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Re: Andy Mark (reliable???)

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Originally Posted by tdlrali (Post 678283)

I just have a few comments about the AM KOP wheels. We're pretty happy with them, they are high friction and low wear. Only problem we had was that all the spokes broke after repeated side load. We ran them in swerve drive, and they weren't too happy about quick 90 degree turns. Wooden inserts fixed that no problem.

I'll second that. While the wheels were very good in standard configuration, we broke many hubs last year when we used them for our crab drive. However, they listened to our feedback and have beefed up the hubs/spokes to allow more side load. It is very important for a company to adapt to its clients, and they are great at doing just that. We have used AndyMark since 2005 and really like their products. Keep up the good work.

Re: Andy Mark (reliable???)

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Originally Posted by Dave Scheck (Post 678361)

We had several break in our rear pair. Seems that having most of our weight in the back plus a 6WD drop center had a tendency to wear them out. I remember at SD, Mark had opportunities to see two different ones--one from practice a few days/weeks before, and one in the process of breaking (3/6 spokes were broken) right after the finals, when we removed it.

Nevertheless, we were happy with the results. I don't think we ever had to put in one of our spare Gen2s; they spent their time on the practice robot or in the spares bin.