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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
The Cost isn't that bad.
We can make 11 wheels out of a 12" piece (they are 1" wide) of 6" AL 6061 Rod ($145 at onlinemetals, similarly priced at a local metal supplier near us. In the end the material was donated anyway).
This comes out to less than $14.50 per wheel. That's not bad at all.
And since you have 4" wheels, it's even cheaper.
I can't wait to see the treads & shifter combo for real though.
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The real cost comes from the machine time required to do this kind of wheel. With our design (which we've never had any issues with) it's a two op process. For our older 6 inch version, it was a 45 minute op. These wheels ain't cheap.
[EDIT] I've submitted a render of this system to be uploaded, highlighting our tensioner system. I highly suggest it to anyone thinking of doing a powerful 6 wheel next year, as it greatly decreases necessary maintenance.