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Re: Best Drivetrain

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
One wheel is guaranteed to work.

The problem is that the wheel sends its load straight to the gearbox. It's also a little trickier to do. It can be done, but it takes a little doing. I think 254 has done it in the past. You might want to talk to them a bit.
We also used direct drive this year for the first time, going to a pair of half-tracks centered along the sides for added stability in tight high-speed turns. Also, we wanted to try something different using our success in past years with tank treads.

I agree with Peter, though--a chain to the drive shaft does offer that protection from impact loads, especially with the higher-speed gearbox that we went to after our first regional. Those stresses may have transferred to the tread belts and may have been the cause of a couple stress fractures. We were fortunate that we never lost one during a match--they were found during pre-match checks.
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