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Unread 02-04-2012, 02:22
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Re: Moment of inertia and turning performance

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Originally Posted by squirrel View Post
Usually it's a matter of traction vs. center wheel drop. If you have a bit too much traction, or not enough center wheel drop, then it's kind of hard to turn.
Last year we had problems with our 6 wheel kitbot drive. The center wheel wasn't dropped enough, so pretty much all 6 wheels were on the ground. It was extremely jumpy and hard to turn. We solved this in the offseason by switching to the grip wheels in the rear, powered, removing the middle wheels all together, and throwing free spinning omnis on the front. Worked great. And we learned our lesson, this year we have an 8wd that drives like a beast.
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