Hello,

I've built a couple rovers and when I have them on Luna they never stay stationary. I adjust the Static Resistance so prevent the motor from spinning freely but no setting seems to help. Also, when I manually apply the brake the rover tires seem to not have much traction. I have tried adjusting the forward and side traction as well but this does not seem to affect it. Is there a way to apply a brake to prevent rolling? Would other tire types have better traction on the moon than the Lunar tires?

Thanks,

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    122 Rgon777

    @MirazAerospace yeah I've made one with landing legs that lift it up and another that folds the wheels underneath so it'll rest on the side of the wheels. I'll probably just add some pistons to jack it up but already low on activation slots. Thanks for the ideas.

    +1 4.1 years ago
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    Advice: Make rover with retractable wheels that should make it stationary

    4.1 years ago
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    @Rgon777 wheels in simplerockets2 have some bugs like if you attach wheels to a really heavy rover or a craft it starts to shake rapidly.And I think your problem is also a bug

    +1 4.1 years ago
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    122 Rgon777

    @MirazAerospace yeah I've bumped that up and it doesn't seem to slip sideways but will continue to roll freely forward and back. It skids with brake on so I see that as an issue with tire traction over the motor's static resistance.

    4.1 years ago
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    Increase sideways traction it may help

    +1 4.1 years ago
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    122 Rgon777

    @SmurfResearchX that would be great!

    4.1 years ago
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    i dont think the type of tire/wheel has any effect on performance, but a short vizzy can make a parking brake - i can send a link to a craft with it, if that would help

    +1 4.1 years ago

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