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[BJC]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Basically, there's design benefits to having your traction wheels on the outside. I can't come up with any obvious ones to having your omnis on the outside.

If you would like to be able to turn while in the traction mode putting your traction wheels on the inside might be a good idea. Like you said, the longer the wheelbase the harder it is to turn. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes not so much.

The designer needs to identify what they are trying to gain by having two separate sets of wheels and make decisions accordingly.

, Bryan