We have been looking all over to try and find 6’’ wheels but every wheel we come across has a steel hub. We would like to find one with a plastic hub to keep our robot weight down.
The only plastic hubs we have come across are for 8 inch wheels and we would really like to keep our wheels down to 6 inches.
If anyone know somewhere where we can get a 6 inch wheel with the plastic hub we would very much appreciate it.
These are some of the skinniest and lightest 6" pneumatic wheels that we have found. Skinny enough to fit into a swerve drive module if needed. Not sure what tread wear and traction would be like though.
We’re looking to get controllable pressure (so we can do the fake dropped center for turning) and the cushioning effects of pneumatics, in addition to the additional traction. This is why we have not looked at Colson or the Bead-Lok line, or at semi-pneumatic wheels.
There is no way the wheel would be that much heavier. The wheel minus the bearing insert weighs right around 1 lb with the steel rims. Plastic is less dense but would require much more material to get a workable stiffness from the part. Safe yourself the hassle and go with the Mcmaster 6" wheels