On Tue, 25 May 1999 10:29:56 -0400 "Michael Davenport"
<michael.davenport nospam at wheatstoneenergy.com> writes:
> A four-wheeled platform would be more stable. If you go with (4),
> could you
> make them all drive wheels? Same goes for three - that way as long
> as one
> wheel / tire is in contact with the terrain, it will move. (As long
> as that
> drive wheel / tire does not slip.)
>
> That brings me to another comment. If you have only two rear drive
> wheels /
> tires, and you are having traction problems, what about doing
> something to
> increase the coefficient of friction between the terrain (grass) and
> the
> tire, such as adding spikes or knobbies....you could remove the
> rubber tire
> and drive nails or screws from the inside pointing out (assuming
> it's not an
> inflatable tire).
>
> Michael Davenport
>
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