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Re: Drive system vs. ground pickup
Well, since we had 19 cents in our budget at the beginning of the year (we ended up spending a bit over $1,000), we were forced into the kit box (don't get me wrong, it's a fine gearbox, but it isn't a DeWalt). Since I didn't think we'd have an awe inspiring shooter I used all four little CIMs in the kit 'box, six kit wheels, some SBR Roughtop treading, two more tranny sprockets, and eight AndyMark 54 tooth sprockets to make a 5.7 ft/s (in theory, it's probably a little lower) six wheel drive. So, we can play some rough defense, our ball pickup mechanism is ground capable (polycord conveyor), so we can harvest, and our shooter... doesn't work very well. It can hit the bottom goal from >30 feet, but can't get the top goal. So, although it wouldn't matter now if this isn't hypothetical, I'd say do 'em all. Failing that... I don't know... I literally flipped a coin for my poll choice.
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