How are you Driving?

[Answer42]

Originally Posted by BBray_T1296

Why?

If I can make the quick argument here. West coast drive is extremely light, provides a very large wheel base, keeps the chains or belts protected and properly tensioned. In addition all of the parts to make one are now available OTS and it's been iterated to near perfection by teams like 254 and 973 if you want to find look for examples on how to do implement it most effectively.

[Boe]

We are driving wide with a 6 wheel WCD. We are using the vex 3.25" wheels and two 3 CIM Ball shifters geared for about 6fps and 16fps.

[Ether]

Originally Posted by Electronica1

Our very early prototype

Is it my imagination, or does the chain tension change noticeably when switching from mec (tight) to std (looser)

[Electronica1]

Originally Posted by Ether

Is it my imagination, or does the chain tension change noticeably when switching from mec (tight) to std (looser)

That is why I noted it is very early, we redid the pistons (longer stoke and larger bore) before last season so now it is tight in both position, however we found last season that 25 chain would stretch to much so we switched to 35 chain. We have not had an issue with it since.

[jwallace15]

We're using 8 4" VexPro traction wheels. We're also making a plate-aluminum chassis for the first time in my team's history, as well as switching from our custom Thunder Drive transmissions to West Coast Product's 2 CIM Dog Shifter.

[Madison]

I'm excited we're using octocanum again. The new VexPro wheels make packaging everything within the smaller frame perimeter a lot easier.

http://imgur.com/Xel5dWw

[pfreivald]

Originally Posted by Madison

I'm excited we're using octocanum again. The new VexPro wheels make packaging everything within the smaller frame perimeter a lot easier.

http://imgur.com/Xel5dWw

As usual, very slick!

[MrBydlon]

We're doing the KOP frame with a 28" square base and Sonic Shifters with 4 CIMs.

We've never done shifters before and the new KOP chassis makes upgrading easy.

Should be interesting... Haha.

[Brian C]

Originally Posted by yash101

Darn it...I'm on the west coast

Technically you're a LONG way from any coast

[blaze8902]

What is the reasoning behind trying to make your drive-train as light as possible? Is it simply to save weight-space for manipulators?

[mrnoble]

Originally Posted by ksafin

West Coast Best Coast!

East Coast, Beast Coast?

Go Colson!

[jwfoss]

Originally Posted by mrnoble

East Coast, Beast Coast?

Go Colson!

In support of this FRC558 is running an 8WD with 4"x2" Colsons and #35 Chain.

[BrendanB]

3467 will be running 6wd 4in x 1-1/2in Colson wheels and 3 CIM Ball Shifters.

Its time we catch on to the East Coast Conspiracy of Colsons.

[Jared Russell]

Originally Posted by blaze8902

What is the reasoning behind trying to make your drive-train as light as possible? Is it simply to save weight-space for manipulators?

Adding weight is a lot easier and less stressful than removing weight.

[Ryan Dognaux]

We're using an all gear 10WD using the 4" VexPro DT wheels powered by the Vex 3 CIM ball shifters - Link