Mecanum wheels towing
 

We hooked up a mecanum drive train to a couple of different vehicles. I didn't know where to post these but if anyone is interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_7g...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMhZ...ature=youtu.be

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I was a little dissappointed you didn't daisy chain the Nissan and the Jeep. :)

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Big fan of Nissans! That's a lot of torque !

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What gearboxes are you using to get that much torque?

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They don't have that much torque. The wheels have broken traction and are free-spinning when the cars start to move. The cars are in neutral and once they start moving, it doesn't take a lot of effort to keep them moving.

Was the ground level?

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Those poor Mecanum wheels! I hear you screams...

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Gear it down to 2fps and add another 100 pounds.

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Well at least now I know that my Nissan can be pulled by a robot. Haha, might help if I get stuck outside our robotics center this winter.

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We are using toughbox minis with a CIM motor in each

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That's crazy. Bookmarking this as proof that mecanums have torque.

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The Ground wasn't very flat but it was level.