Designing a Planetary Wheel (Almost)

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Someone else tried to desing one a little while back:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...lanetary+wheel
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...lanetary+wheel

and for the most part it was determined that there are a lot of inherent design flaws and it would take an eternity to get the bugs worked out. I'm not saying it won't work, but if you decide to pursue it, be sure you are into it for the long haul. Planetaries can be tricky little things buy themselves, and put all the loads associated with a wheel on one and then you are really asking for it. There are better ways to accomplish the same task.

But don't let me stop you. Who knows, you might discover a big breakthrough in a durable, easy to build planetary wheel.

Oh yes, and there is the "edit" button so you needn't double post.