Non-treaded wheels?

[gorrilla]

Originally Posted by JamesCH95

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You could try doubling, or even tripling these wheels together.

Maybe you should look at more effective ways of attaching the tread? The issue with getting a non-removable treaded wheel is that when the tread wears out the whole wheel is useless.

I didn't mean non-removable exactly, I was pretty much referring to the am-KIT wheels,

I guess what I was wanting is a solid rubber type wheel like those but with stickier material?

[JamesCH95]

Originally Posted by gorrilla

I didn't mean non-removable exactly, I was pretty much referring to the am-KIT wheels,

I guess what I was wanting is a solid rubber type wheel like those but with stickier material?

Do you have access to any machining? I would try machining off the regular rubber tread, make a mold, and cast your own tread onto the plastic wheels. There are plenty of cheap rubber casting kits around. Try slotting (in cross-hatched patterns) or knurling the surface of the plastic wheel (with the tread gone) so that the cast-on tread gets a good, solid bite.

A buddy of mine in college made a great casting setup by machining the wheel's lug pattern into a plate, then boring out a two-part block (with the two halves already bolted together) to the tread diameter he wanted, then he bolted the blocks to the plate.