I am in the process of building some wheel adapters to fit some telehandler wheels on a grader. Talking with the owner of a shop with a CNC plasma, he agrees 3/4" plate should have sufficient strength. The adapters will bolt onto the cast center discs using the 15 5/8" studs that use rim clamps to hold the OEM rims on. Looking at it today I realized I can't use press in studs in the adapters because there isn't enough clearance for the heads of the studs. Wanting to build these adapters on somewhat of a budget I was thinking I could use 2 3/8" plates plug welded together to get the required strength. Then the studs could just go through the outside 3/8" plate and be basically countersunk. All the holes could be cut on the plasma table and I wouldn't need to get any machining done at greater expense. If the 2 3/8" plates were clamped and plug welded together I thought could be a more economical way to build the adapters. Curious if this would be a viable option? The hubs are the same as these and the new wheels have about a 7 1/4" smaller bolt circle. 1/2" and 1/4" plate plug welded together is another option.
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