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16-12-2008, 01:31

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Re: pic: Madtown Marauders DT of DOOM-2

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Originally Posted by rc_cola1323

Due to the game clues and previous years, we wanted to make a DT that could climb ramps with ease and not tip while going up & down the ramps.

Perhaps I'm missing something, but how does this design help prevent tipping when going UP a ramp? If anything this seems like it would be worse for going up a ramp than a typical 6 wheel. As I understand it when the full length of the robot is on the incline the chassis would lie in a single plane. This means your gas struts are attempting to tip you over backwards right?

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