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Unread 03-01-2009, 18:14
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Re: The Game Floor

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Originally Posted by dtengineering View Post
Don't forget that extra mass will also help you drag the trailer around. I would suggest that if your robot comes in underweight you'll do well to ballast it up to 120 pounds so that the ratio of weight on the undriven (trailer) to driven (robot) wheels is minimized.

Jason
Speaking of the trailer, does anyone have any feedback on how easy it is to whip the trailer transversely? If the bot strafes sideways, how willingly does the trailer follow?

Also, here's a site with some sample pricing - hopefully you can find it cheaper locally:

http://www.frpshop.com/liner-panels-c-3_4.html

Maybe we'll get blue and pretend it's a water game....
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