AKMopar

To all of you guys in the northern US and Canada that are used to running your tanks in the winter: I just ordered a Heng Long Pershing w/metal gears and the metal track set/sprockets. I have driven my Tamiya Sherman in the snow and it actually did OK, I was impressed. However, I don't have that Sherman anymore, this is a different tank in every respsect, and I cannot really remember what I did and didn't do with that Sherman in the snow. I don't want to brake anything by overdoing it in places where the snow is too deep, too much slush, temperature too cold etc... common sense says not to drive in snow two-feet deep but I am looking for advice to avoid damaging the tank. I live in Alaska and I cannot run the tank indoors all winter....too boring. If anyone has any input on how to make the tank last through the winter I would appreciate it. Hopefully, I don't have to limit myself to the plowed driveway but maybe that is what I will discover to be my only option? Thanks!! Jeremy

goldenraven

Hi AKMopar

You don´t have to be worrie over to run in the snow. exept the Tiger that you have to add 1 more track to not brake the tracks.
look at this movie if you feel unsafe to what the tanks make with out brake down.
many have look at this before they have deside to get a tank.

[link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_8049185/anchors_8052069/mpage_1/key_/anchor/tm.htm#8052069[/link]

Goldenraven

YHR

The biggest thing to remember is to prechill them. Let it sit outside and get to temperature, before plowing into snow.

Dmon1996

This is an uninformed opinion, but I think what with metal tracks, you should also get a can of compressed air. Otherwise the ice and snow will melt and possibly soak into the pivot points on your track links and cause far too realistic rusting. Blow off the water with the canned air (or shop air if you have an air compressor). And if you are going to do the winter thang for a fair bit of time, I'd oil the pivots of the links- but only if you are using it outside in the snow exclusively; not if you are running on your wife's new white carpet! [sm=cry_smile.gif]

That is my opinion, and keep ion mind that I have never run a tank in the snow. Honestly, I think if I was going to do so I'd use my old plastic track for snow running, and save the metal track for summer and inside.....

nomobux

My Feedback: (4)

X2 ... I pre chill my blizzard. Keeps the snow from building up on warm tracks.

pzrwest

pre-chilling works great for powder snow but does little for wet or packy snow

darkith

Thought I recall somebody suggesting a silicone spray to lube the tracks a little and prevent snow sticking?

D.

swathdiver

We spray our tracks and running gear down with silicone and let them sit outside for a while before running them. Actually, that's what the guys on here say to do! Our tanks have NEVER seen snow!

fynsdad

If the snow's yellow, don't drive through it!

mackem

Brilliant