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06-03-13, 22:58
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Bravo! Very good lookign wheels!
But I shudder at the cost to send dead wheels over and redone wheels back across the ocean.... Did you do the re-rubber, or did you take them to a shop? I have ehard a shop that re-rubber's wheels for forklifts could do this. CHeers, Jim 
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07-03-13, 03:57
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Re-Rubbering
Hi all - it is quite simple. Firstly identify an industrial rubber facility and get a mold made using a wheel as a template. My mold cost about $3000 to make and what happens is that the stripped rim is placed in the mold and then rubber is molded to it under a 600 ton press. My rubber has a Duro rating of about 75 which is more than adequate.
Bob
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09-03-13, 15:47
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the rim was stripped and they moulded polyurethane on it,after that it was machined to make it round.
the normal rubber is about 85 shore,the polyurethane is 80,that is similar too 85 shore rubber,so they told me.
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09-03-13, 20:15
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Roy how many miles have you had out of the polyurethane ? I can get them done here fairly cheap but was unsure of the lifespan of the rubber.
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11-03-13, 22:23
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richard
with our carrier not many miles,but the guy who did it for us told me he made lots of wheels for old tractor,s and he never had problems with it , also the ones he made 15 years ago look at this time very nice. the compound is the same as they use on forklifts
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01-04-13, 21:54
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Roy:
What is the likely cost to have, say, 4 wheels or eight wheels done? I'm over in Nuenen in May, would be interested to see what the costs are. My wheels are carrier type, but Ford Canada, if that makes any difference. They are not for a carrier, we use the wheels for our show engines:  Generally we can use wheels that are too far gone on the tyres or the bearings for further service on a carrier vehicle. Kind regards, Peter
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10-05-13, 18:05
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Re-rubbering wheels in Canada.
Does anyone know of anyone doing this same type of re-rubbering in Canada? I'm sure we could get a few together for a run of wheels if it was feasible. I live in Edmonton and there is plenty of manufacturing here so I'm sure there is someone who could do it. Before I start calling around has anyone else had it done here?
Jon
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