| Skid Wheels [message #104940] |
Wed, 03 November 2010 15:16  |
captjack
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I'm thinking of welding some wheels on the frame to protect the rear end from dragging. My sewer hose pipes have taken a beating. What have people used (wheels, skid plates, etc) and where have they mounted whatever?
Jack Christensen - K6ROW,
'76 Glenbrook/Clasco - "The Silver Bullet",
Sebastopol, CA
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| Re: [GMCnet] Skid Wheels [message #104949 is a reply to message #104940] |
Wed, 03 November 2010 15:42  |
James Hupy
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Most harbour freight stores have a large selection of both rigid and swivel
type casters. I have some rigid ones welded on the back corners of the
frame. When I redo it, I would use the swivel type. Just what I did.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 Royale 403
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Jack Christensen <captjack@sonic.net> wrote:
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> I'm thinking of welding some wheels on the frame to protect the rear end
> from dragging. My sewer hose pipes have taken a beating. What have people
> used (wheels, skid plates, etc) and where have they mounted whatever?
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> Jack Christensen - K6ROW,
> '76 Glenbrook/Clasco, '65 Clark Cortez,
> Sebastopol, CA
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| Re: Skid Wheels [message #104971 is a reply to message #104940] |
Wed, 03 November 2010 18:04 |
fred v
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on my Royal there are angle iron brackets bolted to the rear frame sides. casters are then bolted to the brackets. they need to be good and strong as they carry a lot of weight when hit the ground. get the heaviest duty casters you can find. if you have an angled drive way to cross you should always raise your air bags even with casters mounted.
i can post pics but the coach is at the paint shop now.
Fred V
'77 Royale RB 455
P'cola, Fl
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| Re: Skid Wheels [message #104977 is a reply to message #104940] |
Wed, 03 November 2010 18:54 |
GeorgeRud
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Mine has metal swivel casters welded onto the frame rails, and I have had them hit the ground, so they do come in handy.
I wish mine were bolted on as they will require replacement at some time, but I guess that's why they make grinding wheels! If there are some casters with a grease fitting, that would also help as they are exposed to the elements and do rust.
George Rudawsky
Chicago, IL
75 Palm Beach
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| Re: Skid Wheels [message #104979 is a reply to message #104977] |
Wed, 03 November 2010 19:02 |
Keith V
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My Royale had them, they were just pieces of bar stock with a hole drilled through them. they probably stopped rotating about 2 days after installation.
It had 3, one on each side and one under the hitch.
I rerouted the sewer lines so the bumper will hit before they do. It's SO much better to to drag your ass...
My cutting torch removed the outer 2 casters this summer and is set up to remove the one under the hitch pretty soon.
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
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| Re: [GMCnet] Skid Wheels [message #104982 is a reply to message #104971] |
Wed, 03 November 2010 19:31 |
jimk
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Don't make the GMC look like SOB/campers.
You can bolt on a thick iron metel as skid and make few and replace
them as the wear.
If you want ideas, contact me
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 4:04 PM, fred veenschoten <fredntoni@cox.net> wrote:
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> on my Royal there are angle iron brackets bolted to the rear frame sides. casters are then bolted to the brackets. they need to be good and strong as they carry a lot of weight when hit the ground. get the heaviest duty casters you can find. if you have an angled drive way to cross you should always raise your air bags even with casters mounted.
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> i can post pics but the coach is at the paint shop now.
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> P'cola, Fl
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| Re: Skid Wheels [message #105014 is a reply to message #104940] |
Thu, 04 November 2010 01:41 |
Ken Burton
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| captjack wrote on Wed, 03 November 2010 15:16 |
I'm thinking of welding some wheels on the frame to protect the rear end from dragging. My sewer hose pipes have taken a beating. What have people used (wheels, skid plates, etc) and where have they mounted whatever?
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I do not think wheels are really necessary. You are not going to drag them that long. Several years back a friend gave me some nylon looking stuff that I bolted to the bottom of the coach. I wish I knew what it is made of. It was pretty tough stuff when I drilled the holes for mounting in it. I'll ask him tomorrow. It came from a local steel mill and was used on conveyor system to keep the steel lined up on the conveyor. I have hit the ground several times and they still look almost new. I just looked at them last week at the Indiana work rally when I had the coach up on the lift. Mine are about 2.5 inches thick.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Skid Wheels [message #105017 is a reply to message #105016] |
Thu, 04 November 2010 03:12 |
Ken Burton
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| cjonesgo wrote on Thu, 04 November 2010 02:27 |
Typically nylon is used in machine and conveyer applications as it has a self lubricating quality. Nice and slick, and dense enough to take a lot of abuse. In some really heavy duty applications some will even use teflon.
I am pretty sure it was Bert and Faye Curtis up in northern CA that makes "Frame Sliders" for the back. A nice addition. Not sure what they make theirs out of.
I have casters on mine and they are thrashed from previous owner, but have felt firsthand the need for them....
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I just looked on their web page and they have skid blocks listed at $25.00. I have never seen them but if they are like everything else they make, then they sure sure ought to do the job.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Skid Wheels [message #105090 is a reply to message #105089] |
Thu, 04 November 2010 20:06 |
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UHMW = Ultra High Molecular Weight
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> From: jade@tabletoptelephone.com
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 18:03:38 -0700
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Skid Wheels
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> Ken;
> We used a plastic on our conveyor systems at UPS called UHMW.
> Very tough stuff but does not have a memory.
> JADE
> 73 23' ?73 26' Painted Desert
> Ajo,AZ.
> KC7QGC
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Burton" <n9cv@comcast.net>
> To: <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 11:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Skid Wheels
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> > captjack wrote on Wed, 03 November 2010 15:16
> >> I'm thinking of welding some wheels on the frame to protect the rear end
> >> from dragging. My sewer hose pipes have taken a beating. What have
> >> people used (wheels, skid plates, etc) and where have they mounted
> >> whatever?
> >
> > I do not think wheels are really necessary. You are not going to drag
> > them that long. Several years back a friend gave me some nylon looking
> > stuff that I bolted to the bottom of the coach. I wish I knew what it is
> > made of. It was pretty tough stuff when I drilled the holes for mounting
> > in it. I'll ask him tomorrow. It came from a local steel mill and was
> > used on conveyor system to keep the steel lined up on the conveyor. I
> > have hit the ground several times and they still look almost new. I just
> > looked at them last week at the Indiana work rally when I had the coach up
> > on the lift. Mine are about 2.5 inches thick.
> > --
> > Ken Burton - N9KB
> > 76 Palm Beach
> > Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Skid Wheels [message #105096 is a reply to message #105089] |
Thu, 04 November 2010 21:05 |
Ken Burton
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| jade wrote on Thu, 04 November 2010 20:03 |
Ken;
We used a plastic on our conveyor systems at UPS called UHMW.
Very tough stuff but does not have a memory.
JADE
73 23' ?73 26' Painted Desert
Ajo,AZ.
KC7QGC
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Well this afternoon I asked the fellow that gave me the stuff what it was. He did not know. It turns out the chunk I got was used as a roller for a very large flat chain the acted as a conveyor to for steel coils up to 100,000 pounds.
You guys are probably right on what it was made out of. All I know is I sawed the 8 to 10 inch round by 2 inch thick piece that he gave me and made a fixed skid out of it. It has worked well for me. I think if I was looking for a piece of it today I would just buy the ones Faye Curtis is offering.
Mine are 2 to 2.5" wide. They are flat on the edge that mounts to the bottom of the frame and rounded on the bottom edge that hits the ground. I liked the rounded bottom idea. I thought it might help it from catching on something. I mounted them with two soft stainless bolts that were probably 1/4x20's.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: Skid Wheels [message #105118 is a reply to message #104940] |
Fri, 05 November 2010 07:21 |
Steve Stolley
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Is there a picture of the Curtis skids someplace? I haven't been able to find one.
Steve Stolley
76 Glenbrook
Ivins, Utah
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