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Originally Posted by BBray_T1296
If you are putting weight on a wheel that is not driving (Ie an omni wheel pointed sideways) that is weight that is not being put on the wheels that are driving. friction=coefficient*Normal, so the more weight on the HT wheels, the more traction, and thus the more pushing power.
While the /H/ leg of the drivetrain is not being run, those wheels are entirely off of the ground, thus they are not detracting from the weight on the traction wheels.
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I'm willing to bet an even bigger reason was so they could still power slide with the strafe module off the ground.