HÖME made ski wheels

[Norma Stitz]

HÖME made ski wheels

Having never even ridden a snow bike yet I'm already seeing the need for wheels on the ski. So, I came up with this. The wheels are solid air free types and the axle comes off. The aluminum tube stays on the ski and is mounted in a plastic block that fits inside my ski mount trusswork. I'll change the steel shaft collars out to aluminum ones when I get a chance.

 

[Timberview01]

Looks like it will work well. A few questions:

You say that the aluminum shaft will stay on the ski. Do you see potential for that shaft to get bent/damaged if left on? So to install, you bolt/unbolt the wheels and leave everything else on? Where did you get the plastic block machined to fit into the ski support lattice?

Seems like a good idea, but I think I would want to remove the shaft with the wheels.

But you made it a lot farther than I have. Mostly just sat in my shop staring at it wondering how to mount something quick and easy.

Nice work!!

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Looks like it will work well. A few questions:

You say that the aluminum shaft will stay on the ski. Do you see potential for that shaft to get bent/damaged if left on? So to install, you bolt/unbolt the wheels and leave everything else on? Where did you get the plastic block machined to fit into the ski support lattice?

Seems like a good idea, but I think I would want to remove the shaft with the wheels.

But you made it a lot farther than I have. Mostly just sat in my shop staring at it wondering how to mount something quick and easy.

Nice work!!

Read again....
The aluminum TUBE stays on the ski and the axle removes.
Looks legit

 

[SRXSRULE]

Unless I'm looking at it wrong.... The aluminum tube is as wide as the ski? If thats the case, you may want to shorten that tube all the way back to your stop collars. Then just use your aluminum pieces as spacers when you slide the axle in. That way the tube cant get bent when out riding.

Might also want some rubber plugs to keep the tube from getting filled with snow and then turning to ice and preventing your axle from sliding in.

Eric

 

[Norma Stitz]

Yes the aluminum tube is *almost as wide as the ski. I didn't see it being a real snag problem but maybe it will be. Just seemed easier to leave it on rather than mess with spacers. But it may present a problem someday. I machined the block myself on my sanding disc at home. Drilled for 3/4 aluminum tube and slid the 5/8" axle inside. So it doesn't add much weight and if the tube bends it won't be hard to swap out.
Yes the tube filled with snow today and when I put the axle in it pushed out a perfect plug of snow. If conditions were cooling I can see how that might have been an ice situation that could've prevented he axle going in.

Also funny was trying to ride it with the wheels on. Boy, that's going to take some getting used to. I wanted to have that option for in the spring to get over some areas of dry land between the parking and snow. It's a several hundred feet in some cases.

I'm still trying to figure this all out.

 

[rwiebe]

nice job! where did you find the clamps you've used to hold the axle tube?

 

[Norma Stitz]

I had them laying around, but can be found on eBay, local bearing shops, and McMaster Carr has a fantastic selection of them. Type in "split shaft collar"

Oh and thanks!

 

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ACE Hardware sells them too......

 

[dm04rev800]

where did you get the wheels ?

 

[Norma Stitz]

Wheels came form harbor freight. The axle material is the fanciest part of this. It's a super strong stuff called nitro steel shafting. But, lesser stuff might suffice as well.