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View Poll Results: What type of drive train did you use last year? Choose all that apply.
Banebots 36 30.77%
AM 40 34.19%
DeWalt drill 13 11.11%
Other (custom) 29 24.79%
Single Gear 25 21.37%
Shifting transmission 39 33.33%
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Re: 2007 Drive Train Poll

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So you did have more Torque than us, I always wondered....
In addition to gearing, the torque output depends upon wheel diameter and coefficient of friction. We were running on 4 AM omniwheels and 2 AM kitwheels, all 6" diameter. We were heavier than y'all, I'd venture, as well.

What sort of wheels did you have and what size were they? Did you have an additional chain-based reduction after your 12:1 gearboxes?

I think we probably could put more torque to the floor, as things go, but momentum ought not be underestimated and we were quite a bit slower than you.
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