I have many opinions about the Vex Large and Super Chassis, but I would like to know what you guys think about it.
Ease of use…
Use in robots…
Competition (FTC) robot platform…
etc…
Technic-R-C
I always buy the biggest metal you can always cut it down.
the super chassis does help work around those tight corners of having space metal for supports when building arms and other high structures. Its 17.5 inches so its perfect for the 18-inch barrier and you can place virtually anything on it and have space left over. (Plus, I love the knobby wheels)
I think the super chassis is a great platform to build on as long as you dontg go past the boundaries.
You like the knobbly wheels?
I have no complaints. I love how you can put a ton of Vex stuff on them, and how you can make many robots using them along with the starter kit.
the knobby wheels are just pure massive (in terms of vex size)
and also the large omni-directional (will they have one for the knobby wheel size?)
and you can travel more distance per revolution
thats just me.
The Large wobbly wheels arent that big…
So far I have mounted 8 of them on my Vex Super Chasis
Tehcnic-R-C
well i know its not that big, but still big.
try fitting small wheels on the super chassis 
I’ve built several Vexbots ranging from the basic squarebot up through the largest chassis. If you want to go tall, then you need a larger chassis, is it is much more stable. Also, a larger robot generally seems more cool, which is not to be ignored when trying to get kids engaged.
From a practical point, larger chassis are generally more stable, but less maneuverable than a smaller chassis with the same drive design. As you scale up, the increased mass means you need to be a bit more careful with your drive design and/or accelerate more carefully to avoid extra strain on the components.
I also agree with Lowfategg that buying big and cutting down is the way to go.
Cheers,
- Dean
i bet 8 per side with a total of 16 small wheels!!! if you used 16WD with no gearing (just direct to motor, two microcontrollers) you’d get some amazing torque!!!
Remember (everyone) - From the motors connected to any single microcontroller, you will never get more torque than can be produced by 4 Amps of electric current; no matter how many motors are attached.
The microcontroller can not / will not supply more than 4 Amps to attached devices (such as motors); and those 4 Amps will be shared across all of the devices that are energized at the same time (some might be motors or flashlights that are not part of the drive train).
Blake
you can if you se 2-4 micro controllers which is a lot of batteries to use
and program all the microcontrollers to one RC. (just use a 61 crystal or something)
that would be awesome