Any other sources (online USA) for these wheels or similar?
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?ProductCode=FF6x1-1/4GAbout 6" diameter, no more than 1.5" wide, pneumatic or soft shock absorbent rubber.Thanks.
OT Soft or pneumatic 6" diameter narrow wheels?
Apr 12, 2011
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(they list a whole bunch, starting at about 5 bucks).
Also try your local lawnmower shop.
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For free, maybe! You might try your local hospital maitenance department. I've salvaged wheels from broken/disfunctional gurneys and was given other wheels, already removed by the maintenance men. These are pretty nice wheels.
Sonny
Yeah, that sounds good.
Also wheelchair wheels, small front or anti-tip wheels. And maybe walker wheels. I found some online that might work.
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If the stick could flex - essentially a shock absorber - it would keep the drive wheel in better contact with the ground.
R
This is what it looks like.
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That bouncing is less problematic with more experience. A larger wheel might help, but weight is my primary concern. Besides upgrading the batteries to lithium-ion, I will reduce the structure weight. Some functional improvements can be made, but increasing its weight is extremely undesirable.
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