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Re: Mini-review: 8457 Power Puller
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 28 Aug 2000 01:54:48 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> It's a real challenge keeping the front wheels on the ground
> at all with many of them
Is there a rules requirement for rear wheel drive? This seems like a natural
for FWD, with any of the minimal steering required done by the rear wheels.
Any benefits to RWD I can think of (like, say, using the load to increase
traction) seem to be outweighed by costs (like increasing the friction between
the load and the ground).
It'll be interesting to see whether a Technic equivalent of the NTPA starts.
Especially if it tries to make the competition more realistic by dropping the
wheels off the load. You want some seriously-tough competition? Try dragging
the load across a field of baseplates ;-)
Ran
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| (...) There are 4x4 truck and 4x4 stock tractor classes when the farmers bring out their stock tractors... I don't think there is any rule against FWD. but I would think that the load shift up the transfer sled would pick the front tires off the (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Mini-review: 8457 Power Puller
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| (...) Some of them do. It's a real challenge keeping the front wheels on the ground at all with many of them, and therefore they are somewhat influenced by the differential to give one wheel or the other a bit more power (depending on engine or (...) (24 years ago, 27-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)
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