Author Topic: halftrack bogie wheels  (Read 8373 times)

steve-0

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1382
halftrack bogie wheels
« on: December 27, 2010, 09:26:24 PM »
buying the NOS bogie wheels as compared to the urethane retread. im just going to list the links for this, it has been a hot topic.

http://www.odfever.com/folly/Galleries/Bogie/bogie_wheel.htm

http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=176305

Dinadin

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 220
    • Schafer's Folly
Re: halftrack bogie wheels
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2010, 12:22:41 AM »
Feel free to ask me anything you want to know about the urethane bogie wheels.  I started the project after a set of like new bogies peeled off just after 6 to 9 miles.  These looked like new and had only been slightly used.  I didn't trust that the NOS ones wouldn't do the same thing.  So I looked for an alternative and that is how I came about to the urethane retreads.
Rich

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -- Edmund Burke

Schafer's Folly - Halftrack Restoration

Outsider

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 748
Re: halftrack bogie wheels
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2010, 05:48:28 PM »
I also have a full set of 16 urethane retreads from Rich and will be working on getting them installed on my HT this winter. Including the freight to get them to Rich (I had a friend that was passing through St Louis pick them back up) I've got about $90.00 apiece in mine. So if you take the $35.00+ each I saved (With NOS I would have to pay freight to me) it comes out to more than $560.00 in savings.

Steve
« Last Edit: December 28, 2010, 05:54:50 PM by Outsider »
Lots of green "junk" as my wife likes to call it.
Friends don't let friends buy Trailking Trailers!

andy

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 369
Re: halftrack bogie wheels
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2011, 06:38:59 PM »

Who did them for you?


Feel free to ask me anything you want to know about the urethane bogie wheels.  I started the project after a set of like new bogies peeled off just after 6 to 9 miles.  These looked like new and had only been slightly used.  I didn't trust that the NOS ones wouldn't do the same thing.  So I looked for an alternative and that is how I came about to the urethane retreads.

1943 M4A1 (restored to M2A1)

Dinadin

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 220
    • Schafer's Folly
Re: halftrack bogie wheels
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2011, 07:13:03 PM »
I had a local place do them for me.  My friend may be needing some done soon and I may have a few to get done also, if you are interested in gwtting in on a batch.
Rich

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -- Edmund Burke

Schafer's Folly - Halftrack Restoration

andy

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 369
Re: halftrack bogie wheels
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2011, 07:31:53 PM »
I might be interested depending on price, and i guess shipping would be a factor
1943 M4A1 (restored to M2A1)

Outsider

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 748
Re: halftrack bogie wheels
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2011, 08:51:01 PM »
I just put mine on the right side so I will probably have some extras done up as soon as I can get Rick to bring them down to you again.

Steve
Lots of green "junk" as my wife likes to call it.
Friends don't let friends buy Trailking Trailers!