Re-tiring for Retirees
Guys,
I'm starting a new thread on re-tiring the Bren bogies.
It would appear that I can get 22" OD x 8" wide x 16" ID (70+ Duro) used forklift tires from a local company for $10 each. I am going to have a machine shop strip the rubber off of a spare bogie and slightly turn down the rim to 16" leaving a very slight shoulder on one side. The machine shop is then going to press on the forklift tire, part it off to the correct width, turn the OD to 19" for the rear (20" for the middle/front) and then slightly chamfer the sides. We should have enough rubber/rim left to do another bogie from the same forklift tire.
The machine shop is going to get started this week. I will keep my fingers crossed and will update everyone as soon as I see the results. If this works, I can get access to 20 to 30 of these tires per year at this price.
Regards, Richard
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Richard Hatkoski
1940 CMP C11 C-8 (Restoring)
1940 CMP C11 F-15A (Parts)
1941 CMP C12 C-15A (Parts)
1942 CMP C13 F-60S Dumper (Restoring)
2 x 1941 CMP C12 F-GT (Storage)
194? CMP C13 C-60X (For Sale)
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