"W" Drive Versa Wheels

[mman1506]

Originally Posted by cadandcookies

It's definitely worth mentioning what kind of tread you were using on the plaction wheels-- wedgetop, roughtop, blue nitrile, pebbled, etc all have different wear characteristics and CoF.

We we're using blue nitrile roughtop(usually considered the most wear resistant) but my point is that tread that could of last a whole season in 2012, 2011,2010 etc may last a couple of matches in 2014.

[Wayne TenBrink]

We have used them since 2014 and are inclined to use them again if they suit the game. In 2014 we replaced them about once per competition. In 2015 we ran the same set all season.

They don't get meaningfully smaller as they wear, but the sharp edges get rounded off and the CoF drops, requiring replacement (if you want to do well in a shoving match). We found that the tread tips on the corner wheels (8WD) wore in a "sawtooth" pattern, so we would swap them out end-for-end to stretch a few more matches out of the set.