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Originally Posted by Nuttyman54
Our crate magically gained at least 45 pounds. They charged us for 55 lbs over. It's the same crate we've used since our rookie year (2002), and we've never had overage charges before. The robot was 10 lbs overweight, but we can't acount for the other 45. This is all assuming that the crate weighs 280 lb crate with a 120 lb robot in it and no batteries or extras.
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The drayage company did this to 100 at least two times while I was on the team, and possibly more since.
In my senior year, FedEx weighed our crate at 280 lbs. All we shipped in it was the robot, and the controls.
We arrived at our first regional, and drayage was saying that we had to pay around $100 in overweight fees.
So apparently on the way to Sacramento, the crate jumped from ~280 lbs to ~500 lbs.
There is no rule that specifically states that you must obey the law of physics during the competition. This may be an oversight. - bmather [more] 
16-04-2006, 04:00
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