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trommel roller wheels

Posted by jit on February 10, 2013 at 3:55pm in General Discussions

  I'm trying to make a trommel here and have been having trouble finding the exact type of wheels I need. They have to be 4-5 inches tall (which is no problem) but they have to be 1/2 inch wide  in order to fit between the corrigations in the 15 inch drainage pipe that I'm using. I have tried home depot ,lowes, harbor freigft. and local hardware stores and have found nothing suitable. The closest I can find is kids training wheels but they are cheaply made with no bearings--just plastic sleeves in them. If aneone has any thoughts, please let me know. Thanks

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  • George Willam Humble February 11, 2013 at 11:34am

    a couple of pics of wheels on my 8inch trommel2960231087?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024

    • Spur > George Willam Humble September 22, 2013 at 11:40am
      That thing is Sweet Did you build your Sluice Box ? The only thing that could be beter would be make one for Off Roading and Towable behind an ATV.
    • jit > George Willam Humble February 14, 2013 at 10:18am

      thanks guys

  • George Willam Humble February 11, 2013 at 10:55am

    I use roller blade wheels they have double bearings and about the size your looking for, check out thrift shops they are cheeper.

  • Jim Bowers February 10, 2013 at 8:51pm

    A tractor supply/ farm supply place might have something.

  • Jim Bowers February 10, 2013 at 8:36pm

    I used drier rollers on my 12" barrel, but they don't have any bearings in them. They appear to be oilite, or something similar. They are only 3" diameter though.

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  • Ed Haas February 10, 2013 at 5:37pm

    use the wheels from those aluminum folding scooters that kids have

    http://www.walmart.com/ip/4256153?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=2222222...

    • kchacha > Ed Haas February 10, 2013 at 7:52pm

      Now we're talkin'!  Bling it up with some flourescent wheels!!  The more bling the trommel has, the more gold it will capture!

  • james bartlett February 10, 2013 at 4:01pm

    have you checked with granger 

  • KEN AKA BIG FOOT MOUNTAIN MAN ID February 10, 2013 at 4:00pm

     

    try grangers http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/hardware/ecatalog/N-bib

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