6 wheel drop center Question

[Kevin Leonard]

Originally Posted by LoneWo1f1998

The year before I joined my team we apparently attempted a 6 wheel drop center which tore itself apart due to torque and grip. We are considering doing this base again this year, but I'm not sure how far we would want to "drop" the center wheel for maximum efficiency. Any advice is appreciated; Thanks so much.

I have no idea how your drivetrain could have torn itself apart.

A 6 wheel drive with a drop center is a simple drivetrain that uses a slightly dropped center wheel (like less than a quarter of an inch difference between the middle wheel and the outer wheel) for the purposes of reducing the length of your wheelbase when turning.

The kitbot (AM14U3) is a six wheel drop center drivetrain.

The dropped center really isn't a big deal and shouldn't be causing any issues unless your make some ridiculous drop like an inch or something, and even then it would probably function, although not well.

If you could give examples of what happened (or even better pictures/video of the base), we could help more.