Overpass rigidity?

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Originally Posted by dlavery

I don't know if the trucks that transport the fields around will be carrying any extra field parts. Based on past practice, I would doubt it. But all they will really need is one of these:



-dave

Dave,
They had one at kickoff but were using it to separate the center plates with the velcro on them from the carpet.
I think it is safe to say, plan on some sag when you are setting/adjusting your max robot height to go under the bar.

[Pat Fairbank]

Originally Posted by M. Krass

Has anyone else with a field built to spec. found this to be true? I'm curious how much of the deflection we're seeing might be present in the FIRST fields or if it's something that's unique to ours that we should try to fix.

We built an overpass out of steel pipe, pretty much exactly to spec. Don't know about bounciness, but it does sag a couple of inches in the centre of the span.

[Given To Fly]

We are using black PVC pipe too. We only built one section of half of the field's overhead track. Sturdy for sure!