I'm about to go and post on the new member forum but I wanted to get some input on a design question I'm trying to work through. I've gone through pretty much all of the old threads on revolves and didn't find an answer for what I'm thinking about. I found a series of single wheel drive motors online (for load movers, industrial floor cleaners, etc). My question is whether something like this
Single Wheel Drives - Chassisdrive 300
Would be suitable to drive a 20' diameter revolve, built in the typical laminated ply, 3 ring/40 caster style? It seems like it would cut down on a lot of the hassle of running a brake motor, gear reducer, and all of the chain to do it via chain drive. But my concern would be how to mount it properly, power it, and I've read from other threads that edge drives can be finicky. I know the chain drive method is reliable and all but I'd like to try something different but spending all of the money to do something different and have it not work is a scary proposition on a small budget! Thanks so much
Single Wheel Drives - Chassisdrive 300
Would be suitable to drive a 20' diameter revolve, built in the typical laminated ply, 3 ring/40 caster style? It seems like it would cut down on a lot of the hassle of running a brake motor, gear reducer, and all of the chain to do it via chain drive. But my concern would be how to mount it properly, power it, and I've read from other threads that edge drives can be finicky. I know the chain drive method is reliable and all but I'd like to try something different but spending all of the money to do something different and have it not work is a scary proposition on a small budget! Thanks so much