What Are the Structural Features of Skid Steer Loader Wheel Rims?
Skid steer Loader Rims are commonly used inhigh-frequency steering, heavy-duty handling, and complex terrain environments, so their structural design is more robust and durable than that of ordinary industrial rims.
High-frequency emergency stops and turns, heavy-load lifting, and impact operations during operation place higher demands on the structural strength and fatigue resistance of the wheel rims.
As one of the world's top three professional OTR Rim Manufacturers, Traction has developed a10.5x17.5 high-strength skid steer loader rim solution to meet the high-impact, high-frequency steering, and complex working conditions required by skid steer loaders. This solution is widely used in harsh working conditions such as building construction, municipal construction, industrial handling, garden equipment, and demolition operations.
Traction's 10.5x17.5 skid steer loader rim is engineered for high-impact, high-frequency steering, and complex working conditions including building construction, municipal work, industrial handling, and demolition operations.
Contact UsThe Traction 10.5x17.5 skid steer loader rims mainly adopt a one-piece structure, which has higher overall rigidity, stronger impact resistance, is not easily deformed under high-frequency skid steering, and has better sealing performance.
Compared to ordinary industrial rims, Traction is more suitable for skid steer loaders' high-frequency sharp turns, heavy-load lifting, and long-term continuous operation, especially for construction waste handling, quarries, and muddy conditions.
Skid steer loaders generate significant lateral stress when turning in place. Therefore, Traction's team of professional technical experts adopted a thickened center disc design to improve the overall load-bearing capacity of the rim, reduce the risk of disc surface fatigue cracking, and enhance heavy-load stability. This is particularly beneficial for hydraulic breakers, heavy-duty buckets, and sweepers, offering significant advantages in heavy-duty accessory working conditions.
The 10.5x17.5 rim with deep groove design facilitates tire installation, provides more stable bead positioning, and reduces the risk of tire slippage.
Traction possesses the capability to independently produce steel profiles for wheel rims, determining the safety limits, consistency, and long-term reliability of the rims from the source. Compared to purchasing materials externally, this allows for more precise control over steel composition, improved steel consistency, enhanced overall rim strength, and improved fatigue resistance.
This is crucial for skid steer loaders that frequently experience impacts, vibrations, and sideslip steering.
Traction's "one-stop" production model boasts a complete industrial chain from steel to finished wheel rims, encompassing steel rolling, mold design, high-precision forming, automated welding, surface treatment, and finished product inspection. This ensures that all products meet uniform high standards, truly achieving full-chain manufacturing and quality control for wheel rims.
1. Billet 
2. Hot Rolling 
3. Accessories Production 
4. Finished Product Assembly 
5. Painting 
6. Finished Product The factory possesses automated welding processes and non-destructive testing (NDT), effectively ensuring stable weld strength, resistance to cracking under long-term heavy loads, and extended rim life. It is particularly suitable for skid steer loaders facing high-intensity construction conditions and continuous industrial operations.
Traction's mature and complete coating equipment provides industrial-grade spraying, powder coating, and anti-rust primer for skid steer loaders operating in conditions such as mud, salt spray, construction dust, and high humidity. This improves the corrosion resistance, appearance durability, and service life of the rims.
Combined with the factory's strict quality control system, the entire process is inspected from raw materials to molding, welding, and finished products, including dynamic balancing, weld inspection, and dimensional accuracy control.
Bead seat circumference inspection 
Bolt hole inner diameter inspection 
Color PT inspection of straight welds 
Dial indicator to detect product runout 
Non-destructive testing of product weld quality 
Radial assembly height inspection 
Outside diametermicromete to detect position 
Radial assembly height inspection 
Radial thickness inspection 
Colorimeter to detect paint color difference 
External micrometer to detect internal micrometer to detect the inner diameter of the center hole 
Outside diametermicromete to detect position 
Paint Adhesion - Cross-cut Test 
Traction 
Paint film thickness meter to detect paint thickness 
Paint hardness-test 
Screw hole inner diameter inspection 
Radial assembly height inspection