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View Poll Results: Were teams successful with a tank tread drive?
It worked all the time. 18 43.90%
It was a nightmare. 6 14.63%
It sometimes worked but always required constant maintenance. 17 41.46%
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Re: Success with Tank Treads

In 2000 237's bot originally had tank treads (I know, can you believe it? ), which basically lasted through our practice rounds at UTC. I couldn't go that day, but the people who came back looked crestfallen...the thing was slow as molasses and was too troublesome. After our practice rounds, the pit crew made the decision to switch to wheels...and it was the best decision we could have made. We ended up seeding in the top 8 and walking away with the win.

I'm not saying that treads are always a bad decision....they do have their good points (Baker already listed them above)...and I trust that they went through all those pros and cons before they decided to originally use them.

In the end, it's just a personal decision your team has to make. Use these pros & cons, compare them with what your team wants to be strong at and the answer will be clear
 


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