Thanks ken, always appreciate input. How I had originally thought of powering them was independently, two motors, two esc's. I can understand the wireing concept of parallel and that would make sense. I would think that wireing them in series would put more strain on first (in the series) motor. But do understand the concept of "electrical differential". Hummm, I do have six tires of correct size for a future articulated dump truck,,,,,, that would be perfect to implement on.
If I would have made the inner diameter of this trucks tires about 1/2" less I would have had more room for axle/bearings/wheel shafts. But still the compounded length of opposing motors still put it on the limits. If those darn slim bearings weren't so expensive I may have continued on that path. Couple other factors, dadsgarage haul truck has proven to be powered with one motor and that opens up a lot of the design options for axle (again to understand that I'm by far any design engineer) and my limited brain power
. Lol, all those late nights when younger!!! Alcohol kills brain cells?!? Right? Me, I figured alcohol killed off all the weak ones for me so I was good to go!! As I got older that ideal changed!! Lol!! Now if I had a decent tig welder (Christmas present?) or if a awesome builder happen to get a box of aluminum parts with instructions where to weld happen to get a package delivered to his big island home,,,,,,,and quit doing circles with a drift truck,,,,,, I may be set!!!! Lol. If you do happen to find that discussion ken, post a link. I'm sure a few more of us would benifit from that.
Haven't had much time lately and the RC funding is dwindling, have to make things a little smarter, ( not have a handful of new spare parts) as my wife and I are going to be moving. Moving about 100 yards,, trying to purchase my fathers house (old farm property) and the bank just doesn't understand when I tell them I outright own a 349 excavator, d11 dozer, several rigs, and about to acquire a large haul truck. Kind of funny to say to the loan officer as reply to "what assets do you have" lol!!! Yeah that went over like a lead balloon!!!