Using 5 inch Colson Performa Wheels

[keco185]

For our robot’s drivetrain this year, we were looking into using Colson wheels, specifically the versions found on Vex’s site with integrated hex bores for live axles. The problem we ran into was that the 4 inch wheels are slightly smaller than we’d like, 5 inches would work better.

Unfortunately, Vex doesn’t offer a 5 inch variant of the Colson wheels, so we would have to buy them from Colson directly. The problem with this is that Colson doesn’t sells these wheels with hex bores in them. Is there a way by which these wheels can be modified to work on hex shaft without too much effort?

[ndp]

https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/motion/wheels-and-hubs/colsonhubs-g.html

[EricLeifermann]

@keco185

For our robot’s drivetrain this year, we were looking into using Colson wheels, specifically the versions found on Vex’s site with integrated hex bores for live axles. The problem we ran into was that the 4 inch wheels are slightly smaller than we’d like, 5 inches would work better.

Unfortunately, Vex doesn’t offer a 5 inch variant of the Colson wheels, so we would have to buy them from Colson directly. The problem with this is that Colson doesn’t sells these wheels with hex bores in them. Is there a way by which these wheels can be modified to work on hex shaft without too much effort?

that ^ or

Make a press in hub that fits in the stock bore of the 5 in colson. Its what most teams did before VEX started selling them…

[keco185]

@ndp

https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/motion/wheels-and-hubs/colsonhubs-g.html

I was under the impression that the Vex Colson hubs only worked with the Colson wheels Vex sold. Am I mistaken?

[Richard_Wallace]

@keco185

I was under the impression that the Vex Colson hubs only worked with the Colson wheels Vex sold. Am I mistaken?

Yes.

+1 on those hubs.

[anon91718515]

We have a decent collection of old Colsons in a bunch of sizes (including 5") with the press fit hubs. We still use them, they work great.

[Brian_M1]

Banebots sells 5" Colsons WITH hubs already on them for several different types of shafts. If you want HEX you just gotta broach them.

http://www.banebots.com/product/WC2-5.html

[itsjustmrb]

@keco185

I was under the impression that the Vex Colson hubs only worked with the Colson wheels Vex sold. Am I mistaken?

We successfully used the vex hubs with 6" Colson wheels last year.

[Hadi379]

@itsjustmrb

We successfully used the vex hubs with 6" Colson wheels last year.

Do you have a part # on which 6" colsons you used last year?

[itsjustmrb]

@Hadi379

Do you have a part # on which 6" colsons you used last year?

I believe they were CO5-6-456

[RoboAlum]

were they the 6inch colsons from http://www.robotmarketplace.com/products/0-co4-6-446.html

[Monochron]

@keco185

I was under the impression that the Vex Colson hubs only worked with the Colson wheels Vex sold. Am I mistaken?

They only work with Colsons that have a 1 3/16" bore size, which Banebots does not sell. Various other sites have them on backorder. Anyone know of a supplier who still has some?

[anon91718515]

@Monochron

They only work with Colsons that have a 1 3/16" bore size, which Banebots does not sell. Various other sites have them on backorder. Anyone know of a supplier who still has some?

If someone here really needs those 5" wheels my team has some. I don’t remember how many, but it was at least 6. Send me a PM and maybe we can figure out a way to get them to you. Ours already have the hex hubs pressed into them, I’m pretty sure.

[Basel_A]

@Monochron

They only work with Colsons that have a 1 3/16" bore size, which Banebots does not sell. Various other sites have them on backorder. Anyone know of a supplier who still has some?

Look for a local Colson distributor, not a website. That’s how we got them in 2016.