Trolley Tyres
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Category: Dinghy classes
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Topic: Trolley Tyres
Posted By: ifoxwell
Subject: Trolley Tyres
Date Posted: 05 May 06 at 3:25pm
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We have to drag our boats up a shingle beech at the end of a days sailing and it can be a bit of a struggle. Any one know where we can get some larger, baloon type, trolley wheels/tyres and would they fit on a standard launching trolly arrangement. Just been talked into getting another Buzz and we will need all the help we can get dragging it back to the dinghy park Ian |
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Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 05 May 06 at 5:22pm
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i have two large blow up wheel barrow wheels on my buzz, some wheel barrows have huge whels 
------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk">  BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 05 May 06 at 8:27pm
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hi ian, i would also recommend some sort of wheelbarrow tyre, or try wet and windy see if they can help. p.s are you off to the nationals this year? ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 05 May 06 at 10:30pm
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Bob D. (Kestrel) uses road trailer tyres (& tubes) on his launcher. The tread is flatter so the contact patch is greater, and he claims there's less rolling resistance on the shingle. Brian R. (Phant) used to have what he called Carlos Fandangos under one of his boats. Think they're the ones shown as 'D' on p.43 of the LDC catalogue - nearly £30 a wheel - ouch! Also, the tread is pretty knobbly, which must increase the drag again. But as you say, Ian, you'll need all the help you can get with a Buzztub |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 05 May 06 at 11:00pm
i didn't realise how heavy the buzz was until i tried lifting it its isn't that noticeable when in water and on trolley in my opinion ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk"> BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 05 May 06 at 11:06pm
Ian, is this at wilsonian or another club?? At downs sailing club they all have sledges which glide brilliantly along shingle....although if your asking for wilsonian, the sledge idea wouldn't work so well once in the dinghy park  Another idea is to try and find out where you can get the wheels that are used for catameran trolleys as they are usualy of a substantially larger size (at least they were on the hobie i used to race). Doug |
Posted By: ifoxwell
Date Posted: 08 May 06 at 10:01am
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Where do those huge baloon type tyres that the cats use come from, any one know? Ian |
Posted By: Catt
Date Posted: 08 May 06 at 12:29pm
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The Huge balloon wheels used on Cat trolleys are called EuroTrax balloon wheels, and if you think 30quid for a wheel is a lot, just wait until you find out the cost of ONE of these puppies….. £126.90. If after you pick yourselves off the floor and still want some, try http://www.cat-bitz.co.uk/acatalog/bitz.html
Catt |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 08 May 06 at 8:15pm
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this idea probably wont work but it just came to me out of the blue: cut the sides off old bike tyres then glue them to the trolley wheel and thus increase the diametre. might need alot of bike tyres and alot of glue though. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 08 May 06 at 8:53pm
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INSPIRED!!! ------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: sucker 4 a blow
Date Posted: 12 May 06 at 4:28pm
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mmm its a good topic. I sail at Sidmouth ( really steep beaches), and we all use wheel barrow style tyres. my top tip would be to make sure that the tyres are fully inflated. Any lack in pressure will make heaving the boat up the beach a lot harder! ( simple I know) anyone who tells you you get more grip is a FOOL!!!! who needs grip in a straight line at 2 mph! |
Posted By: Catt
Date Posted: 12 May 06 at 9:38pm
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Good tip that, only don’t over inflate them, err we did and came to go sailing yesterday only to find that in the sun light, the inner tube had bust and blown the tyre of the rim! The wheel was under pressure, as it did have an Osprey sat on it after all. Looking at the tyre it doesn’t quite fit the rim of the hub, tyre just slightly too big. Have been told that some Laser launching trolleys use to have the same problem. So it would pay you all to have a look at your tyre pressures next time you go sailing. So there aren’t any nasty surprises when it comes to launch. |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 12 May 06 at 9:42pm
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yea especially on my buzz because they are hard enough to pull up hills as it is without having a flat tyre even harder when it is full of water after forgetting to put the bung in ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk"> BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 12 May 06 at 11:52pm
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Does anyone else get confused by the fact there's two JP Buzz's?? No? Just me? OK ------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 12 May 06 at 11:54pm
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and we both sail at the same lake different names tho i am Josh Preater the other one John Paul ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk"> BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 12 May 06 at 11:55pm
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Uncanny. Are you both the same age? ------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 12 May 06 at 11:57pm
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i am 09 dec 1990 and John Paul is 15 Jan 89 ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk"> BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 13 May 06 at 7:15am
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i'm the original, and jp is my name not my initials. ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: Hector
Date Posted: 16 May 06 at 1:52pm
Bramber Trailers sell an alternative at around half the price. http://www.brambertrailers.com/ - http://www.brambertrailers.com/ From the link above, go to their online shop - trolley wheels.
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