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Originally Posted by thefro526
I have been doing a bit of research on drive trains for next year I am currently leaning toward some form of six wheel drive. I have noticed numerous variations on the conventional six wheel drive. I have narrowed it down to:
A six wheel drive with two traction wheels in the center and 2 omnis in the front and back
A six wheel drive with a wider track at the center and an octagon shaped base(Haven't chosen wheels yet)
A six wheel drive with six traction wheels and a lot of power (to brute force the turns)
And A six wheel drive with the center wheel slightly lower than the others ( I personally dislike this design)
Any advice or examples would be greatly appreciated.
-Dustin
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Our team used a 6-wheel drive with pneumatic skyways this season. We used 2 speed AM shifters and lowered our center wheels 1/8"
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Another Video...
You can see how agile and speedy it was on pavement.
Well it didn't work that well on carpet...
Although it still turned in low gear, it was completely unmenuverable in high. It also started to vibrate horribly after spinning in place for a few seconds. After we lowered the center wheels some more it started to turn better.
Brute force turning is successful at low speeds - but it won't work at all if you start going faster. Omnis are the way to go when it comes to making fast turns.