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Re: pic: Pseudo-Swerve Close Up

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Originally Posted by jtkellertx View Post
I thought I had seen this drive type years ago.

Edit: It's on page 35 of this pdf.
Actually... it isn't. That one (and the other link, too) have wheels on the corners. 330's psuedo-crab has only 6 points of contact with the floor, and they're all in the picture. Yep, 6 drive wheels, no corner supports.

I'm 90-100% certain that it won't be used again, as it relied on one thing: the trailer. If the trailer wasn't there, it would simply be a really, really big turret! With the trailer on the outside frame, it turned into a pseudo-swerve.

I can't speak for 330 on their thoughts, as I don't know said thoughts very well.
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