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How much does that weigh?

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That is nuts. Can you give us anything about it, how it works. That is somethin else.

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very nice, i like the design, im assuming the bottom wheel is offset?, and do i spy geardrive?, my team was contemplating doing something similar, kudos to making it work

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That's my question as well...

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very nice, good work

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It looks promising, or maybe you have already tested it alot. How much does each wheel weight?

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And it turns well enough?

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It does weigh quite a bit so far, we're working on ways to bring the weight down (Cheesing the wheels, and gears and such). I couldn't tell you how much each wheel weighs right off hand but they're not too bad.

We haven't hooked up the motors yet but just from pushing it around we find that it seems to work better than our previous tread designs. More grip, it moves more freely and turns on a dime! It's nearly impossible to push sideways (a problem we had with treads) and the gearbox should provide the speed and pushing power we're looking for.

The center wheel does have an offset and yes, it is gear driven, no chains or belts! :D

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HoLy Canoli ! fourteen wheel drive? idler gears!! Expensive!! who's sponsoring you guys?

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Well Delphi sponsors us thankfully. :)

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:ahh:

I think "Holy moly!!" about sums it up.

Do update and tells us how it drives once you hook it up. Also, once you figure out all of the numbers, could you tell me how much more it would weigh than your tread drive train?

That's really something.

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i am very impressed and that does not happen often. One way i have noticed to drastically reduce weight is to go lexan wheels. Get a big block of it and make the wheels, 1126 has been doing that for a few years and the base gets better and better every year.

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Won’t the wheels take more power?

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This is made of win. :D