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Re: compact transmission

As compared to normal drivetrains the needs are different for this swerve in particular.
The front 2 wheels would have a gearbox driving them same with the back 2. and by pointing these sideways (shortways on the sizing box) and running the 2 sets in opposite directions it turns in place. But dragging 4 2.5" tires around like that requires alot of torque so we need an extra low gear for that. In addition to that i'd like a normal driving gear say 7 fps, then a really quick gear of 10+fps
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