Should have put the strips on the inside of the Spring. Would have served the same purpose and let for greater attraction

I work with springs professionaly every day, so here is a pro tip: when welding the springs onto the rim, you should have put the finished product in the oven of 260°C for 60 minutes, for relaxation to take place. Meaning the internal stress forces would be relaxed, so even if you had then removed the springs from the rim, the springs would have kept the bent shape, and would not spring back into being straight. Also, the steel strip should have been welded on the inside of the spring (if structual solidity is your concern, otherwise there is no need to use the strip anyway). Keep up the good work, salute from Slovenia!

I believe the 4WD system on that wagon is hampering the tire test, put those on a trusty Lada and they will do fine I bet.

" The air's not leaking out. " 😂😂😂

since you use dual springs you could just use a ring of rebar in the middle as reinforcement.

By putting those strips on the outside of the springs, you're basically driving on very narrow bald tires.

Whey welded a flat strip of steal right in the contact patch. The fudge.

strips on the inside of the springs?

You should have used chain as a safety measure instead of the metal strips.

When car tires lose traction, the vehicle slides sideways, that's why rear wheel drive cars fishtail. Off road capability on soft surfaces is all about flotation, once the car is down on the bellypan, you're done driving. So springs are a lose-lose replacement for tires. Some things are better to watch others try out, that's why Garage 54 is world famous!

They're having a lot of fun with that G-Wagon in these videos.

You did not put the valve caps back on.

You guys have so much fun! Reminds me of me and my friends messing with cars here in the States. Some things are universal.

Make a solid plastic rotator with rubber break pads and see if the stopping distance is better

Haha. I love how these guys went from Lada’s to G wagons thanks to millions of views on YT. You guys deserve it! Most interesting car experiments ever for the past 10 years. But I do like seeing the old junkers better than these Joe-Unobtainium cars.

"chop some ice", asphalt, concrete etc. . HAHAHAHA You'll leave an everlasting impression on the alley . lol

If you look at the tires used on moon rover used in the Apollo program, those tires were made of piano wire not so different from your springs just your springs are more heavy duty while moon rover used many more lighter piano wires woven to become springs.

These workers do a wonderful job every time! Very cool design, well done!

These are their best videos with this crazy ideas.

As someone that's lived in Montana for 30 years. My go to is always studded tires. A new set of tires with some short mechanical screws in a couple rows would do better. Love the videos guys.

The availability of surface is much less, with more coils {or straps on the outside} you will regain that lost surface area

Being hard and inflexible, the springs either slip on harder surfaces or chop up and sink into softer surfaces. If the strips were wider but welded on the inside of the springs, it would not bury itself in the soft so bad. I think the other video of springs as tyres worked better as they had some give to them welded on radially in short sections.

Your craftsmen have become so skilled. Those, at the very least, are beautiful.

I bet that G-Wagon has some interesting stories to tell

Ow man... that Gwagon has a lot off knocking going on @ the engine( piston slab?)

Right Away I can see the strips needed to be mounted inside the springs. Mount them just inside the outer edge of the spring. You'll achieve the safety you were looking for, and the traction.

Interesting experiment & learning something 🤔

I think it would be better to put the strips along the inside than the outside. Thank you guys I'm a long time fan/sub and still love the channel!!!😁

This channel is very creative so I love it 👍👍👍👍

Happy 420 everyone 😊

Perhaps you could weld a set of snow chains to the outside of the springs for better traction? Smooth metal tends to slip on a hard surface. Something to block intrusion inside the springs may also stop you digging in so you get the grip from the width of the spring metal without sinking in.

Another great video

Love this channel

I think when bending the springs should use a high temperature torch like a oxyacetylene torch?

That's really Cool! I always look forward to what you will come up with next!

If the bands were on the sides, it might improve things keeping the wheels from sliding sideways, and grinding the springs to edges to push would help

Looks cool

Love the channel, Alberta Canada

garage 54 upload, today is a good day!

Poor G Wagon she deserve a better destiny! Cool experiment as always

They look badass

If somehow tyres could be stretched over these - then those wheels would be some bank-heist level indestructible things

Pretty sure idea is to have wheel that has traction in really soft terrain and light vehicle like garden tractor or bike. Spring digs into soft ground and gives traction, hopefully not digging in and eventually there is rim to take the pressure if it digs and no inner tube to be punctured. On car, specially heave as g vagon it just digs in on ice and snow.

COOL LOOKING

😎 good idea ☃️

Best way to make ice cubes 😊

Vehicles have been around for over a century, constantly changed and upgraded with new tech and features. The wheel hasnt changed much, apart from size and width - telling you that the pneumatic tire on a rim concept, is proved above and beyond as the go to option that stands the test of time for good reason.

Should have put the containment bands on the inside of the springs around the rim center. I believe you would get much better traction 👍

They dont just dig into the ice, they also dig into the road itself 😂

Yo should have tried that very same experiment in a Lada

In my PhD study of suspension I was surprised that researchers were modelling tyres as pure springs (zero damping). I was sceptical at first but it is indeed the case (a very close approximation). To get some feeling for this, notice how mechanics will bounce tyres on concrete floors. Or look at dash cam videos where a tyre has come off on the road. They bounce around for ages. They have rotational energy, but they also bounce. The "tyres" in this video, however, don't have great traction. "Rubber" has a very high coefficient of friction. I was excited by tyres without a tube, but they don't seem to be practical?

You got me back at wire spring tires. 😂

Any possibility that the bike wheel in the garden was simply made as art???

I would have used rebar in between the coils. But only where they meet along the middle. So the coils still have mesh with each other, and still bite.

Put the metal stripes inside the coil springs, so that they strengthen the wheels but still allow them to dig into the road.

So if I need to chop ice into cubes for my Vodka, this is the way to go?

Interesting concept…..neat to watch. I would have put the reinforcement band on the inside of the spring instead of the outside.

The springs would go really well in the snow and would act as wheel chains but they would be crap and hazardous on a normal road lol. Certainly different.👌😅

That G wagon not have an accelerator pedal? Hit it! Damn it

Sublime 💯

The problem is the slippery steel piece you welded right on your contact points.. you could have welded them on the inside or heated the springs to relax them to the new shape. As soon as you put those on i knew it was gonna slip

put tubes inside them to keep the snow out and prevent sinking, how you get the tubes in is up to you!

Now you only need 'rubber' on the 3rd date. Very COoL. You guys keep up'ing your game. Cheers from So.Ca.USA 3rd House on the Left (but please call ahead before you show up). You RoCk!

the flat straps that contact the ground, will keep it from moving in shallow snow or slush.

Hey those look like something out of my art class as a kid

Although the G class still looks awesome especially when in snow

The four sprung durch technik

Seems likea good way to make some run flats

I personally would have welded knobbs or small spikes on the outside of the rings, as I believe they are the inhibiting factor or a portion of it.

Would ride rough as guts too. No cushioning except for the shock absorbers lol.

I wonder how these wheels would do on a lighter vehicle.

Apart from how good or bad the spring tyres performed l did like the red paint looked really good maybe some red stripes on the tyres would look really good

Put the metal straps on the inside of the coils? Put a cross pattern on the outside of the coils to get real grip in the snow and ice.

Thats why it's not gripping because of those 2 bands each side of the wheels lol. Bet it works way better now.

the strips should have been welded inside the springs, good video

If those pack full of snow until it's a block of ice it would make for some interesting handling.

The springs weren't getting any traction because of the flat strips that contact the ground first, next time just weld a piece of rebar in the valley inbetween the coils and allow the coils to act as grip

I have a great idea for your channel! :) Make a dynamometer to measure power on the wheel. It's a good project, and it will definitely come in handy in the future to test the new modifications on the channel to see if there is a change in engine power. :)

How would you balance a tire such as that?

Cutting edge Slavic tech 🏆

Why didn't you guys tried these wheels on a Lada instead?! 🤨

Idea: make something so that every wheel is a snowblower that propels snow out each side 4 wheels equals 4 snow blowers.

3:10 Work of art, should be in Museum of Modern Art.

Just noticed where you get your content from haha well played

I would have welded the flat steel strip in a zigzag pattern from one spring to another like a tractor tyre, or tank treads!

Add a layer of normal tire tread between the two flat metal pieces. It will add road traction and you can’t go flat.

Try refining the design with Studs, that may help. I wouldn't use these on Paved Roads, they would just grind and create Sparks which could ignite Fuel. That would be a bad outcome.

Listen to that engine knock

similar concept to the wheel setup on the lunar rover.

I don't think I've ever seen an episode where there isn't snow, ice, or mud.

How did they possibly think this would be better than tires?

Do Fred Flintstone, stone tires, or maybe embed rocks for snow-driving.

What do you have the only 2wd G wagon?

There is so much tension in the room you guys should chill out 😂😂

would be a good rototiller to turn the garden soil in the spring...

You should mix and shove some turf rubber inside so it perhaps gives grip and see what happens?

You need to test these in some mud and ruts.

have you guys tried making a shock absorbing rim for an airless tire? or a tire stuffed with rags like mad max?

You should wait until warmer weather and try them in the dirt.

should have heated the coils with a welding torch, until red hot, then bent the spring to fit the wheel.