New AndyMark products 2016

[Sperkowsky]

So Andymark is going to start selling a chassis with tank treads? Cool.

[Jay O'Donnell]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

2011 and 2014 we ran blue rough top 2" wide and replaced once per event, including champs, and had plenty of life left in it. It's good stuff.

Considering the heavy defense 973 was playing in those two years that definitely shows some great durability!

[marshall]

You don't need wheels!

[mman1506]

Originally Posted by Jay O'Donnell

Can someone with experience with Blue Nitrile Tread comment on its durability for drivetrain wheels? It looks pretty sweet and has a good CoF so it seems interesting.

We ran Blue Nitrile on 865 in 2014 on a highly defensive 6wd robot because we heard how durable it was. On average the middle wheel would last 2-3 matches before it became a slick. Our outer wheels would last 4-6 matches. Changing tread was a pain requiring two people to rivet the tread to the alu performance wheel and the ziptie attachment method did not work at all. We had to buy a second set of wheels so we could swap the tread fast enough (good thing we were using a WCD). The traction was marginally better than a Colson when fresh IMO.

4/10 would not use again

[thinker&planner]

Is that a 2" Stealth wheel? This would be great, if it could compete with BaneBots wheels.

[Ari423]

Originally Posted by thinker&planner

Is that a 2" Stealth wheel? This would be great, if it could compete with BaneBots wheels.

Judging by the "#stealthwheel" in the caption, I'd say it is.

[orangemoore]

Originally Posted by thinker&planner

Is that a 2" Stealth wheel? This would be great, if it could compete with BaneBots wheels.

Um this already exists.

http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-3155.htm

[MichaelBick]

Originally Posted by mman1506

We ran Blue Nitrile on 865 in 2014 on a highly defensive 6wd robot because we heard how durable it was. On average the middle wheel would last 2-3 matches before it became a slick. Our outer wheels would last 4-6 matches. Changing tread was a pain requiring two people to rivet the tread to the alu performance wheel and the ziptie attachment method did not work at all. We had to buy a second set of wheels so we could swap the tread fast enough (good thing we were using a WCD). The traction was marginally better than a Colson when fresh IMO.

4/10 would not use again

How wide were your wheels?

[mman1506]

Originally Posted by MichaelBick

How wide were your wheels?

1" we used these http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-0393.htm

Admittedly it's an edge case. Blue nitrile treads will work fine for a lot of teams but with new COTS options like Colsons I think there are better options out there.

[EricDrost]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

CAUTION: Epic MSPaint skills.

If this is really a tank tread drive, it looks like massive T-Bone bait to me.

Long flat surface of tread + quarter plate and 80-20 standoff construction?

[Ryan Dognaux]

Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay

CAUTION: Epic MSPaint skills.

Tank treads are so 2004

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img...b75e1caf_l.jpg

[jwfoss]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

Tank treads are so 2004

I was thinking a little bit more modern, they seem rather 2006 to me... but I'd have to hear was 195 and 522 think about it.
Either way I'm excited to see a new line of products coming from AndyMark.

[Andy Baker]

Originally Posted by Ryan Dognaux

Tank treads are so 2004

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/img...b75e1caf_l.jpg

Yes, definitely. Also, they are so 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

[marshall]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

Yes, definitely. Also, they are so 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003.

This is why we can't have nice carpet!

[Oblarg]

Originally Posted by marshall

This is why we can't have nice carpet!

<Insert witty remark about regolith here>