Well, it is a very common request that I would convert
a buggy wheel that has steel tires
to rubber tires.
Now if I just took the steel tires off
and put new channel and rubber on top
of the original wood wheel,
that wheel would be about two and a half inches taller
in diameter than originally.
So it is very common that I will take the old felloes off,
cut down the spokes,
put new felloes on that are
two and a half inches shorter in diameter
and then when we put the channel and rubber
back on
these wheels retain their original diameter.
So that's what we're gonna do today,
I'm gonna put some new felloes on
and then reset some channel irons, and put new
rubber on these wheels, converting them from steel
to rubber tires.
The real advantage is when we drive on
pavement and gravel roads today
just like it was done originally in the 1800s
for cobblestone streets.
Well, this type of conversion I actually do
quite a little bit, because of all the pavement and gravel roads
that we ride on today.
So, contrary to kind of a popular belief
that this is a new fangled tradition, these rubber tires,
it actually is over a century old in concept.
So, once again, thanks for watching!