Grrrrr, I am having a bad time. Last week I posted about the Lester
mag wheels on my pony cart. I am still looking for bearings, but
there are no bike shops nearby, so this may take some time to get
them until I get to a big city. In the meantime I want to drive the
cart and pony, and my neighbor had a few old bikes with 20 inch
wheels, from his kids and was glad to get rid of them for a couple
bucks. They are just the standard wire spoke bike 20 inch wheels.
Probably not nearly as durable as my mag wheels, but I thought they
would work for now, because in a month it will probably be too cold to
use the cart till spring.
I went to put the wheels on the cart, only to discover the shafts in
these wheels are too short. I got both front wheels, so no sprockets
to cope with. The shafts allow me to barely get one thread caught on
the nut. This is because the mounting is similar to a bicycle fork,
but has a 1/4" thick reinforcement bar that also goes on there.
Unlike my mag wheels, there are real simple. Just a hub, loose
bearings and the shaft. But a shaft that is too short. My question
is whether it is possible to make some longer ones. Knowing I can not
get bike parts locally, I think it would be easier to get some steel
rod and thread the ends.
Will this work?
My other option would be to cut the present shafts in half and weld a
sleeve in the middle, but I am afraid I would not get it straight.
Mark