ordered some wheels, I hope they work

[cdlwingnut]

after hunting, pondering, and researching, I ordered these up for my Ultra-Piet,

I hope they work, I plan to put band brakes on them

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200331764_200331764

 

[fly2kads]

Those look good.

 

[cdlwingnut]

My wheels, showed up today, I was surprised, they are beefier than i expected and should work pretty well.

 

[cluttonfred]

Neat! What sort of bearings do they have and will you have to change them?

 

[cdlwingnut]

they have sealed bearings and yes i can get replacement bearings for them

 

[Toobuilder]

With the hub laced up at essentially a 90 degree angle, will these handle the torque loads of braking?

 

[cdlwingnut]

most ultra-piets go without brakes, so i can imagine they aren't so much for stopping as much as for holding still before you want to move

 

[don january]

I guess you'll find out how they handle the load on your first touch down.

 

[Toobuilder]

I think radial loads are probably OK, but if you look at how motorcross wheels are cross laced to resist braking and drive loads... I don't know.

Might want to do some testing before you risk an airplane.

 

[TFF]

Rarely the first its the hundred and first. Pt 103, probably overbuilt.

 

[pictsidhe]

10lbs each? That's a chunk of 254...

 

[fly2kads]

10lbs each? That's a chunk of 254...

That's the shipping weight, so that presumably includes some packaging.