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Unread 06-03-2016, 13:27
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Re: Real defenses are nothing like the wood versions

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Originally Posted by Chris Hibner View Post
As mentioned in the post above: friction.

Our method for climbing over the obstacles relies on enough friction to push the wheels into the obstacles (like rock wall, for instance) with enough force to create enough friction to allow the wheels to climb up and over the obstacle. On the wood version - this works perfectly. On the plastic/metal version - not so good.
What type of wheels were you using if I may ask? This was a concern of mine as well, but I'll have to wait and see what actually happens next weekend when we get to see the real field.
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