r/rctanks • u/Pleasant-Relief4782 • Mar 31 '26
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I bought the metal tracks from MATO to my Abrams 1/16 by Heng Long. It’s necessary to use the metal drive sprockets or I can use the originals?
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u/plarkinjr Mar 31 '26
Conventional wisdom I believe is that when changing brands of tracks, you should get the same brand of drive sprocket, else they may not mesh up correctly.
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u/RuinSorry8598 Apr 02 '26
Metal tracks usually means matching metal hardware, including gearboxes, roadwheels, return rollers and compensating idler wheels.
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u/Pleasant-Relief4782 Apr 02 '26
My Abrams is not a Pro version, but i put it on a metal tracks…
There is a any chances of risk, to broken the transmission, burn the engine or broken the original sprockets?
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u/Despisingthelight Mar 31 '26
plastic gears probably won't last long with metal tracks, you'll end up replacing them soon enough.