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Re: Question about wheel preferences

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Originally Posted by Marc S. View Post
3. Can be easily pushed(with 1 finger).
A lot of people have called "foul" on this point. I'll provide a teeny bit of support for it instead.

If you install the mecanum wheels backwards, you'll end up with a drivebase that can be spun with just a little bit of force applied at a corner. At the same time, it won't want to turn under its own power very well at all. So if you can push a mecanum drivebase easily with one finger, it has been put together wrong and just needs to be fixed.
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