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A Design Study in Austempered Ductile Iron - Smith Foundry Drive Wheel

 Drive Wheel -- Description

The drive wheel consists of a drive hub with two wheel rims connected to the hub by six heavy spokes. Eleven cross bars on the perimeter engage with and drive the rubber tracks. 

The wheel is 12" in outer diameter and 3.6" in height and has a weight of 23.5 pounds.

The inner hub has a diameter of 3.65" inches and a height of 2.5" with a  1" center bore. 

The maximum wall thickness is 1.32" in the hub, while the nominal wall thickness is 0.5" in the rims and cross bars. 

The eleven cross bars on the OD are 0.7" in diameter. 



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Last Modified:May, 2005 by STG

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