Wheels

[Dave Schindel]

clarkray,I take it this is a layer of poly over old rubber? have you checked into polyurethane on steel as a replacement for rubber?

[RichardT10829]

it will still be wound onto the rim with a binding agent Dave.... the test is weather or not it has the same hardness / durability as natural rubber. as stated above they tend to spin it onto the rim, cure it / steam it to the correct hardness then profile the wheel on a lathe. the problem with our carriers is the horns on the tracks tend to catch the edge of the wheels and chunks of rubber can get torn out... the only way to see if the material is ok to use is to folk out and test it

[clarkray]

Hey Dave,it is not polyurethane over rubber.They remove the rubber entirely.In fact most of my wheels did not have any rubber at all.They did ask for the first wheel to have rubber so they could test the hardness and mesure the profile.
They bonded the poly to the wheel and I expect that it will outlast me by a long time.

[Carroll Porter]

Thanks clarkray for the the contact info (and the quick response) and all you that responded asking all the other tangible questions. Considering the required quality of the end-product, and if it stands up to the usage, it's a pretty good buy.


Carroll

[Dave Schindel]

OK,that's what I would have thought to be the best way.Going to be very interested to see how this works.
I am wondering about using a mold fabbed from a good wheel,and injecting polyurethane.Any thoughts on this? Is it worth a try,or should I just forget about it?

[Alan Wise]

Wow, this is awesome! I am the new owner of an ex-Swiss T16 and this is the main item I need for now. Thanks!

[singeager]

located in Bath Great Britain

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bren-Gun-Carri...item2c5d0fc3a2

seller nothing to do with me!

(I dont do carriers only daimlers)