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I'm going to need two large wheels, minimum 4 feet in diameter
preferrably larger but no more than 6' diameter. Something off

Sounds like wheels off a hayrake! Try some farms in your area. Good Luck!

Search the news groups for old tractors. they should be able to help.
Such wheels are still used on modern wheeled loaders but they will be
expensive.

John

"random" wrote in message
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I'm going to need two large wheels, minimum 4 feet in diameter
preferrably larger but no more than 6' diameter. Something off
1915-vintage tractors maybe, I dunno. The things need to be steel on
the outer rim so I can weld spikes to them. Making a gizmo to haul
trees over very rough mountain terrain. Anybody have any ideas where
I can find such wheels? I'd really prefer not to have to attempt
fabricating them from scratch. tia.

Sounds like wheels off a hayrake! Try some farms in your area. Good
Luck!


I got a set you can have IF you take the whole rake. And cut down all the
trees that have grown up through it.

Karl

Wheels like that can be made using a bender similar to a Hossfelt and a welder.
If you are up for that, I will post more info.
Dan


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In article , random
wrote:

I'm going to need two large wheels, minimum 4 feet in diameter
preferrably larger but no more than 6' diameter. Something off

Sounds like wheels off a hayrake! Try some farms in your area. Good Luck!

Can you get some tractor rims and weld a sheet steal tire around the
outside, then weld on spikes? Have you tried to find an old pull type
yarder? I know that there are some scattered around this country, Oregon,
that can probably be had for a song.
lg
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"John Manders" wrote in message
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Search the news groups for old tractors. they should be able to help.
Such wheels are still used on modern wheeled loaders but they will be
expensive.

John

"random" wrote in message
...
I'm going to need two large wheels, minimum 4 feet in diameter
preferrably larger but no more than 6' diameter. Something off
1915-vintage tractors maybe, I dunno. The things need to be steel on
the outer rim so I can weld spikes to them. Making a gizmo to haul
trees over very rough mountain terrain. Anybody have any ideas where
I can find such wheels? I'd really prefer not to have to attempt
fabricating them from scratch. tia.

If there's a ski lift nearby,see about those cable 'pulleys' used to pull
people up/down the hill.
A friend got an old pair for hauling them away. About 5 feet diameter,great
bearings,etc. he wants to make a waterwheel with them.....
hth
jay