[SEL] IHC cart wheels

ED edstoller at earthlink.net
Wed Sep 14 11:34:54 PDT 2005


Is this what you mean by Zig Zag?
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Ed Stoller
New Fairfield, CT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] IHC cart wheels


> Tommy,
> I've seen several IHC trucks as you describe. What year is yours? It
> would be fairly safe to assume this was the transition year.
>
> The zig zag hubs had to be a significant cost savings for IHC. The old
> knobby style hubs had to be difficult to set up to pour with the sand
> pattern boxes, and cores, and different widths. I believe the zig zag
> style was done with a simple 2 piece steel die, which firmly gripped the
> spokes, and slipped together like fingers.
> Curt
>
> Judge Tommy Turner wrote:
>
> > I have a 6 HP Famous portable that has the knobby wheels in the front
> > and the zig zag in the back.  I know its original and I've had several
> > IH folks tell me they have seen this before.  Possibly different
> > suppliers or a switchover was made and IH just used what they had
> > during the switch.
> >
> > Tommy Turner
> > Magnolia, KY
> >
> > Germoamer at aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> In a message dated 9/13/2005 8:16:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> curt at imc-group.com writes:
> >>
> >> << These old style IHC wheels are what I call knobby wheels. In
> >> otherwords where the spokes enter the hub there is a heavy knob at
> >> each spoke intead of the newer zig zag style hubs. >>
> >>
> >> Curt,
> >>
> >> I have a number of IHC carts and some have screw greasers and some do
> >> not.  My 1914 "original" Famous does not have greasers but has the
> >> zig-zag pattern.  My 6-M   carts both have zig-zig pattern with screw
> >> greasers. Both of these engines are 1925. I have one "not original"
> >> 6 Famous cart with knob type wheels and no greasers.  So, it looks
> >> like IHC made a change sometime for the grease cups, but not sure when.
> >>
> >> Tom Schmutz
> >> Concord, Va. USA
> >> Germoamer at aol.com
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