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[*] posted on 30-4-2008 at 03:03 PM
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I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for a landboard with fat tires for soft sand? Can it be done?



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[*] posted on 30-4-2008 at 04:04 PM


Hey Rye,

You didn't specify what your definition of 'big' was, but I've got 10"x3" tires on my MBS Comp 95. Works really great on bumpy grass and on hard sand...I can hit some soft sand patches and cruise over but the sand cannot be really soft.

As a sidebar though, it makes the board pretty heavy, so not really practical when jumping!

HTH.



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[*] posted on 30-4-2008 at 04:06 PM


Just noticed you said 'soft' in your post...geez, I have to pay more attention sometimes!



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[*] posted on 30-4-2008 at 07:27 PM


Wheelbarrow wheels.....? :lol: So like bigfoots for a mountainboard......idk :sniff:



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[*] posted on 6-5-2008 at 08:02 PM
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[*] posted on 11-5-2008 at 07:47 PM


How about a bit more info Kitepool?



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[*] posted on 13-5-2008 at 05:30 PM


This is that Mongoose I was talking about in some
other nearby thread.

Those tires are close to 12 inches
iffya look close you might be able to see
where I spent some time
shaving and sanding the deck so as to
make room for the tires @ 4 inside points


the wreckless jibber jabber was me just figuring out
how small to make my pictres for Posting

(30%)

now I'll go work on my new
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[*] posted on 18-8-2008 at 10:19 AM


Nice kitepool - been looking at different tires & like what you've done there. Couple questions -
Did you have to machine bushings to make the bearing fit the boards axles? So far when I look at larger wheels they're always 1/2" bore bearings & the axles on the boards are metric between 1/2" & 3/8".

How are the wider wheels for turning?
How much does your whole setup weigh?
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