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Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 8:26:10 PM   
skitt



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Status: offline 		My son got a gift from his uncle of a Walker Bulldog tank. I think the tracks have too much slack......anybody have a suggestion for this?

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Skitt

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 8:47:13 PM   
ostketten



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Status: offline 		Holy smoke.... my walker looked nothing like that when it came out of the box... the tracks on mine were nice and snug. You are probably going to have to remove several links to tighten them up. Are they like that on both sides...??? Trying to run the tank like that will most likely result in thrown tracks very quickly.

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 9:11:53 PM   
skitt



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Holy smoke.... my walker looked nothing like that when it came out of the box... the tracks on mine were nice and snug. You are probably going to have to remove several links to tighten them up. Are they like that on both sides...??? Trying to run the tank like that will most likely result in thrown tracks very quickly.




Yes, Pretty much both sides, and yes he has thrown one track a time or two already. Q/A problem I would think from Heng Long.

Skitt


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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 9:19:24 PM   
fv432



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Status: online 		looks to me that you have a couple of spare's added

just take a couple out either side and all should be well

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 9:26:32 PM   
skitt



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looks to me that you have a couple of spare's added

just take a couple out either side and all should be well

Regards Rob


I think I will assist him, as it's his tank and he could use the experience. Does anyone have a pic of their Walker Bulldog tracks to compare?

Thanks guys!

Skitt

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 9:34:05 PM   
fv432



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Status: online 		skitt here's a piccie of mine and i counted 73 links hope this helps

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 10:04:15 PM   
skitt



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skitt here's a piccie of mine and i counted 73 links hope this helps



Awesome! Thanks, Helps Alot! Big Difference! This forum is GREAT!


Skitt

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 10:12:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		I broke my bulldog tracks 20 minutes out of the box and now have the metal track and sprocket on it with metal gearboxes also now .

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 10:46:55 PM   
skitt



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I broke my bulldog tracks 20 minutes out of the box and now have the metal track and sprocket on it with metal gearboxes also now .

thanks
jimmy



Yikes.....well I'm going to let him play and fix this one for as long as possible. Attention span of teenagers is not long......

Skitt

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 11:01:44 PM   
swathdiver



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Status: offline 		You've got "Alice" tracks!

You can take out a link on either side and it will be fine. Mine were like that too when I got it. Pulled 1 link and then they were too tight! Had to give it time and let them loosen up. Now they're nearly worn out and sagging again. Incidently this tank has NEVER thrown a track no matter how loose they were.

Ohh, those are metal tracks and they are usually purchased separately.

Check out my Walker BullDog Build

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/16/2008 11:42:28 PM   
skitt



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You've got "Alice" tracks!

You can take out a link on either side and it will be fine. Mine were like that too when I got it. Pulled 1 link and then they were too tight! Had to give it time and let them loosen up. Now they're nearly worn out and sagging again. Incidently this tank has NEVER thrown a track no matter how loose they were.

Ohh, those are metal tracks and they are usually purchased separately.

Check out my Walker BullDog Build



Thanks SwathDiver! Alice Tracks? You mean the tracks are on backwards right? And I can't say that it actually threw the tracks, but rather partially came off the front drive wheel. My son loves it and enjoys shooting me with it.

Skitt

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/17/2008 12:26:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		remove a couple links on both sides....and put the tracks on the right direction. the left at least, is backwards.

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/17/2008 12:29:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		James, your tracks look too loose...on the 1;1 scale, theres only a 5/8 inch sag between the 1 & 2 return roller.

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RE: Walker Bulldog Plastic Track adjustment - 7/17/2008 5:00:33 AM   
swathdiver



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Status: offline 		I know Bill, they're worn out! Remember that tank has been to 6 states this year! All those miles took its toll! Wish someone made adjustable idlers for it!

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