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Re: Six or four wheels

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Starke,

The link you provided only discusses the physics of traction, while the OP is asking for a more general discussion.

To answer your original question, foxdend, there is no best solution for every team. Some teams will have greater access to technical mentors, machine shops, money for parts, etc., that will give them options that teams without these resources simply don't have. That said, here is my recommendation: unless you have *really* solid grounds to think that six wheels will provide a significant maneuverability advantage, stick to four. Adding two extra wheels (unnecessarily) complicates your drive train. First, with six wheels, keeping all the wheels level is an issue. Second, you have to decide which wheels to drive, and if it's all of them, that's yet more stuff to do for your drive train/chassis team. So short answer, stick to four wheels.

Best of luck this year,
Paul

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