pic: DeWalt drive base: side module

[Kyle Love]

Originally Posted by ducttapedude

question, not sure if it's dumb, but why so much space between the plates, like, why so much space between wheels and chain routing ?

There are two chains running to the middle wheel. One from the rear and one from the front, they sit side by side. The rear is offset to the outside, whereas the front is offset to the inside.