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Ukrainian startup launches production of segmented combat wheels (defence-blog.com)

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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 2 days ago

That is a really cool concept.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

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

[-] SARGE@startrek.website 9 points 2 days ago

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...