Idea for dual wheel setup.

[Rough Cut 25]

My Amazon store card took a $450 hit  today... New throttle and choke cables. New carb. New tri ribs for the front and 4 rear ag tires. 

 

So that has me curious of the dual wheel setup that folks are using. I have been thinking of getting another set of wheels and cutting the centers out altogether. Then using carriage bolts and make up some black iron sleeves and bolting them where the wheel weights would bolt. Has anyone done this? 

 

My father in law has an old wheel horse that he did duals on. No idea his setup. But he warned me that they wore the key ways out on his. He blames the duals. They used theirs for pushing snow and dirt. Pulling a disk. Mine is primarily going to be a parade/ show piece. Should I be concerned about the dual wheel setup? Thanks in advance. 

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 Pretty sure Jason has an original set of these DMI rims...

might be able to expound some more, & post up a pict of the set he has for you.

 

 

Edited August 8, 2017 by AMC RULES

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           If you want to save a lot of aggravation you could go on the website of Wheelhorse Parts and More and buy a pair of adapters already made up or you can make them, here is the info.

Dual Wheel Adapter dwg.pdf

4 hours ago, Rough Cut said:

warned me that they wore the key ways out on his.

One thing that should be done with dual wheels is to keep the tire pressure in the outer tires very low, this will reduce the axle problems.

[Achto 26,548]

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=131998 

A warning with this drawing. The dimensions are off for some rims. Measure the distance between the mounting holes & adjust if nessasary.

["D"- Man 827]

You may want to consider extended axles and a second pair of hubs. 

 

A fellow Redsquare made a pair for me and had them magnetic induction heat treated.

[R. L. Addison 299]

Would "D" axles be long enough for "B" or "C" duals?

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8 hours ago, Rough Cut said:

warned me that they wore the key ways out on his. He blames the duals

Make sure the setscrews are kept tight along with low pressure in the outer tires as mentioned. Adding another setscrew to the hubs is easily done for further keyway protection.

[CasualObserver 3,406]

@AMC RULES Craig is right, I do have some of these very hard to find DMI mini-duals. I won't repeat the DMI story from the link above, but here are the pics I have available.

 

When I got them.....

 

And from when I had them mounted one time.

 

I was thinking of getting them out for a show in a few weeks... if I do, I'll get some new (hopefully better) pictures.  

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34 minutes ago, CasualObserver said:

for a show in a few weeks...

Pioneer Power?!?!?

[FatJackDurham 318]

What is the purpose of dualies other than looks? I can see on a long shaft with a second hub it might help spread weight out on soft ground, and for me it might keep it from rolling sideways, but would four bolts be enough to hold it if you didn't have the long axle?

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Sure, it's enough...when you consider the bolts and the spacer that is built into them...

takes up the space between the two, & slips into the rim you have mounted to the hub. 

[Rough Cut 25]

On 8/8/2017 at 6:14 AM, AMC RULES said:

 Pretty sure Jason has an original set of these DMI rims...

might be able to expound some more, & post up a pict of the set he has for you.

 

 

I really like this. 

Ups man brought some goodies.... 

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Check out post #46 here in this old thread...