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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob from Nova Scotia on Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 08:26 pm:

Nice day here today, so I washed off the dust on my t, and noticed a serious issue with one of my front wheels. Dry rot!!! Now I am left with the question, anyone know where I could get one, or should I just suck it up and buy new spokes? They are expensive to ship to Nova Scotia. Any thoughts?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Thomas Mullin on Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 08:42 pm:

Just got my 1916's wheels back from Noah Stutzman in Baltic Ohio. UPS shipping wasn't cheap, but was much less than the cost of driving there and back and an overnight stay.

The wheels look great. Brand new hickory spokes and wood felloes, new hub bolts, sanded and primed ready for painting. If you have wood felloes I would send them out. If you have steel felloes, get the hickory spokes from the vendors and use John Regan's wheel press (see FunProjects for details).


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob from Nova Scotia on Friday, April 27, 2012 - 08:43 am:

who has the cheapest spokes? shipping is going to be a little steep for a couple dozen spokes


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Friday, April 27, 2012 - 08:55 am:

Rob, the best price is at Stutzman's Wheel Shop (330)897-1391 Ext 1. They have a reputation for doing good work, too.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Huson, Berthoud, Co. on Friday, April 27, 2012 - 09:50 am:

Rob from Nova Scotia:

Ford and Moore in Spokane Washington has spokes at $4.50 each. Their phone number is 1-800-327-1469. email address: info@antiqueautoranch.com

Grand Lake In The Fall


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By keith g barrier on Friday, April 27, 2012 - 09:58 am:

Dave, are those kiln dried hickory? KB


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hap Tucker on Friday, April 27, 2012 - 10:06 am:

Rob,

If you have the original wood fellow non-demountable wheels -- recommend having a wheelwright such as Stutzman or other rebuild your wheel(s). See: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/135458.html?1271124319

If you have the steel felloe demountable rims that came out in 1919 -- then be sure to order the correct spokes for your felloe.

Respectfully submitted,

Hap l9l5 cut off


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rob from Nova Scotia on Friday, April 27, 2012 - 11:44 am:

Steel felloe, ford, not kelsey hays!!!!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Huson, Berthoud, Co. on Friday, April 27, 2012 - 01:31 pm:

Keith Barrier:

You will have to ask Ford and More. They are some of the best T mechanics anywhere. I suspect they would not be selling any inferior spokes but ask them. 1-509-535-7789.

Aspen


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