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Originally Posted by M. Krass
... Currently, there are no plans to put anything outboard of the wheels for protection, but if we have some weight available to us, I'd consider it.
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I'm sure you already know this, but for the benefit of others like me who are admiring your work, I'll point out (anyway) that you have 15 lb. of standard <R37> bumpers available if you choose to use them. A little more traction and protection are often helpful.
Also, I really like this traction set-up. My team is planning a conceptually similar layout using four aluminum AndyMark omniwheels and two slightly modified AndyMark FIRST (2007 KoP) wheels driven by four CIMS. Your set-up will have all that ours has, and a bag of chips. Very nice work.
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