Mecanum wheels towing

[krazypandah]

We hooked up a mecanum drive train to a couple of different vehicles. I didn't know where to post these but if anyone is interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_7g...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMhZ...ature=youtu.be

[hardcopi]

I was a little dissappointed you didn't daisy chain the Nissan and the Jeep.

[A13N007]

Big fan of Nissans! That's a lot of torque !

[Dominick Ferone]

What gearboxes are you using to get that much torque?

[Madison]

They don't have that much torque. The wheels have broken traction and are free-spinning when the cars start to move. The cars are in neutral and once they start moving, it doesn't take a lot of effort to keep them moving.

Was the ground level?

[dellagd]

Those poor Mecanum wheels! I hear you screams...

[sodizzle]

Well at least now I know that my Nissan can be pulled by a robot. Haha, might help if I get stuck outside our robotics center this winter.

[krazypandah]

Originally Posted by Madison

They don't have that much torque. The wheels have broken traction and are free-spinning when the cars start to move. The cars are in neutral and once they start moving, it doesn't take a lot of effort to keep them moving.

Was the ground level?

The Ground wasn't very flat but it was level.

[krazypandah]

Originally Posted by Dominick Ferone

What gearboxes are you using to get that much torque?

We are using toughbox minis with a CIM motor in each

[asid61]

That's crazy. Bookmarking this as proof that mecanums have torque.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by krazypandah

We hooked up a mecanum drive train to a couple of different vehicles. I didn't know where to post these but if anyone is interested.

Gear it down to 2fps and add another 100 pounds.