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Originally Posted by RMS11
Wood vs. Metal and also what is the best material to use for traction. Website please. Thanks  |
My favorite wheels have got to be the colson wheels
(found here and a billion other places). They have lots of traction, they're very thick, so as the tread wears down nothing needs to be replaced, they're light, and they're dirt cheap to boot. We used the 7/8" wide variety and they had
plenty of traction.
Many people will say that the conveyor belting material offers more traction. I am dubious of this.
Although the conveyor belting material
does have a higher coefficient of friction than the colsons, you must remember that it was designed to move food.... Food usually isn’t dirty (I hope), and it also doesn't offer much wear.
Colsons on the other hand were designed to be used as castors for heavy equipment. They are meant to work in dirty environments. As a result, Colson designed them to be resistant to dirt and wear slowly (
they brag about this on their site).
We never had to change the wheels all season.... But we did replace two of them with omnis since they offered
too much traction