AM Plactraction Tread Mounting System

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Stephen Kowski

That's under the assumption the team that removes their entire wheel has nothing else holding the tread on. I have seen many robots that have snap ring wheel removal but still have something (rivets usually) to keep treads from falling off.

I think Chris is asking if it would be faster to swap an already prepared wheel or to change the tread on this wheel.

For what it's worth, we could probably remove the wheel from our bot, put the new wheel on, and put the new snap ring on in under 15 seconds. There's no comparison. Any method of retreading is going to take at least 5-10x that.

[Stephen Kowski]

Originally Posted by Cory

For what it's worth, we could probably remove the wheel from our bot, put the new wheel on, and put the new snap ring on in under 15 seconds. There's no comparison. Any method of retreading is going to take at least 5-10x that.

If you have an extra set of wheels I'd agree that is the case. I don't think most have those resources however.

[R.C.]

Originally Posted by Stephen Kowski

If you have an extra set of wheels I'd agree that is the case. I don't think most have those resources however.

If done properly, you honestly don't need a full back up set. I know most teams buy an extra 2 or 3 wheels.

How many wheels do teams go through per season on their competition bots?

-RC

[Andrew Schreiber]

I am undecided on this mounting system but I have to commend you on having a lot of information available there. Thank You!

[Stephen Kowski]

Originally Posted by R.C.

If done properly, you honestly don't need a full back up set. I know most teams buy an extra 2 or 3 wheels.

How many wheels do teams go through per season on their competition bots?

-RC

Good point. In a 6WD the center wheel treads are going to be replaced far more often than the other 4. Which in a season may not be very much anyway.