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Old 24 February 2022, 14:24   #21
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Those wheels look like they have plastic bushes, if you try towing 1.5 miles they will likely heat up and melt on the shafts

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That was also my concern. They claim they were design for the specs listed.
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Old 24 February 2022, 15:30   #22
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That was also my concern. They claim they were design for the specs listed.
I tried it & mine melted, I made some brass bushes & fitted them into the wheels with epoxy which cured it but they still got a bit warm

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