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Re: 2017 Drive Train

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Originally Posted by Cothron Theiss View Post
I don't want this to turn into a mecanum vs tank drive thread or an articulated drive vs tank drive thread, but I think the reasoning behind selecting a simple tank drive is more applicable this year than just about any other. An articulated drive might perform better as a drivetrain than a dropped center tank drive. But is it worth investing 2/3 of your weight allowance and 2/3 of your build season getting a complicated drive system working? Or is it better to build something that is robust and reliable, and spend that time on your subsystems and practicing to improve performance?
How about 45lbs, with a functioning control system, working pneumatic system, a compressor too big for its own good, a metal tank, and a huge excess of wires and pneumatic tubing? Just because one 8 motor octocanum weighs 90 lbs doesn't mean all of them do.

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