Thread: Can we fill our wheels with water?
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Re: Can we fill our wheels with water?
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Originally Posted by E Dawg View Post
We were having a debate tonight on whether or not it is legal to fill pneumatic wheels with water. It would be a good way to add some weight to our robot (yes, I know ), but the catch is that it may violate R9. Do you all, especially current/former robot inspectors, believe "water wheels" to be legal?
While tractors do this all the time, please do not put any fluids that could leak onto the field into your tires. There are easier and better ways to add weight to your robot. Plus, you will want that compressibility as you ram into defense and bounce around.