Rerubber wheels?

[Nigel Watson]

I had my carrier front wheels (sorry my carrier track adjusting wheels!) re rubbered two and a bit years ago and to date they are as new. I took them to a company that did conveyor belt and agricultural wheel work in a place called Lochgelly (you wouldn't choose to be there after dark that's for sure!).

Anyway fantastic job. All they did was burn off the old rubber put the wheel on a lathe burn or vulcanise rubber onto the wheel. Then they ask you for the profile, punch a few buttons and the wheel whizzes round whilst a sharp pointie thingie peels off the excess rubber. Voila! Eet vas dun.

The rubber was put on the wheel in various thicknesses I think, not as a solid strip. I think the cost was something like £30 per wheel. I was intending to take orders and give them a job lot so as to get it cheaper for everyone over here, but haven't done that yet!

There you go hope it helps, and if you guys across the big loch want to send me your wheels my address is: Nigel Watson, D..!!!