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Re: Technic wheels
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lugnet.technic
Date: 
Tue, 8 Feb 2000 08:43:29 GMT
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John Cromer wrote:


For the following tires, the 1st number in the tire's side-wall
inscription is the tire's width in mm and the 2nd number is the
tire's INNER diameter in mm (ie the diameter of its hub).

Part#     Side-wall Inscription   Hub Part#  Example Set
-------   ---------------------   ---------  -----------
3740     24 x 43                  3739      8860
    ?     20 x 30                     ?      8868
6581     20 x 30 (balloon)        6582      9735
2696     13 x 24 (Model Team)     2695      8842

For the following tires, the 1st number in the tire's side-wall
inscription is the tire's OUTER diameter in mm and the 2nd number is the
tire's width in mm.

Part#     Side-wall Inscription   Hub Part#   Example Set
-------   ---------------------   ---------   -----------
6578     30.4 x 14 VR             2994       8247, 2129
6579     43.2 x 28 S              6580       8408
6594     49.6 x 28 VR             6595       8286
2995     68.8 x 40 Q              2896       8437
32003     68.8 x 24 S             32004       8479, 5571

6596     81.6 x 14.2 Z            2903       8422
2902     81.6 x 15                2903       8838, 9719
2997     81.6 x 34 ZR             2998       8880
32196     81.6 x 34 ZR            32197       8448

32076     None                    32057       8417
32078     None                    32077       8428, 8462

I haven't included the normal tires you find in LEGO System sets,
although a number of them show up in Technic sets frequently.

Can anyone think of any "Technic" tires I've missed?

John C.

Tyres/hubs from sets 5571 and 5563. Not used yet in any technic set, but
it's quite a "technic" style tyre/hub couple I think, at least more than
13x24 model team ones, having pin holes rather than axle holes. (these
model team tyres looks more realistic though, when coupled by a medium
pulley wheel for driving..:-)

It's strange but my model team tyres have no side wall printings, by the
way.

Selçuk



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  Re: Technic wheels
 
Those are the same as the ones used in the 8479, but in gray instead of 5571. Anyway, he did list those, if you look again. What he did miss was the fact that the 8868 hub was also re-used as the hub for the _early_ version of the wheels that we see (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)

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  Technic wheels
 
(...) This posting got me to thinking about Technic tires, so last night I reached into the tire drawer and pulled out as many different kinds as I could find. After puzzling around with them and with a ruler for a while, I came to the following (...) (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.technic)

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