Traction engine tyres

[AndyAParticipant @andya]

Posted by John Lintorn on 04/04/2017 13:31:23:
Is there anywhere to procure just square/rectangle rubber sock? The price traction engine suppliers charge for a set of rubbers is in my mind outrageous!

If you think stick on tyres are expensive don't even bother thinking about Vulcanised tyres!

[John LintornParticipant @johnlintorn87585]

Is there anywhere to procure just square/rectangle rubber sock? The price traction engine suppliers charge for a set of rubbers is in my mind outrageous!

[John LintornParticipant @johnlintorn87585]

Sorry didn’t mean the double post!
Do you know of anywhere that does rubber sheet think enough Martin C?

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

You will need quite a hard rubber with the correct shore value, too soft and it will start to creap and the bond to the wheels will quickly fail.

Reason the commercial profioles are expensive is they are made to a specific pattern not copies of bumper strip an ddue to limited demand small batches will cost more than long runs. It is not square/rectangular but tapered and with a slight crown to the top.

I have seen Vee belts turned inside out and stretched over the wheels but they start to look fluffy quite qickly and never really look the part

[John LintornParticipant @johnlintorn87585]

I’m considering getting rubber sheet in a 10m length to shore hardness 70 and then build the layers up to thickness using a vulcanisong glue and then trim to the profile.

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