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Re: Wheel Positioning

I see two things that should work well for you:
1. High traction wheels in the center. Other wheels on the outside. Using the "medium" traction wheels on the outsides will give you more traction.
2. Use high traction wheels for the center, and either the front or the back. Then, use the omni's or these "medium" traction wheels for the other set. This should make you a "rocker" drive train, but with one balanced, level potion instead of two "rocked" or "tipped" positions like a normal rocker drive train.

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Re: Wheel Positioning

Thanks for the feedback everyone. We ended up adding a second set of high-traction wheels in place of the medium traction wheels, and leaving the omnis in place (which don't have any drive power). I was a bit suprised to see us turning so nicely with all that traction, but it seems like we're going to stick with this setup (plus it took more than 2 hours two change out the wheels, so nobody really wants to experiment anymore )
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