aluminum rims

[tattooman]

The adair track kit for the max2 comes with offset aluminum rims. I have had problems with aluminum rims on trucks with them not wanting to hold air. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

[kghills]

The adair track kit for the max2 comes with offset aluminum rims. I have had problems with aluminum rims on trucks with them not wanting to hold air. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Mine don't leak. Can you even get a car or truck today without aluminum wheels? The wheels are protected fairly well in the tracks plus the lighter weight of the aluminum wheels and UHMW tracks eliminates the need for bearing extensions and support bars.

Keith.

Keith.

[Rock Doctor]

There are a number of types of bead sealers out there. I've had great luck with Tire Slime. Almost half my tires would be low if left for a few days before putting the slime in the tires, now they all hold very well. I'm even getting lazy now and not bothering to check my tires before I ride.

RD

[MAX IV Mark]

Your leaking truck rims were probably a cast aluminum which are more prone to leaking due to casting defects. My sisters oldsmobile had leaking rims. The ones you would get for an AATV would be formed or stamped and not prone to this problem.

[tattooman]

Thanks for the input. My wheels won't be spinning for much longer!

[Noel Woods]

I've got a set of Douglas aluminum wheels for one of my machines. The wheels were stamped and then TIG welded into final shape. They hold air and haven't leaked any air in the 3 weeks or so that I've had them. The light weight of the wheels makes a surprising gain in performance of the machine as well. The thing with aluminum is there are several grades, I selected a 6061 (aircraft) grade and .190 thickness from Douglas which was their toughest wheel since I operate machines in difficult terrain and a wheel failure would present difficult recovery to say the least. So far the wheels are holding up great.

[tattooman]

As I said in my original post, the kit comes with the rims so I can not pick my grade of aluminum. I think that because these rims are made for the watch and from a dealer with a great Rep. I think they should work just fine.

[tattooman]

I do have one more question. How are the adair tracks in the snow without ice cleats?

[Noel Woods]

I ran my Super Swamp Fox in Branson Missouri after a 12" or so snow several years back. The terrain was very hilly with the snow, some snow was powder like, other areas the snow was wet. The Adair tracks pulled through every obstacle without any difficulty. Prior to that I had Vampire ASX tires on the same machine. The Vampires are great tires, but there would be no way they would have pulled up those steep snow covered slopes. Adair makes a more specialized track package now for those who live in areas of the country that get the deep ice and snow combination (with cleats).
FYI: I bought my aluminum wheels from Rocky Mountain ATV. They were reasonably priced and included free and quick shipping.

[tattooman]

Thanks m.m. that just seals the deal for me!

[B.A.]

I put 65 miles on my new 18 inch adair tracks last weekend in 2-3 feet of snow. Nothing stopped me. I am waiting for the ice cleats I ordered. You wont need them in deep snow but will be a big help on ice and hard packed hills.

[mightymaxIV]

I've got a set of Douglas aluminum wheels for one of my machines. The wheels were stamped and then TIG welded into final shape. They hold air and haven't leaked any air in the 3 weeks or so that I've had them. The light weight of the wheels makes a surprising gain in performance of the machine as well. The thing with aluminum is there are several grades, I selected a 6061 (aircraft) grade and .190 thickness from Douglas which was their toughest wheel since I operate machines in difficult terrain and a wheel failure would present difficult recovery to say the least. So far the wheels are holding up great.

Question? Noel did you get those rims with a 5 bolt pattern or did you buy a four bolt pattern? If you don't mind, which wheel specifically did you buy?

[jpswift1]

Yes, I'd be interested to know too. I know you can get Douglas aluminum wheels in 12"x12" with a 6/6 offset and 5 by 4.5" bolt pattern.......this is a common setup for the garden tractor pulling guys that run 26x12x12's.

[Obsessed]

As I said in my original post, the kit comes with the rims so I can not pick my grade of aluminum. I think that because these rims are made for the watch and from a dealer with a great Rep. I think they should work just fine.

I agree...Douglas builds a great wheel...The wheel that Noel is using is pretty much identical to the Adair Max II Wheel kit. It has been custom built by DWT for Adair Argo Sales specifically for the purpose. It is an 8"x8" rim but has a unique 2+6 offset required to eliminate the need for a wheel spacer and the necessary 5 on 4.5" bolt pattern...it is the same heavier 190 guage wheel with the rolled in bead lock for low pressure applications...the valve stem has been located farther in for added protection and the most unique feature is it uses two small halves, instead of one small half and one large one...this not only makes it super easy to mount a tire, but allows the same tire to actually hold more air, increase water displacement, and float higher in the water, which all help it give a slight increase in water performance over a traditional steel wheel and heavy steel wheel spacers

Just thought you might find some of the details interesting...

Tim :-)

[jpswift1]

That's some cool information, Tim. You should also get some standard 4/4 offset 8x8 and 5/5 offset 9x10 rims in a 5x4.5" bolt pattern......they'd sell like hotcakes!