Talk:Idler-wheel

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"All the gears and wheels that turn inside the tracks of a battle tank are all idler gears that transfer power from the input gear to the output gear to move the track and move the tank forward. The power take off mechanism includes a gear train with an input idler gear, a first intermediate idler gear, a second intermediate idler gear and an output gear. The input idler gear receives a rotary input and the first intermediate idler gear meshes with the input gear and the second intermediate idler gear. The output gears transmit rotary power to one of the first and second axles".

This doesn't sound right to me. I'd expect that only the rear sprocket would be powered, to maintain tension on the length of track which is in contact with the ground. However, I'm not an expert on tanks so I invite comments from others. Biscuittin (talk) 15:33, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yep your right, but tanks have many different ways of supplying power to the tracks so I need to look into some of the more uncommon drive trains. I just came here to check something for an essay I am writing, when I find a few reliable sources I will update this paragraph to the best of my ability. BlockBadger42 (talk) 11:51, 5 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fiona Apple

I think there should be a you might mean" link to Fiona Apple's new CD, "The Idler Wheel..." --71.192.214.160 (talk) 15:00, 11 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done, good suggestion, thanks. Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:58, 13 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]