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| I'd say you're doing well already : ) Look's very light. You might want to use the same wheel as you have in the front in the last 2 pictures for all your wheels. Those wide semi-pnuematic one's have good grip, but they'll suck-up precious watts in (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| Though worm gears are okay for gearing down, they're bad for friction, so in this case I'd stay away from them. Also check out this page on the charateristics of various Lego motors: (URL) for wheels, larger wheels have lower rolling friction, but (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| Ahh, thanks guys. I've tried larger wheels, and even though they look funny, they work the best- a lot better, even now in late afternoon. And I've added more torque using a larger gear, which makes it more powerful. (URL) digital camera movie (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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