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07-01-2008, 04:32 PM
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I believe they were $200.00 a set. For sale one set of mud sliggers cheap- will fit a 12" max rim!!
    
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07-02-2008, 06:10 PM
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Check This Out
I have been designed/built and tested what I call a "Jet Wheel". It can be mounted on any AATV tire. It is a type of "Reverse Banki" design that produces thrust even if the tire is totally underwater. In the vids you will see it in action. It has been GPS'd at 3.0 mph. You can mount/dis-mount in 30 sec. When mounted on the rear tires of the Frontier it produced so much thrust that it was in danger of sinking the Argo! It also gives excellent directional control, and can be used with tracks.
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07-02-2008, 06:15 PM
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I like the 2nd video with your "wheel" on the front tires! Looking forward to you putting them into production & establishing a retail price for a pair. I own an Argo Conquest 8x8 & may be a future customer.
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07-03-2008, 03:33 AM
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They look a bit wide! Just my .02c, but I'll buy a set any way!
 That's what a band saw & welder are for! Seriously have you thought about trying to make them lower profile? Just one opinion, but if they were slim, say 6" wide VS 10" wide, that would prompt me to buy a set with less reserve. I'm not shooting you down, they are awsome!!!!! I'm thinking of guys like me out for a weekend hunting, camping, and all the other gear that goes along. The space to store them is a comodity! How tough are they? I cross lots of old man made ponds that are full of stumps, limbs, and other unseen obstacles! When can I buy them for an argo wheel, and what's the price? If you have a waiting list put me on it!
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07-03-2008, 11:57 AM
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that looks pretty neat.
Are they hinged, or, fixed vane? It looks kind of like a squirrel cage fan? If so, how does it create thrust when submerged? I see it does, but, my limited little mind doesn't understand how they make you move so well if mostly underwater............... I like how you made them just smaller dia. than the tires so as not to hit so much when driving on land while entering and exiting the water. Henry
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07-03-2008, 08:31 PM
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Thanks for your Interest
I will keep you guys in mind when I get the costs down. Right now the Jet Wheel is fabricated out of aluminum. The tire rim hubs are steel, you only install them once. My costs are rather high the water-jet cutting cost $150/hr., this along with the aluminum and welding makes a set of them rather expensive. I would like to roto-mould them, but then a steel mould costs $15,000. I think nylon would be a good material if I do go to a moulded product.
The diameter and width could be reduced without affecting performance. If you google "Banki Turbine" you will get an idea how they work. A regular "paddlewheel" won't work because too much of it is submerged, the thrust vectors cancel each other out. The whole design process can be really frustrating, it took a lot of time and money to arrive at the present design. It's like looking at tire tread designs and saying to yourself "just look at those lugs and pattern they should really swim. You buy a set, and then discover that you "ain't going nowhere". Right now if anyone is interested in a set of them PM me.
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