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Originally Posted by Cory
If you have the resources to do it, I really can't see much of a reason not to use a live axle setup with hex broached wheels and sprockets.
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Another reason for dead axle--resources, or lack thereof. And for the live axles, you still have to pull the axle partway out (or all the way, thereby making it hard) of the frame, if you have a closed-frame robot (frame outside the wheels). So it may also depend on your frame design which is easier to maintain. If you have your wheels on the outside of your frame, it's easier to maintain them, but they take a beating and must be live axled. Inside, it doesn't matter.
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