Anyone here ever try the “J-WHEELS” they look awesome in the video and a lot cheaper than tracks.
Anyone here ever try the “J-WHEELS” they look awesome in the video and a lot cheaper than tracks.
I've looked in to the j wheels and the problem I see is the smallest one they make is made to run on a 25" tire and a lot of aatv's won't hold a 25".
They also look very flimsy to me. I think that they would be broken off very easily, especially on a skid steer machine.
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If you will search the site, there are several threads on them that should help you out.
This video shows how durable the J-wheelz are.
never even heard of them before...kinda odd setup.
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That would put almost as much stress on the axle as running dual wheels I would think. Not always but at times anyways. Personally I think it would be cooler to beef up the axles and run duals. Do it in a way which you could just pull a pin on each axles and the extra wheel will come off. Not just the wheel but axle extension,hub and wheel.
Larry
When you compare the weight of a tire plus the rim that it's mounted on vs a J- wheel that's bolted onto an existing rim of your machine , this is a whole lot of weight savings. What's nice about the J- wheelz is that they don't touch the ground when you're turning like a dual wheel set up would do/ This puts a whole less strain on the axles and bearing when compared to running dual wheels. The total weight on the ground increase would be a whole lot less than running dual wheels. Because of the tapered design of the J- wheelz ,only in deep mud or deep snow would the J- Wheelz ever touch down and make contact with really soft ground that you're driving on. So there you have it: Lower weight , lower psi ,ease of turning , total investment of tires and rims vs J-wheelz ,all in favor of the lighter J-Wheelz.
Last edited by mudbug3; 03-10-2012 at 11:25 PM.
Yea thats why I was thinking not always but at times be hard on the axles. Also the tough plastic wont give like a tire so it would seem to put more strain if you where to hit something like a log/rock.... Most of the time dual wheel setups have the outer ones lower psi so they dont put so much pressure on the ground either. Either way is harder for sure on the axles. But thats the price you pay to push stuff beyond its limits, lol.
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