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Re: Sippin' on the haterade

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Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux View Post
Protip: If you're tight on funds and are worried about your limited resources (which time is one of them), don't spend time making homebrewed mecanum wheels. You're given nearly enough resources in your kit to make a reliable six wheel drive. Spend your limited money and time elsewhere! Part of being a team with low resources is picking and choosing your battles.
Patrick,

We're not limited by resources, machining or money, and we have never considered mechanum in the first place. This year particularly would be perfect to run a wide oriented 4wd or a 6wd with a single speed transmission. Sounds like you guys would benefit from following this suggestion.
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