Brakes

[Chris]

Team 229 has brakes,

They are drop down pads front and back that we lower when we get in a good shooting position, or when we are loading up. They originally started out with floor mat material on them (the stuff you put under office chairs on carpet), Then we tried them with Sorbethane (the stuff Beatty used in 2003), and now they have wedgetop on them. We found that all worked better in pushing matches than just our wheels.

I will search for pictures if you’re still interested.

Chris
Team 229

[Steve Howland]

Originally Posted by Chris

Team 229 has brakes,

They are drop down pads front and back that we lower when we get in a good shooting position, or when we are loading up.

571 has brakes similar to these. They are about 1.5" square of the rubber belt treads attached to a piece of wood on the bottom of a pneumatic cylinder. We have them between our omni's (reverse shopping-cart drive) and they worked really well for us.

We don't have any pictures of this specifically but I'll try and take some Monday at our meeting.