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WW&F Railway Museum Discussion => Museum Discussion => Topic started by: Mike Fox on July 30, 2011, 07:47:22 PM

Title: Missing Wheels
Post by: Mike Fox on July 30, 2011, 07:47:22 PM: Upon my arrival to the museum today, one thing I noticed was a stack of wheels that I had placed near the machine shop was missing. They were to be used on the mower car I am constructing. Due to this, the mower is now on hold. It was a matched set of 4 wheels, very little wear, with one wheel having a bead of weld around the tire.

The museum is a volunteer driven organization that relys on donations such as these wheels to complete smaller projects. Saving the funds for larger projects. Removal of the wheels puts my project behind and possibly derails it.

Mike
Title: Re: Missing Wheels
Post by: Jock Ellis on August 06, 2011, 09:55:18 AM: Have the cops check scrap metal dealers. Might get the police to ask such dealers to notify them if anything "railroady" is ever brought in for sale.
Title: Re: Missing Wheels
Post by: Mike Fox on August 06, 2011, 07:11:50 PM: I would think scrap metal but they walked by a drum full of heavier items. I have a lead or two. Hopefully they find their way back without much more effort than this.
Title: Re: Missing Wheels
Post by: Mike Fox on August 15, 2011, 06:07:32 PM: Still no wheels. Dwight tells me the bead on the one was for ice cutting. Interesting. Still hope they return.
Title: Re: Missing Wheels
Post by: Eric Larsen on August 17, 2011, 07:11:46 AM: Hey Mike. Have you seen item #170683380555 on Ebay? I don't know if anyone has suggested this idea and if it even worth doing but since this is not a historic car and will benefit from being light weight for turning purposes maybe these will work. They can be made in various sizes.
Eric.
Title: Re: Missing Wheels
Post by: Glenn Byron on August 17, 2011, 04:08:41 PM: Hey, This guy is right in Berlin, NH. I just wandered around his site, very interesting, especially his on road emergency kit.
http://www.railriders.net/
Title: Re: Missing Wheels
Post by: Mike Fox on August 17, 2011, 05:35:25 PM: Those wheels would be great for something that didn't thrash like this mower is going to. Would shake the plastic right off the axles.