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Re: Lowered Center Wheel for 6 wheel drive
Ah, I see the problem with my thinking! The wheels are not linearly larger as you go back! Interesting, and Dr. Joe, I think you are completely right in the uN component arguement. Unfortunately, I would think you would wear tread quite quickly. You also sacrifice a bit a of anti-push resistance when you're moving, because the wheels that would normally be providing static frictional force to oppose movement are now only providing sliding frictional force. Still, food for thought...
You could also use 4 wheels of the same size, and two in the front (or back) that were smaller, and achieve the same effect. We did the same thing, now that I think about it, in 2005 to reduce a hopping problem.
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