Wood Chassis vs. Kit Frame

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We are going with a wood chassis because we want a custom chassis for ease of mounting mechanisms, adaptable design (the kitbot design is not very conducive to harvester mechanisms in its standard form), strength, and modularity. We chose to us wood for the custom chassis because it is available locally (no shipping time, errors aren't as expensive), inexpensive, is great for structural applications (houses are a great example), easy to use, and very light (the baltic birch plywood we are using for our frame has a density of about .016 pounds per cubic inch). For our team, with limited funding and machinig abilities, wood is the best candidate for a lightweight custom chassis. And it builds much quicker than designs we've used in the past.