Rubber tracks

[Electronics4you]

Hi there

I'm builing a heavy duty robot, and need some rubber tracks for it. I've searched the Internet, but can't find distrubutors of small rubber tracks (also for privates). Do you know any websites with prices that sells them (about 1.0-1.5 meters long, max 0.2m width)?

 

[dknguyen]

www.superdroidrobots.com

Just don't be fooled by how expensive a tracked robot will cost. Tracks, pulleys, motors, etc. It seems the price for a bare bones tracked chassis that is 1-3feet in scale is at a very steady $4k-5k no matter where you look.

https://www.robotmarketplace.com/store.html also sells full motorized tracks ($1k per side for your reference).

 

[Electronics4you]

I just need the tracks, not motors, gears and stuff.
The treads on superdroidrobots.com aren't that expensive.
2 feet 4" Wide Tread $124, but I was looking for a more heavy type

 

[NightFalcon90909]

To save cost, you could trim a bicycle tire to fit.

 

[adaminc]

You can also get roller chain, with a K-1 type attachment, which are essentially flanges at 90 degrees which let you mount things to it, which I did, I mounted plates of steel with a small L shaped bend.

https://tsubaki.nl/products/chain/double-pitch-roller-chain.html#Lambda

Look at the K-1 attachment.

 

[NightFalcon90909]

True that- depending on the terrain, consider a chain track instead of rubber- you get less slipping between the driving wheels and the track. In fact, you don't get any.

 

[HarveyH42]

How about the cog belt material from factory/industrial type conveyors? Might not be as expensive.

 

[Electronics4you]

That's the best idea I've heard today
Thanks HarveyH42

 

[HarveyH42]

They just replaced a very long on at work a month ago, a little different from what you are looking for, or what I was thinking last post. Wish I could have gotten it though. Most of it was in fair shape, just spliced a few times. Really tough stuff, more then 12 year of abuse. Can't believe they just threw it in the dumpster.

Maybe you can get luck and find something used like that. They use to let me take stuff home, if I catch it before hand. Usually they do this stuff on weekends now, and the parts, material, and equipment gets buried before hear about it.

 

[jpanhalt]

Supercharger belts ("Blowers") are also cogged. Also, there are hobbyist's who build model earth moving equipment. I saw a remarkable D3 bulldozer a year or two ago. You might check some of the appropriate hobby sites. Unfortunately, I don't know of any off-hand. John

 

[3v0]

Supercharger belts ("Blowers") are also cogged. Also, there are hobbyist's who build model earth moving equipment...

As do timing belts.