OT - Trailer Rim Source

Hadn't thought about making one, that might not be a bad option. I do have a cnc mill and lathe big enough to machine that, though would still have to get the rim and I'm not sure my welds are goo enough to really trust doing something that important.

Pete, if you can look into it I'd appreciate it. I'm planning to be at the SM show, so we can tie in there if it works out. Might be worth getting a set of them and running the radials just to get a bit more load capacity. My crawler and backhoe both are both heavy enough to be right on the max load for it so I worry a about it though so far no issues. Really I need a bigger trailer, and a bigger truck and.... but this trailer is very nice for what it is and what I do with it.

Thanks.

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ChuckC

Pete, thanks. Do you have a contact at the tire shop? Got a few questions on them and it seems best to just call them directly.

I'll probably just get 4 of those rims & radial tires - looks like those tires are rated ~4k ea which will be a nice safety margin since right now I'm running pretty much right at max load on the tires when hauling the crawler or backhoe. Then I can use on the current set as a spare and be good to go.

Probably will just pick them up from the store myself since I'll be going by there a few times next month. Not sure the finances will support getting them before SM.

Paul, yes the current rims are split tube type. As long as I can get tires to match the new rims though there's no reason I need to stick with that style and I understand not too many places are willing to work on split rims these days too.

~John

Also, in 1974 we blew a rim on our 3/4 t Ford that had split rims. At that time the tire co encouraged us to get rid of those because the ring ever so slightly "wiggles" on the rim causing it to wear and blow out as ours did.

From that time on I have never used split rims, only drop center. Even big trucks now run nothing but drop center tubeless systems.

the US is a bit of a girls blouse when it comes to split rims I have heard of people in the US having trouble trying to get tyre fitters to fit them no such problem in Australia plenty of Toyotas and and other types of Jap 4x4'x came out new with split rims up well into the 90's the good thing about them is you can fix them your self if you have to with out any special equipment and if you do the job right they are just as safe if not safer than tubeless but I guess its getting harder now to find people who now how to work with them safely anymore

Paul

Split rims are not the same as multi piece wheels. Please consult the OSHA regs, sometimes they are here to help. It is a sticky.