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Re: pic: Spotted at IRI: New AM wheel (2)

We were using this on our prototype and had slippage of the tread with the wheel. We were pushing very hard....low gear on a special transmission with two cims through a DeWalt transmission and running in the lowest gear.

The tread was wedged only and not riveted.

We were testing this on actual game carpet...looking at static friction and also pushing objects around the field.

this is a six wheel drive train with Kit wheels in the four outer positions and the plaction wheels on the direct driven motors in the middle. (West Coast drive train..)

The tread pulled up (sort of "bubbled" up...) at the point where it comes together ... we are using AM Wedgetop tread...

We are continuing to test.... and we just ordered 4 more plaction wheels to replace the kit wheels on the corners...

thanks
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