and also why dont railroad cars have have them either? Their wheels are solid
Boxpok wheels were invented primarily for use with steam locomotives, where there was a need to save weight: examples from 'this side of the pond' were O.V.S. Bullied's 4-6-2s, Q1 class 0-6-0s and his infamous 'Leader' 0-6-6-0T for the Southern Railway in Britain, and the US-built 141R 2-8-2s for the French National Railways. These wheels were steel pressings, and were more expensive to manufacture than conventional spoked wheels. Modern locomotives and rolling stock use solid plain disc wheels: the easiest to manufacture with modern materials and methods.
I am glad to see someone got stopped for loud music. It is about time they did that. And if you do not fix your exhaust then it will only be worse next time. Not everyone wants to hear you music or car. Your in the wrong not the police officer.
I'll chime in with 2 pennies as well. The wheels you refer to had tires on them that was heat-shrink applied steel. The benefit here was that if a wheel or wheels developed flat spots (guaranteed discipline for the hogger from the Master Mechanic) the tread would be changed out instead of having to do extensive (and costlier) repairs. With solid wheels of today, a flat spot can be trued with a wheel machine. But grinding will only get you so far and extensive flat spots send all that very expensive steel to a smelter somewhere.
The first two guys said it. I will add, however, another way to look at this. When you look at the wheels of a 1920s automobile, they have spoked wheels too. A strong design under normal driving conditions, but subject to catastrophic failure in the event of impacts or lateral forces. A Model T Ford slides into a curb and the spokes fail and the rim separates from the hub. A solid steel wheel is stamped (the rail wheel is molded and then machined), therefore easier and faster to manufacture, and sustains lateral impacts with no problems.
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