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Originally Posted by Jake
The pulley wheels are metal. I checked them thoroughly to see if there were any nicks that would abrade the lines. They are very smooth. The body is plastic. The wheel and the shaft are one piece that turns together - no ball bearings.
I purchased the kite on Ebay so I don't know if Best would even consider a warranty issue. I'll contact them anyway to see if they have a better replacement.
Thanks,
Jake
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Sounds like a good approach. I think they went with plastic pulley wheels in 2007 to try to reduce the rate of line wear that may come with metal pulleys. Of course metal pulley wheels offer some advantages too but may trade off more rapid line wear in some applications.
Not a lot of easy answers with heavily loaded, moving kiting gear. We need to do PM with this stuff. Assuming that it will last forever without maintenance is a bad idea.