Wheel Trebuchet
Counterweight attached to a rope wrapped around a wheel or pulley like part if the arm around the axle. The wheel can be well under a full circle, and can be very irregularly shaped to change the arm ratio during the throw.
Machines
Power Source
Gravity
Advantages
- Very adjustable
- Can have a long arm rotation
Disadvantages
- Often hard to adjust wheel shape
- Wheel can be heavy
Pictures
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