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Unread 07-01-2012, 21:50
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Re: Drive Systems

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Originally Posted by Ninja_Bait View Post
Our team is also coming up with ways to jump the bump, but I'm actually surprised that people think mecanum will be used by a lot of teams. HDPE floors? Bumps? Bridges? Those will not be nice to your poor Swiss wheels.
their actually one of, if not the strongest wheels out there (an aluminum and steel sandwich). that said, you probably should use hard rubber rollers, as the soft one might get chewed up. also, u will want 10", because the boards are 4" high...

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Originally Posted by Daniel_LaFleur View Post
Exactly why I mentioned it
they never said that the part their attached to can't move...
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