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Originally Posted by Nathan Streeter
I'm contemplating using AM plaction or performance wheels for an off-season drive train... Have the rivets been successful at holding the treads on? What size wheel are you using? Do you have any plaction vs. performance comparisons to make? Thanks for the time!  |
We actually used both Plaction and Performance wheels (6") on our robot this year. We used rivets to hold the tread on both types of wheels, and never had an issue with the tread coming out. I would suggest using more than just 4 rivets at the very ends of the tread. Maybe 2-4 in the middle of the length of tread. With regard to Plaction -v- Performance, we used Performance for the wheels that were taking the brunt of the force coming off the bump to ensure that the Plaction wouldn't break, but we never had issues with either. However, on thing to consider is that the Performance wheels are just slightly larger (circumference) than the Plaction wheels, so if you are using some of each, make sure you account for that (especially if you want to make a 6 wheel-rock drive train.)
-Seth