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No beauty for sure. Anyone have any info or stats on weight estimation on wheels?

8/3/2005 11:12:11 AM

Eastern Pennsylvania

Yes, I am curious, too.

BTW,do you call anything stem-down a "wheel" or does the blossom end have to collapse on itself and make a "pancake"?

My "wheel" is looking pretty good and gotta be approaching 300lbs. Orange and round. will measure and post tonight after work. -Jim

8/3/2005 11:44:33 AM

my opinion is that when it's got a very concave blossum end, it's a wheel. when a wheel tips over ontop of its stem, it's called a birdbath. that's just my take on it.

8/3/2005 3:33:48 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

a toilet bowl? ha ha

I think I heard once or twice that the OTT method is less accurate for wheels.

I better retract that 300lbs till I get home :) JeffL tells me the state record here in Maryland is only 385lbs.

8/3/2005 4:21:43 PM

Montoursville, PA

So what's wrong with beating the tar out of the state record?

8/3/2005 8:48:31 PM

Eastern Pennsylvania

not gonna happen with this pumpkin. Next time someone just tell me to shutup.

8/4/2005 12:08:22 PM

Simi valley, ca

Grew a balloon tire-- wheel,last yr. Its ott was 620 it weighted 683 lbs

8/5/2005 7:33:44 PM

Follansbee, Wv

Hey, good news for me then. My wheel/birdbath 905 Ailts is taping 591 today, with a lot of season left...

8/5/2005 7:41:22 PM