Thread: 4" vs. 6" vs. 8" wheels. Advantages?
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Re: 4" vs. 6" vs. 8" wheels. Advantages?
So I got time to run the test, and the double width strip of tread had 20N of static friction force, and the single wide tread had 18 N of frictional force maximum. I videotaped the force gauge, and I'll get a formal report posted as a whitepaper soon.
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