The manufacturer stated that the wheel segments are produced using recycled raw vulcanized rubber, which is then mounted onto a structural steel framework. This configuration is intended to combine durability with flexibility while maintaining traction across multiple terrain types.

Wheels 2: Revenge Of The Segments

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[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 29 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

That is a really cool concept.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 17 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, can’t wait to see this on skid-steers.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 9 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

That would make me less irritated at work.

Small company owners are too cheap to order replacement wheels, but some chucklefuck speared a tire on my lift with their fork and took a chunk out. So now I get a ka-thunk and spine-jarring jolt every rotation, and I have to be extra careful when my forks are up or I'm turning. "It still works" so no getting a replacement any time soon.

I mean, I'm sure they'd be too cheap to order spare segments, so it wouldn't matter either way, but I can dream...

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

Ostensibly you could steal segments from other wheels. Then you can make the new guy drive the one with all the shitty segments.