Thread: What type of drive train is the most maneuverable?
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Re: What type of drive train is the most maneuverable?
I'm simple. I am a fan of the 4w tank drive, for several years we always went with a width ways orientation so we had a zero degress turning radius. but this last year we had a 4 wheel 2 spd tank that was long ways so to solve the manuverablility problem we implemented a pop-castor design that used a piston to push up the fron and turn on 2 castors and the rear wheels. It looks pretty sweet too!!!
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