Timeline for Are there advantages to using a quad-treaded/split tracked system for a vehicle?
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| Aug 14, 2020 at 12:44 | comment | added | Ralph | My experience is with rubber tracks, they still tear up soft surfaces a bit, although as you mentioned the quad track design reduces this. On concrete\tarmac surfaces the torque required to rotate on the spot with rubber tracks is huge due to the increased grip stopping the ends scrubbing sideways. Helps to rock back and forwards a bit! | |
| Aug 13, 2020 at 16:29 | comment | added | Michael come lately | @JanHudec They do reduce ground pressure if your ground is not flat enough to keep the whole full-length tread on the ground. A minor point, though. | |
| Aug 13, 2020 at 14:21 | comment | added | jamesqf | @Jan Hudec: Yes, and this can really tear up the ground you're turning on (not to mention pavement!), as well as rubber tracks. (Presumably - my experience is with steel tracks.) A quad-tracked vehicle would be steerable, and so reduce this. | |
| Aug 13, 2020 at 7:12 | comment | added | Jan Hudec | In this design the quad tracks don't reduce ground pressure compared to two full-length threads. What they do instead is reduce the slipping when manoeuvring (a two-track vehicle can turn on the spot, but the front and back parts of the threads will be slipping sideways). | |
| Aug 12, 2020 at 15:12 | history | answered | Meridian | CC BY-SA 4.0 |