Advantages/Disadvantages of West Coast Drive

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Originally Posted by Billfred

And before I even thought about working at AndyMark, we made a Toughbox Mini work for a chain-in-tube-with-coulda-been-cantilevered-wheels (but weren't cantilevered because this game is brutal) by getting the flat front plate, using the long output shaft cut to length, and pressing a bearing into the tube. Done.

While not canonical WCD, I bet that a couple of TB Micros with long hex shafts at each end of the drive train would interface with rectangular tubing even easier. I find myself liking the idea of using six TB micros and six CIMS on six wheels, with chains inside a 3"x1" tube to transfer torque among the wheels on each side as needed. Not really cheap, but much less than swerve, and eminently functional in case of chain failure. If I get to call the name, make it Gulf Coast Drive.

Originally Posted by roboruler

Sounds really heavy.

Yes. I wouldn't want to use it every year, but it might have been worth it to play Stronghold with a drive train that works almost as well even if you lose a chain. We could have spared the extra few pounds this year.