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You could of course just carry a regular spare wheel or two. If your fancy trackwheel fails, unbolt it, and fit the regular spare wheel. You're still mobile,
by mhandley 8y ago
You could of course just carry a regular spare wheel or two. If your fancy trackwheel fails, unbolt it, and fit the regular spare wheel. You're still mobile, just without the ability to switch to track mode.
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoNever mind those folks with the rifles pointed at us! They’d never shoot someone whose busy changing a wheel!
- stult 8y agoWe'll just make another machine that changes the wheel. Surely that will fix the problem.
- laumars 8y agoWouldn't you still have that same problem if an ordinary wheel gets damaged?
- mulletbum 8y agoI think the probability of damage is higher is what they are thinking. I would say that the complexity is far higher in this case, so it is easier to pop 5 bolts and swap a tire then swap.....bolts, then unhook whatever is controlling them.
- laumars 8y agoWe're now just guessing how easy or hard it is to swap these wheels. It might be that the replacement mechanism was reinvented as well so it's easier to swap than a standard wheel. But equally you might be right that there are more parts to unhook. Either way it is just guesswork.
- mhandley 8y agoI suppose it depends on whether you're more likely to get shot at while changing a broken track wheel, or digging out the vehicle when regular wheels get stuck in the mud/sand.
- w0m 8y agoAll probabilities - chance if failure vs chance of getting stuck, would be interesting