Viability of Belt Driven Mecanums

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Viability of Belt Driven Mecanums

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09-01-2015, 10:14

Mark Holschuh Mark Holschuh is offline

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Re: Viability of Belt Driven Mecanums

We used 15 mm Gates belts on a mecanum drive with 6" Andymark wheels. We've had no issues with them after two regionals, numerous demonstrations, and two off-season events.

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