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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday
That is actually something to be worried about. Ours was ~65 last year, and we had dual layers of T-Slot and tubing, along with 8 idlers and tank treads. This year, we're down to ~50, after beginning the transition to sheet metal construction by water-jetting our side panels out of 3/16th plate. What are you guys doing that requires 86 lbs? Unless its two drive trains for going X and Y, you might want to get out the drill.
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I warned everyone about it, but they went with the 14 inch wheels. In order to support those 14 inch wheels, one of our mentors had to make a brace for the sprocket. In order to chain them up, 4 big metal plates are required for the gearboxes. It is slow, sluggish and cumbersome. It was designed to to over the bump, but it flips over.
FIRST will continue searching for rules and procedures to keep us from hurting ourselves. However, none of this will substitute for judicious application of common sense. - Richard Wallace [more] 
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