Spinoff: Used solid forklift tires

[aczlan]

Muckin_Slusher and arse_sidewards were looking for possible forklift tires and it was suggested that it be moved out of the Fireball Vise thread
It appears that the ones I have access to are 21x8x15 for the drives and 16x6x10.5 for the steers.
The drives have lugs on them for traction, the steers are smooth.
You will need LARGE (80+ton?) press and HEAVY spacers to press these on/off of the rims.
I should be able to get a couple representative pictures later on.

Aaron Z

 

[arse_sidewards]

Solid tires come off easy if you have a circular saw that can cut deep enough.

 

[aczlan]

Solid tires come off easy if you have a circular saw that can cut deep enough.

Getting them off is the easy part, getting the new ones on is the hard part...

Aaron Z

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

Cool!

I'll get some measurements for ya tomorrow!

So, four 20 ton princess auto bottle jacks and a homemade cage should get this done!

 

[aczlan]

Cool!

I'll get some measurements for ya tomorrow!+

Should be stamped on the side of the tire, rim diameter is key, everything else is "adjustable" :D

So, four 20 ton princess auto bottle jacks and a homemade cage should get this done!

As long as you live stream it so we can watch

Aaron Z

 

[Gatorgrizz27]

Seems dumb that they don’t use a split rim.

 

[aczlan]

Seems dumb that they don’t use a split rim.

The pneumatic or semi-pneumatic tire ones do, the cushion tire ones do not.

Aaron Z

 

[GLTHFJ60]

EDIT: this is actually about replacing forklift tires, not using them for stands.

 

[aczlan]

Why take the tires off? They're just going to be used as stands right?

Unless the tires are really thick, I guess that makes sense. I can measure the wheel I used if yall want a reference. I didn't take the tire off mine.

No, this is to put them on to a different forklift. Both of the guys I tagged have forklifts and apparently are interested in slightly better tires than what's on their machines for the price of shipping.

Aaron Z

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

Should be stamped on the side of the tire, rim diameter is key, everything else is "adjustable" :D




Aaron Z

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

I had decided this was too retarded to share, but since this thread popped up....enjoy!

 

[aczlan]

I can see that working for homeowner use, but I think you're going to want at least two more steel rings and two more sets of three conveyor belt washers in order to get enough width so that they don't just deflect the side when you load them.
Here are a couple of pictures of our used ones with about a year of wear on them:

Aaron Z

 

[Muckin_Slusher]

Should be stamped on the side of the tire, rim diameter is key, everything else is "adjustable" :D



Aaron Z

I was able to find a little bit of writing on the sidewalls.

Mine are size 18x5x12 1/8 and 18x7x12 1/8.

Yes, that's 12 and an eighth. Seriously, an eighth.

Goofy.