Quick Connect Wheels

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Introduction

LifeTrac wheel couplers suffered catastrophic failure when used with tracks.

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The key on the motor shaft sheared. We put on thicker couplers, and LifeTrac currently works - but we will not take it through destructive testing prior to testing splined motors.

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It is suspected that the 4-wheel drive, when coupled by wheel tracks, makes the motors fight each other.

The new splined motors are these from Surpluscenter:

Splined shaft wheel motors from Surpluscenter

Removing Tracks, Adding Quick Connect Wheels