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**50/50 divider to allow equal flow to front and back wheels when front wheels come off the ground while doing earth digging with loader - [http://surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2008101413105967&catname=hydraulic&qty=1&item=9-1048-c] - $88
**50/50 divider to allow equal flow to front and back wheels when front wheels come off the ground while doing earth digging with loader - [http://surpluscenter.com/item.asp?UID=2008101413105967&catname=hydraulic&qty=1&item=9-1048-c] - $88


=Bill of Materials for Industrial Counterparts=
==See Also==
*One tire and rim - a flat proof one - costs $500 for skid loaders - [http://www.radmeister.com/m-14765-743ds.aspx]. Compare to $5 used truck tires with $35 for open source chains - under $50 for a tire. The latter affords the same traction, at 10-100 times less cost, depending if you count the chains or not.
[[Freewheel]]
**Which is more cost effective over a lifetime?

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Bill of Materials

Spreadsheet

  • Wheels
    • Shaft collars, 1-7/8", double split - 4 of them - [1] - $6.75 each
  • Tires
    • Tire chain quick links, 18 per wheel - 1/4" - [2] - 60 cents each
  • Wheel control
    • 50/50 divider to allow equal flow to front and back wheels when front wheels come off the ground while doing earth digging with loader - [3] - $88

See Also

Freewheel

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