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Re: Drive train help.

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Originally Posted by FrisbeeFunTime View Post
We had wanted this to be kinda a learning expience about building a drive train so we had wanted to steer away from prebuilt frames like the one you mentioned and stuff like the kop chassis. I did forget to mention that this would be a tank drive and would likely use chain but are open to belts.
Then I think I'd build a steel chassis to support the motors and the wheels and then I'd cover it with wood support it and create a nice look... Steel bars are easily found and can be quite cheap if taken from old objects...
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