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Originally Posted by gorrilla
Annoyed after years of replacing treads that fall off, I've decided that there has to be a better way.
Does anyone know where I could find some "traction" wheels that do not have plaction-style treads? And that would also be easy to interface with AndyMark products(sprockets, etc..)
I've heard of colson wheels, but I also heard that they are not the easiest to use "out of the box"?
Preferrably non-pnuematic...
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If you throw out Colsons, I'd probably recommend some kind of polyurethane rubber wheel or something. Before FIRST I used to do a lot of tinkering with inline skate and scooter wheels, which had a lot of the same requirements as an FRC wheel with regards to shock loading, tread wear, traction, etc. They certainly would not work "out of the box", but you could probably get a company to install an aluminum core with a hex bore or a bolt pattern for you.
Not that I've used them on an FRC robot or anything, so no guarantees, but it's an idea I've wanted to try for a little while.