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motion accessories
tank tread kit
Tank treads will enable your robot to explore much more
demanding terrain than ordinary wheels. Tank treads
distribute a vehicle's weight more evenly than wheels,
allowing your robot to move more easily in sand or on soft,
spongy surfaces into which wheels would sink and bog down.
This increased surface area also gives your robot more
traction for hauling heavy loads up an incline. And because
each link can grip the surface over which it's traveling, a
robot with tank treads can more easily climb obstacles or
traverse crevasses in which wheels would get stuck.
tank tread links (2 preassembled chains )
x 85 links each (32.75" each)
bogey wheel
support screw x 12
(8-32x1")
bogey wheel support
keps nut x 12
Inventor's Guide insert
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at the back of the
Motion chapter in your
Vex Inventor's Guide.
tank tread
drive/idler wheel x 4
bogey wheel assembly x 4
single bogey
wheel assembly (tensioner) x 2
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- Page 1 85 links each (32.75" each) drive/idler wheel x 4 bogey wheel assembly x 4 bogey wheel support screw x 12 (8-32x1") single bogey wheel assembly (tensioner) x 2 bogey wheel support keps nut x 12 Inventor’s Guide insert tank tread kit •...
- Page 2 11 open holes in between them. One of these axles will be connected to a motor, which will drive the whole assembly. 11 holes tank tread kit • Inventor’s Guide insert...
- Page 3 finished assembling the system. Parts needed in this step: bogey wheel 8-32 x 1" assembly screw keps nut Your assembly should now look like this: Inventor’s Guide insert tank tread kit •...
- Page 4 finished assembling the system. Parts needed in this step: 8-32 x 1" single bogey screw keps nut wheel assembly (tensioner) Your assembly should now look like this: tank tread kit • Inventor’s Guide insert...
- Page 5 Mount drive wheels Mount the drive wheels on the axles of the support structure. Parts needed in this step: tank tread drive/idler wheel Your assembly should now look like this: Inventor’s Guide insert tank tread kit •...
- Page 6 flexible, which makes it easy to separate links from the rest of the chain. Just bend the arms out – GENTLY! – just enough to disengage the hole from the posts on the next link. Reverse the process to reassemble the links. tank tread kit • Inventor’s Guide insert...
- Page 7 Parts needed in this step: tank tread links x 1 chain Note how the teeth on the drive wheel fit between the rollers on the tread links. Inventor’s Guide insert tank tread kit •...
- Page 8 (90) days from the date of purchase from authorized Innovation One dealers. For complete warranty details and exclusions, check with your dealer. Innovation One, Inc. 350 North Henderson Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 08/05 Printed in China 0405 tank tread kit • Inventor’s Guide insert...