2012 KOP wheels

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

We didn't use the kit wheels this year because we used 8in wheels. We ended up breaking 8" grey kit wheels and Plaction wheels on the barrier (after cleaning going through two regionals).

Did anyone break one of the new kit wheels?

We are thinking about going to full Colsons next year but that would be really expensive since we would need to buy all our hubs as we can't machine them ourselves. If the kit wheels worked as well everyone is saying we may second guess that decision.

If you are using them in a live axle set up the hubs are trivial if you have a lathe and a broach (or can borrow them)

- A huge fan of Colson wheels

[apalrd]

We used Plaction wheels in 2010, and (like many teams that year) started breaking them going over the bumps (although we were a bit rough with the bumps...)

We ended up cutting two pieces of polycarbonate that perfectly fit the space between the spokes, and bolting them together, to strengthen the wheel. Due to weight concerns, we used this to repair wheels that were starting to crack, and did not put these in every spoke cavity of every wheel.

You could do something like this for any 6" or 8" plaction or kit wheels if you are concerned with breaking on a field object, although this is highly game/field specific.

[Brandon Zalinsky]

The kit wheels worked great for us for our practice robot, but for our real robot, we used Plactions.

[Camren]

Id like an 8 in version

[3747Mentor]

We used them all season. 6WD...loved them. We were always able to get to where we wanted to go. Excellent traction on carpet and especially on the bridges. We never spun when pushing another bot up the bridge.

AndyMark has done an excellent job with these wheels.