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Re: Can we fill our wheels with water?
Adding water plus an anti-freeze agent to heavy-equipment (and light-equipment too) tires makes perfect sense. I used a small farm tractor with water-ballasted wheels for many years when I was young.
However, zipping around an FRC field is a different matter.
If you want more mass, I recommend attaching solid weights at spots on the robot that move the robot's center of gravity to a better place, in addition to adding mass.
I also recommend testing to find out whether adding mass helps more than it hurts.
Bottom line: Use the right tool for the right job. Your FRC bot isn't a slow moving tractor or earthmover. Water is very unlikely to be the right tool for this job.
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Last edited by gblake : 21-02-2016 at 17:34.
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