Track Bushings

The current military conflicts are relying on a traditional mix of both tracked and wheeled vehicles. The high ambient temperatures combined with high speed maneuvers experienced today are quickly deteriorating the rubber track bushings on the combat vehicles. The mechanical properties of the natural rubber bushings begin to degrade at 200°F, and then spiral downward as the operating temperature increases.

GSE's Track and Suspension Services Include:
Road Wheels
Bushings
Band Track


Bushing temperatures are continuing to rise. The rubber bushing may sustain at this temperature for a short duration, but not as a constant operating temperature over many miles as seen in the field.

From GS Engineering’s 20 years of military bushing experience, we have learned that an improved elastomer (natural rubber, synthetic rubber, nitrile rubber, or polyurethane) alone is simply not the answer to this degradation problem. GSE is pursuing fundamentally new concepts for this high temperature rubber bushing application.

GSE is familiar with many military track designs and can assist in your design, prototyping, and testing needs. GSE can develop prototype test plans and follow through to test the prototypes in the field. You can count our experience to assist in your development of a robust, cost effective, and long lasting track and bushing design.


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