"We try not to use the word band" very next sentence calls it a band. lol

What happens when you have a blowout you replace the whole track with end connectors you replace the one block

And you field repair them how?

So what happens when you hit a land mine with a continuous track instead of a segmented track?

It's a GIANT FREAKING RUBBER BAND!!!

When it breaks - which it will in a war - what happens? Changing a Tire is one thing, changing a whole track, then tension-ing it is another. Basically another product designed by people who never been in a real war. Metal tracks replaced by a composite surely a better idea. Plus rubber burns as the guy below mentions. Think this is for counties who need patrol vehicles, but can not afford the mechanics or parts.

Everyone Gangsta until someone throws a Molotov onto your track. Also, one side of your vehicle has to be ENTIRELY off of the ground to replace the track - you can't just roll vehicle over the track and pull the loose end over the top.

Hot / burning ruins and power loss are considerations. Jagged rocks also chunk out the rubber. Otherwise rubber tracks are excellent, just as we see in the construction industry.

Airfix have been making rubber band tracks for years .

What about repairs in the field under combat. Meaning if it encountered a land mine/ or received a direct hit on the track., what time line / work line are needed to "repair".

Tires burn nicely. Do these?

It looks good but How do you repair them and wont they burn.

So when we were in Iraq and our Bradley's and Abrams were doing hot seating crews and then rolling back out the wire for another 12 hr patrol or just doing heavy patrolling. The tracks would wear out. DUH your putting the stress of moving a vehicle that weighs many tons and going up to 60 MPH (vehicle depending, M88's doing 25 MPH should order a new engine lol) for hours on end. And they were going over asphalt and rough terrain. The bushings would wear out and the track connections required monitoring and adjustment often. I was a M88a1 recovery vehicle operator and a Bradley mechanic. I have seen it all many times. The track pads are the first thing you have to replace with traditional tracks. The rubber simply wears down to the grousers and then you need to replace them or face driving on racing slicks. The problem with this rubber "band" track system is its made of rubber with steel belting. But the part that meets the ground is going to be rubber. So your asking governments and military's to swap over from track systems that can replace a broken shoe or replace worn track pads (note: not the M88 as its tracked at based on the old M60 so its just replace the shoes). And just use a single belt that once its worn down discard and replace in whole. The problem is the logistics of shipping this sort of thing to units in combat. Right now track is sent out on pallets often in sections of 8 stacked 4 or 5 stacks high. And then sent back in the same manner when replaced. But with this you are sending rolls of track out to units. And if the band breaks the crews will have to wait for recovery guys to drag them back to change out the bands or wait for maintenance guys to come out and deliver the bands to the front lines. But with sectional track if a track section breaks you just use rope or chains connected to the sprocket carrier and then let mechanical force carry the ends back together. Then re-connect. How are they going to do this with a band? If it snaps it seems you are F'kd till help arrives. I had my track snap in Iraq one time and I was the ONLY person with track knowledge there. And yet withing 30 minutes I had my track back together on my M88a1 and moving again. But if my track was this band? Yea the whole convoy would have had to wait for a new band to come to me.

I wonder how soldiers will replace a track on the fly? Remove one of the front wheels perhaps to loosen the track?

Hey , get that Warrior up to full speed and then do a hard brake . With metal track they can nearly do a handstand , how does the rubber one fair ?

The elephant in the room... (crew) field repairs to battle damaged tracks. I noted that question was *not* asked. These sorta tracks will work just fine... against opponents that can't (seriously) damage your vehicles. I'll let y'all logic out what kinda 'opponents' fall into *that* category.

Imagine if you hit a mine, does field replacement even possible for this concept?

Military vehicle with greatly reduced noise,only advantages mentioned are health and safety. A sign of the times.

Perhaps the solution to the UK Ajax Combat Vehicle ..... ??

2007?

I am not a mechanic and I have no experience to repair tracks. According to my common sense: 1/ rubber tracks must be much lighter in weight and so could drive faster; 2/ rubber tracks should be cheaper; 3/ a damaged rubber track have to be removed completely and replaced with a new one, while for steel track, you only have to repair the damaged part, no need to replace the whole track. I do not know how they replaced a damaged rubber track, but I think they have to lift up the damaged side of the tank until all the wheels are above ground. This is not easy in the field. However, I think it make no different between steel track or rubber track if it is damaged in the battle field. The tank still lose its mobility and you could only repair it when the battle is over.

But why were they banned?

CAN IT STAND A BLAST ....OR HEAVY FIRE.....

And how much versus a regular track? Thats where things get real.

25% reduction of fuel use and 10kmh higher speed? too good to be true?

The US Army had a track like this on the M-114 Recon vehicle. It was a total failure and withdrawn from service starting in 1972. Geoff Who learned to repair the 20mm cannon in 45B training in 1972.

I assume that this kind of rubber track 'band' was not intended for military vehicle

Band, rubber band, band tracks, rubber tracks, rubber band tracks....kept going round and round to avoid rubber band tracks but just found them self calling it what it is rubber band tracks

No sane Gov't or army will consider having to use two differing sets of tracks for vehicles of differing weights! Any purchase cost benefit would immediately be removed. i wonder too, how do you fit and remove a single piece track and can they be retro fitted to existing steel tracked vehicles? A lot of work still needed here methinks.

Guy claims rubber tracks are more durable, yet they can't endure vehicles over 47 tons. BS. Also no change of rubber pads? That's right, you have to change the whole track lmao.

Just aim for the tracks and the ivf or tank will be useless. Funny the Ruski's don't use the rubber tracks. They use metal linked tracks with additional rubber on it. I say 1 : 0 for the Ruski's 😂

Rubber tracked slippery when wet

Call it what it is, a rubber band. Lol

When will you talk to some Russian defence companies?

"Additional strength" of Rubber band track vs steel link track. I know a lot of people who disagree with this claim. But then again, those people are all key-board warriors and don't work for the company that builds the product.

2008 video...

the caterpillar of the tank looks monolithic, it means that if it breaks in one place it is necessary to change all entirely, it is not convenient and expensive, secondly absolutely all rubber caterpillars stretch over time, in the third on abrasive soils it will very quickly be erased, in the fourth and what with it will be if will come to move on the burning earth? in the fifth near the car burst explosive shells it is easy to risovat this caterpillar shrapnel. Conclusion it's rubbish and completely unnecessary idea for the army

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