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Re: Minibot climb rate

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
are you using the stock 52:1 gearbox? and are those 4" wheels ?

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Originally Posted by billbo911 View Post
Based on a quick comparison in proportions to the opening in their deployment system, my guess is they are 4.6 inch. It looks like they are made of PVC and wrapped with surgical tubing.
Stock gearboxes, I modded some gearboxes to 10:1 but I didn't invest much thought into them after. The wheels are actually around 5.5", the picture angle is misleading. They use a 4" to 3" PVC pipe fitting for the wheel rim and its 3/8's surgical tubing. Im pleased with the way they came out, and can safely say its a unique design (unlike many little screamer bots out there).