Re: [HOE] road trains

[Abdullah Oblongota <toadpooka@juno.com>]

Yeah, properly cared-for treads do go a long way, but part of  "proper
care" is shipping them by car or train to the place where they're needed,
rather than driving them all over the country, correct?  I'm saying that
treads wouldn't work well for a cross-country cargo transport like a
semi.

On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:15:58 -0500 "Steve Davidson, RN"
<goofazoid@earthlink.net> writes:
>  
> Well, I disagree. I was a armor vehicle crewman for almost 5 yrs and 
> properly cared for tracks do just fine. I will grant that when they do
break, 
> or god forbid come off, they are a royal pain in the ass, but I can
count 
> the number of times that we had tracks break or come off on one hand.
(I will 
> add that driver skill,  the move to support roller suspension from
Christi 
> suspension, and armor skirts all play a part in the # of track
problems)
> Also, while I wish that they would go any terrain, that's just not 
> true. Some hills are too steep (unless you are a real nut and are
willing to 
> back up a hill) and some times the water is too deep ect. (Also "Black
Ice" on 
> roads converts a Bradley into a 34 ton toboggan! YEEHA!)
> Just for overkill...

From Whom It May Concern,
Rich A Ranallo

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