mato Sherman sprockets ? I am wondering filing down the sprockets would help so that tracks fit better. I am pretty sure it is the sprockets that is the problem.

[Afrikakorps]

Its only a suggestion, but do Taigen or Heng Long sprockets fit your Mato tracks ?
It may be an alternative to filing down the Mato sprockets.
Cheers
AK

[MichaelC]

Unfortunately they don't as the mato tracks are wider.

[tomhugill]

Hey Tom, where do you even get plastic Mato Sherman sprockets ? I am wondering filing down the sprockets would help so that tracks fit better. I am pretty sure it is the sprockets that is the problem.

I'm hoping forgebear has some! The standard mato Sherman's were plastic?

[forgebear]

yep we do

[Tiggr]

It's not just Mato Shermans that throw their tracks - The Mato Tiger 1 that I had did the same.

Lucky for me my friendly dealer took it back and I swopped it for a Torro Tiger 1 with a TK24 board which I'm pleased to say was in another league compared to The poor Mato effort.

Sorry to sound like a broken record, but I wouldn't touch another Mato tank.

[c.rainford73]

It's not just Mato Shermans that throw their tracks - The Mato Tiger 1 that I had did the same.

Lucky for me my friendly dealer took it back and I swopped it for a Torro Tiger 1 with a TK24 board which I'm pleased to say was in another league compared to The poor Mato effort.

Sorry to sound like a broken record, but I wouldn't touch another Mato tank.

Both of my Mato Tiger I tanks would throw tracks until I heavily modified them. They have both been sold and I've kept my Taigen Tiger I's. Absolutely a world of difference

[MichaelC]

yep we do

PM sent Dave.