Title: track pads for an oc-3
Post by: fcasciaro on February 23, 2005, 03:17:02 AM
Post by: fcasciaro on February 23, 2005, 03:17:02 AM
Does anyone know where I can get inexpensive track pads for my oc-3. Is there a way to make them on my own?
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Post by: jbandka on February 23, 2005, 11:43:35 AM
Post by: jbandka on February 23, 2005, 11:43:35 AM
Hey FC,
Do you mean the actual pads that bolt onto the rails or are you meaning a remedy so you can drive on asphalt/concrete etc.??? If you are looking for the latter I would suggest a surplus center (not army surplus) but there are places that sell surplus tooling and commercial use materials such as thick rubber belting, this can be cut to fit your pads and drilled and attached with either carriage or countersunk bolts as there are holes in the track pads already, you could even get an old tractor tire that would be thick enough to cut your pads from... I also believe Zimmerman sells factory type grouser shields or street pads for this application... Good luck!!!
Joel
Do you mean the actual pads that bolt onto the rails or are you meaning a remedy so you can drive on asphalt/concrete etc.??? If you are looking for the latter I would suggest a surplus center (not army surplus) but there are places that sell surplus tooling and commercial use materials such as thick rubber belting, this can be cut to fit your pads and drilled and attached with either carriage or countersunk bolts as there are holes in the track pads already, you could even get an old tractor tire that would be thick enough to cut your pads from... I also believe Zimmerman sells factory type grouser shields or street pads for this application... Good luck!!!
Joel