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Re: Problems turning

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Originally Posted by Alex Cormier View Post
i say add a wheel in the center of the ones and make it a 6wd chassis. The kit chassis is designed to have the middle wheel lowered for ease of turning. It will really help with your turning solution.
Note that the center wheel does not need tot be powered for this to work.

It will definitely not help with your weight issue. 5 pounds is far too much to be had by putting holes in aluminum.

What is the material used for the ramp surface? It looks like aluminum with holes - if so consider a much lighter material, like 1/8" aviation plywood (sold at hobby shops). Far lighter, brutally strong. Or somehting like that.

1/2 pound per ramp can be lost by holing the ramp frame

We lost 1/4 pound in wire this year by just cutting things to length.

good luck with that

Don
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