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Re: pic: Stackerbox Mecanum Prototype

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Originally Posted by gblake View Post
JK,

Without an active tensioner, my hunch is that the Stackerboxes will inevitably slide in the directions the chain is pulling them.
Depends on attachment. I've never seen the tensioning method described fail. It's standard Kitbot tranny attachment. Not sure how Stackerboxes attach, but if it's similar, there should be no problem.
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