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Originally Posted by mechanicalbrain
I'm curious about the actual benefit of dual wheels. Also what material are your rollers and how well do they work. If anyone has ideas for good materials for rollers that can be easily shopped i would really appreciate you sending me a message. I need something with a fair amount of traction on carpet but wont cause enough friction to cause trouble with rolling.
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931 used 60A polyurethane rollers to make larger diameter (9") omniwheels for our 2003 'bot. Traction was good. Dual wheels improve smoothness, limit slip, and also provide some redundancy in case a roller gets knocked out or chewed up. Single wheels would save about 0.7 lb (2.8 for the four-wheel drivetrain) but all things considered I think the benefits are worth the extra weight.
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