[AJD] Odd wheels on a wartime B

[Gary Epps]

Where is the casting number or part number on a rear wheel?  Is it inside
the hub?  I am trying to find the number on the spoke wheels of a '35 John
Deere "D".  I can find no number on the outside of the wheel, hub or any
place else for that matter.  I haven't taken the wheels off yet.

Gary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <greg at theoldtractorcompany.com>
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Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 9:40 PM
Subject: RE: [AJD] Odd wheels on a wartime B


> John
> I finally looked at your wheel pics. I am relatively certain I have one
steel wheel with these hubs as I remeber thinking how odd it looked. I will
try to look and see what the casting # is.
> Greg
>
> Greg Stephen
> The Old Tractor Company
> Stephen Equipment Company
> Box 709
> 7460 E Hiway 86
> Franktown, CO 80116
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>
> ------------------------------------------------
> On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 20:48:14 -0700 (PDT), John Boehm <rustyacres at yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
> > Help!! Duane Larsen, John Grant, JR Hobbs!!
> >
> > 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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