In need of 8" skyway wheels

Posted by Joe Balint at 1/15/2001 10:24 AM EST

Engineer on team #537, Domo ARIGATO, from Sussex Hamilton HS and GE Medical Systems.

I’m sure we’re not the only ones, but our team is in desperate need of 6 of those 8" wheelchair wheels and I’m having a difficult time finding a distributor that has them in stock. Does anyone have:

  1. any leads on distributors that have some in stock?
  2. any spare 8"x1" skyway wheels for sale or trade?
    Please let me know. Thanx. -Joe

Posted by Rob DeCotiis at 1/15/2001 11:48 AM EST

Student on team RoBUCtics from Red Bank Regional High School.

In Reply to: In need of 8" skyway wheels
Posted by Joe Balint on 1/15/2001 10:24 AM EST:

I’ll look around for them online and post a link on here if i find any… :slight_smile: hopefully i can be of assistance

Posted by Rob DeCotiis at 1/15/2001 12:17 PM EST

Student on team RoBUCtics from Red Bank Regional High School.

In Reply to: In need of 8" skyway wheels
Posted by Joe Balint on 1/15/2001 10:24 AM EST:

I found a few sites offering 8" caster wheelchair wheels…
these are the addresses:

http://www.sunmetal.com/wheelchair_rims.htm

http://www.expage.com/page/edmondwheelchair43

Posted by Eric Reed at 1/15/2001 12:20 PM EST

Coach on team #481, NASA Ames / De Anza High School, from De Anza High School and It could be you!.

In Reply to: Found a few…
Posted by Rob DeCotiis on 1/15/2001 12:17 PM EST:

: I found a few sites offering 8" caster wheelchair wheels…
: these are the addresses:

: http://www.sunmetal.com/wheelchair_rims.htm

: http://www.expage.com/page/edmondwheelchair43

Careful…the Skyway wheels are the only ones allowed as additional hardware.

Eric.

Posted by Eric Reed at 1/15/2001 12:17 PM EST

Coach on team #481, NASA Ames / De Anza High School, from De Anza High School and It could be you!.

In Reply to: In need of 8" skyway wheels
Posted by Joe Balint on 1/15/2001 10:24 AM EST:

Call Skyway Direct: 800-332-3357, and ask for Bart. The 8" wheels are about $5.00 each, unless you want the souped-up bearing version. He’ll ship the wheels out the day you call.

Eric Reed
Team 481

Posted by Joe Balint at 1/16/2001 5:58 PM EST

Engineer on team #537, Domo ARIGATO, from Sussex Hamilton HS and GE Medical Systems.

In Reply to: Re: In need of 8" skyway wheels
Posted by Eric Reed on 1/15/2001 12:17 PM EST:

: Call Skyway Direct: 800-332-3357, and ask for Bart. The 8" wheels are about $5.00 each, unless you want the souped-up bearing version. He’ll ship the wheels out the day you call.

: Eric Reed
: Team 481

Eric- Thanks for the info, that worked like a charm. Too bad they aren’t open on mondays. -Joe

Posted by nick237 at 1/15/2001 9:36 PM EST

Engineer on team #237, sie h2o bots, from Watertown high school ct and sieman co.

In Reply to: In need of 8" skyway wheels
Posted by Joe Balint on 1/15/2001 10:24 AM EST:

Joe. and any other team thats in need. We are the
Sie H20 Bots Team 237 and we have the H.E.R.O. booth.
If you need spare parts and are having a hard time finding them you need to call us. If we have it, you have it. No questions asked.
I know we have 8" wheels but are they the wheelchair wheels in the small parts kit, can you give me a part # and where you want it sent.
All we ask is you do the same for any other team in need or bring all the stuff you wont be using to Florida so we can share them out to other teams.
Email me at nick921@hotmail.com
or leave a post here.
nick237

: I’m sure we’re not the only ones, but our team is in desperate need of 6 of those 8" wheelchair wheels and I’m having a difficult time finding a distributor that has them in stock. Does anyone have:
: 1) any leads on distributors that have some in stock?
: 2) any spare 8"x1" skyway wheels for sale or trade?
: Please let me know. Thanx. -Joe