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Re: Drive Base Help

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Originally Posted by troy_dietz View Post
If you're using pneumatic tires, you can just inflate the center wheels slightly more than the outer wheels, or use a belt sander to take off some of the tread on the outer wheels. (or both) Not only will it create a drop center, you'll have less issues with turning scrub.
Inflation alone does not work, from our experience this year. Sanding down the tires may help but in the end we ran a 3/8" center drop (although 1/4" was working ok). It would be hard to get enough drop without actively doing something to add it.
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