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Originally Posted by Hawiian Cadder
i explored the idea of using a screw drive with first, the main problem is a lack of power, unless the screws were made of rollers, like a mechanum wheel, they require a tremendous amount of torque to move. i looked at ice fishing augers as a supplier for the screws, they are long and fairly perfect.
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I guess if you needed ALOT of power you could make a single gearbox that runs all 5 CIMs (think 118 crab syle) and use pneumatics to shift the direction the auger is spinning. (as opposed to a high and low gear)
You could also significantly decrease the amount of torque needed to move by making the auger a slightly smaller diameter on either end so it's only contacting the floor in the middle.(think 8 wheel drive; the outer wheels are raised for the same purpose.)