[AJD] Need help from the wheel experts- oddball wheels ona wartime B

Jim Showers steamcar at hereintown.net
Fri Jun 11 07:26:09 PDT 2004


I believe an exemption for electric start was given to farmers with health
problems that were given a permit for a new tractor.
Jim Showers

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gordon Halley" <ghalley at wowway.com>
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Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: [AJD] Need help from the wheel experts- oddball wheels ona
wartime B


> At 08:48 PM 6/9/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >Help!! Duane Larsen, John Grant, JR Hobbs!!
> I wasn't asked, but have heard that there was a  reason for electric start
> on wartime models. Many young ladies were using farm equipment and didn't
> have the strength to start the flywheel models. Makes sense(?), whether
> true or not.
>
> Gordon.
>
>
>
> >I just picked up a disassembled styled B. The serial
> >tag is missing, but the B2013R cast iron frame
> >indicates a 1943 or 1944 wartime tractor, serial
> >#136662-166999. This is confirmed by the cut down
> >fronts with the wartime hubs. Interestingly, the
> >tractor is electric start with lights, even though it
> >was a wartime model that most likely had steel wheels.
> >
> >I've posted several photos at
> >http://vintagetractors.com/whatsit.html. They show the
> >bare tractor, but I do have most of the parts
> >notshownin the photos.
> >
> >
> >Has anyone seen rear wheels like this on a styled B?
> >The rear wheels have F & H HC419C casting # in the
> >hubs. These are similar to F & H HC419A hubs used on
> >the 40 inch round spoked wheels for BWH and BNH
> >tractors and also the F&H HC419A hubs on 36" round
> >spoke wheels used on a few BN's, most of which seem to
> >have been shipped to the Salinas area. However, these
> >wheels have flat spokes (not round spokes) riveted
> >into the hubs. The flat spokes are welded to the 38"
> >rims. I have never seen flat spokes on one of these
> >hubs before. I believe they are cut downs from steel
> >wheels, since they would have been riveted to the rim
> >if they were factory wheels for rubber tires.
> >
> >I've speculated enough- does anyone have any
> >information on these wheels?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >John Boehm
> >Woodland, CA
> >Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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