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Originally Posted by bmarick
why did you put the gear box in between the back set of wheels?
Our team did a direct drive of the center wheel and then chain drive to connect the two outside wheels for power this worked great and we did not have to drop the center wheel.  |
As mentioned earlier, there are many different types of drivetrains and each one is unique. 4 wheel omni's, offset 4 wheel omni's, crab, rocker 6 wheel drive, direct drive 6 wheel drive, 2 wheel drive with casters, and the list goes on. It all depends on your team. We do the exact same thing this team does but we have a two stage frame:
We are able to make braces for the gearbox and we mount them lower so it IS NOT a 60 degree wrap, it is less than a 30 degree wrap. A direct drive does have its advantages and disadvantages.