VEXPro Mecanum Wheels

[Ideal_Nerd]

We have used both the 6in andymark HD and the 6 in vex. I highly recommend the andymark. We have not used the new vex so I can't tell you how much they have improved but last yer the vex worked ok on a low speed robot. The rollers became loose and the robot bounced a lot as we drove around because the wheels were no longer round. After the season ended we uped our robot speed. after that all the rollers started to break off. Vex was very helpful and replaced about half of the rollers for free. The improvements on the vex wheels look good. They are also lighter then the andymark. We never had any problems with the andymark. I don't remember exactly how well they worked I just remember we had no problems. This year we are using the andymark 6in HD. We are using vex gears to gear the CIM down 12.5 : 1 projected speed to be 9.33 ft/s. I do like the vex gears very much. I emailed andymark about the availability and they said they will ship early next week. If you want a wheel to last you multiple seasons get the andymark.

[peronis]

Originally Posted by Wertles

I emailed Aren of Vexpro about the 8" and if it wasn't updated, if it was still reliable.

This is what he said:


"The 8" Mecanum wheels experience significantly less roller deflection when rotating, we have not applied this update to our current inventory.
In terms of reliability the 6" wheel is your best bet.

-Aren"

Thank you for looking into this...I guess we'll hold off for the andymark wheels.