P700 Wooden Wheels. Turning Amish?

[Ridinfool]

I cant remember if you have personally given me a welcome or not, but have seen you around. I stay mostly in the 700 forum, but venture out now and again. Thanks for the welcome today and possibly the last time too 😂

You gotta have a good time! Life's too short for anything else.


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How. Does that even happen?

I’m guessing it was either donuts, or hold my beer or all of the above.
I’m going with D... all of the above.

 

[Ridinfool]

I guess if traction is a issue you could cut up a bicycle tire and secure it around the circumference of each wood disk.

WTF??? Bicycle tires??? Com on man... why you trying to class this up? Garden hose all the way.

 

[Craigtom86]

What part of GRR you from? I used to work at the GM plant on 36th st & 131. Lived North of town......Grant/Newaygo area

I’m south of GR about 15 mins. Hudsonville area (Jamestown). I’ve got a cottage on Canadian lakes in Mecosta County.

 

[Vikes79]

WTF??? Bicycle tires??? Com on man... why you trying to class this up? Garden hose all the way.

Just trying to get some raised white letters on the disks I guess?

 

[Craigtom86]

I guess if traction is a issue you could cut up a bicycle tire and secure it around the circumference of each wood disk.

I wondered if I’d have any issue. It worked fine as is.

 

[Craigtom86]

How does It do in mud and won't It be hard to shove a plug in if you get a flat

I think you mean dowel, not plug.

 

[Backwoods]

I'm impressed you were a good sport. Welcome to the forum. With your sense of humor you should check out the #NTC.

 

[Haldog77]

Hey all,
Just thought I'd share this method for fitting your SXS in an enclosed trailer. I've got a 16' enclosed and my 700-4 has a roof and 27" tires. Needless to say it didn't fit in the trailer even with the tires aired down and the roof removed it still wouldn't fit. What I did was buy some 12" diameter wooden disc and drilled them to fit the bolt pattern. I slapped these new "amish" wheels on and now have plenty of clearance to load it in the trailer. This might not be a great method for someone trailering to their riding destination every week but I have a cottage about an hour away and my SXS lives there most the time. Either way a jack and a cordless impact makes this a 10 minute ordeal. Not a big deal. Total cost was about $25 for the wood and took me about 30 mins to drill them. Maybe this will help somebody out.
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Hey look at it this way, you could always do a burn out to start your camp fire.


#NTC

 

[906UP]

I’m south of GR about 15 mins. Hudsonville area (Jamestown). I’ve got a cottage on Canadian lakes in Mecosta County.

Used to buy our sleds at Lakeside, before they went "gigantor" & moved into the new building. @aprils_fool is in the Big Rapids area, he's got a cabin UP here not far from my place.

 

[Craigtom86]

Used to buy our sleds at Lakeside, before they went "gigantor" & moved into the new building. @aprils_fool is in the Big Rapids area, he's got a cabin UP here not far from my place.

What are your thoughts on Lakeside? So far, I like them.

 

[Craigtom86]

@SuperATV .... maybe your R&D group wants in on this market as well.

Patent pending.

 

[Craigtom86]

Have you got'n it on the trailer yet? Looks like it wood 😉 get high centered on the ramp. Or just do a nice wood burn out on the way up the ramp

No high center. Worked great.

 

[Craigtom86]

What's the smallest size I can run without rubbing parts on the ground?

About this. Lol.

 

[Craigtom86]

If you get a winch on that thing then you could winch it in and out of your trailer, as well as using it to change the tires out.

Who needs a winch with this tread? For real though, it drives in and out of the trailer just fine.

 

[Smitty335]

I cant remember if you have personally given me a welcome or not, but have seen you around. I stay mostly in the 700 forum, but venture out now and again. Thanks for the welcome today and possibly the last time too 😂

You gotta have a good time! Life's too short for anything else.


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You have some esplaning to do with this picture! HA!

 

[906UP]

What are your thoughts on Lakeside? So far, I like them.

They still have the best prices around, they lost the personal "small town" feel but thats the price of success. Ed has built a very successful business, he owns Nelson's in Greenville too. I dont get down to that part of the mitten much anymore.

 

[Todd627]

I’m going with the D.

WTF Bro...J80 finally get ya? 🤣 😂🤣😂

 

[Ridinfool]

WTF Bro...J80 finally get ya? 🤣 😂🤣😂

No, but if did you wood have got this...
🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🖕🏆

 

[livefromthetree]

I used to

How. Does that even happen?

When I was younger and more bend than break I would plow much faster than I do nowadays. Lil brother and pops standing there shaking their heads 😂

 

[livefromthetree]

What's the chances this is making the rounds on the web the last couple days?