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mk818

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I made a wheel kit with some brackets and a 5/8" wheel barrow axle rod. It looks very similar to the snowaxles setup but their axle looks to have a 3/4" axle with 5/8 ends. My setup worked just fine for loading and unloading until we needed to ride on a gravel road for about a mile and I bent the $h!t out of the 5/8" rod putting along in 1st gear!

Anyways does anyone have any experience with a wheel kit that can take a beating of a gravel road with switchbacks?

 

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Try 5/8 stainless shaft if your happy with everything else, i have a yeti wheel kit and pleased with it so far except getting it off sometimes, seems to tight of tolerance between shaft and bearing,and pesky spacer inside ,especially from a heated shop to the unload site in colder temperatures, havent tried on the road but this spring it will happen.

 

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The (expensive) timbersled wheel kit will stand up to being riden on. You are paying alot for those all terrain skate board wheels, but it works. Keep the tires aired up.

 

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Grape Taxi said:

Try 5/8 stainless shaft if your happy with everything else

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Do you have an online source for grade 8, 5/8" stainless steel threaded rod? I started out with a standard 5/8" rod that I got at the hardware store, but it bent just running the bike up the ramp. For the last few weeks, I've been running a 5/8" grade 8 threaded rod axle, but it's not stainless so it's getting a lot of surface rust. It hasn't bent yet, though.

 

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I had my home made one last year and rode it once, worked ok, now I have a Yeti one, I don't think I'd ride it too far. As noted the spacer gets in the way of the wheel so I pulled the spacer out. Now I'm not sure how the rim would hold up to riding. We sometimes have some road to deal with between patches of snow and I just ride the ski...kind of sucks, but I would have to carry and put the wheels on and off...not happening.

 

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• Jan 22, 2018

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Yeah no way i would carry wheels. It seems fine for short distances on the ski going at a snails pace. I just picked up a 4340 steel rod from the local metal supply store. We will see how it holds up this weekend on the same gravel road

 

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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H9LQ98/ref=biss_dp_t_asn

Here is what i bought. Metal guy said this is VERY strong stuff. Used in roll cages

 

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• Jan 23, 2018

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So, how did you make it. Did you tap the end of it? Drill it and cotter pin with a washer? Did you groove it for the spindle hangers? Pics?

 

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Rev 2 Front Dollie 16" Tractor Tires for TS

Gen 1 Post
https://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=431262

Gen 2 Changes:

All Aluminum is 7075
Axles 17-4 Stainless (Pre-Hard)
2+ inches for the 2018 Ski.
Hubs are sealed bearings.
Axle nut hold inner bearing race.

I luv this set-up. Got to Have good wheel set to get you to the good stuff. Pictures are from the same day.

 

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mk818

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Nice. That looks legit. Mine is a little more crude but easier to make. I plan on using a hair pin instead of the codder pins pictured

https://photos.app.goo.gl/lI7piehEcz68xqKR2

 

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mk818 said:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H9LQ98/ref=biss_dp_t_asn

Here is what i bought. Metal guy said this is VERY strong stuff. Used in roll cages

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Damn, is there anything Amazon doesn't sell these days??

I used stainless 5/8" rod for mine but if this stuff is stronger I may go this route.

 

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• Jan 23, 2018

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If you have to ride some road, use the wheel that came on the bike and pack the ski/spindle. When you get to the snow, stash the wheel and pick up on the way out.

 

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wheels

i have a yeti wheel kit with timber sled fit kit.
in the box never used if anyone is interested