"Treads or tracks?" Topic

I'm confused.
You know, those thingies on tanks.

Which is the correct terminology for those moving circular things that tanks ride on?

I want to be one of those pedants who shouts at the Military Channel, but I want to do it correctly.

Tim will be along shortly. Have a lie down in a darkened room while you're waiting.

It's 'tracks' BTW.

track

Treads.

If Tim is still talking to me…

If it's "tracks", then what's a "tread-head"?

Confusement
OFM

Oops.

I meant "elderberries" of course.

Track-laying vehicles travel, as the name implies, on tracks.

The surface of the track that contacts the ground is the tread, as is also the surface-contacting layer of a tire (and I insist on the authority of the Shorter Oxford that "tire" is a correct spelling in British English).

All the best,

John.

what's a "tread-head"?

An appellation that's more assonant than 'track-head'

HTH

Literalmente

CS

Treadhead is like "Lord of War" – sounds better than the alternative

Until the terms 'half-tread' and 'fully treaded vehicle' become common, I'll stick with track.

And I'm perfectly content to direct corrections which may themselves be somewhat flawed at any military themed documentary, it's a bit like yelling at bad referring decisions, it won't make any difference but you want to make your point.

He said "assonant". Heh.

I would have called it more euphonic.

So do the tracks make track marks or tread marks in the soil?

""tire" is a correct spelling in British English." not in mine is not, except as an American spelling.

I had to look that up as well, and in my old 1950's dictionary (handed down from my Nan I hasten to add), under 'tyre' it does direct the reader to the entry for 'tire', and under that definition says 'a metal hoop to bind a wheel, (now commonly tyre)'.

I believe tracked vehicles travel on tracks, in the same way that wheeled vehicles travel on wheels.

it's both the Track is what goes around the tank ,the tread is the raised metal on the track. link

link link link link link link link hmmmm, don't see tread on any of these.

In the vast assembly of useless paper in my library,
I have a sheet from an armored unit (battalion),
headed 'Tracked and Wheeled Vehicle Report'.

So, at least in the Korean War (the report is from
1952), it was 'Track'.

I think you will find tread head is merely the US version of bucket head.

I, for one, would certainly never let anyone who doesn't know the difference between track and tread play with my little toys!

but you do naval?

Track definitely.

Track Pads, Track Shoes, Tracks … Treads are the patterns on the rubber pads or for wheeled vehicles on the tires …

But remember that not all tracks have "rubber" pads

Which is the correct terminology for those moving circular things that tanks ride on?

Wheels.

We called them Tracks.

Like in "Alpha two-five threw a track!"

Yep … heard something like on the net that more than once !!!

I thought tracks had trains on them.

Do you want what some official publication call them, or what soldiers call them? US soldiers from WWII to now call them tracks.

I dont remeber anybody saying they threw a track. It seems to me it was always " we threw a frackin freakin goldurn unknownparantage track"

Track pads Is also what the soldiers called the breaded supposed veal the mess hall served at least once a week. Bit small for the M109s but it probably would have worked just fine on my M577 if they would have had bolt holes.

Owen