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Re: Gear Sliding down Ramp

We have HDPE sheets on our wooden chutes. It's not the same texture as the field versions (they use something called "orange peel", which is not commonly available here), but the gears still slide much better than on wood alone. That said, the "static" friction is still high enough that the gears will stick to the chute until you give them a (very) little push. I wonder if the real field has the same behaviour.
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