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Re: pic: Concept 8wd Drivetrain

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Originally Posted by JVN View Post
I bet you can connect 10 more pairs of wheels, 20 pairs even. The question is, why would you?

Without justification (benefit for the albeit minor cost) my team would not do it.
The justification to have 8 wheels is for the added ability of climbing an obstacle without having to raise the cg. I completely agree if the field ends up being completely flat, or has a minor obstacle then I am sure we will be going with a 6wd design as usual and probably direct drive the center wheel. This drivetrain is merely one that we would go with if we need to climb obstacles. Who knows what the actual game will be.
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