[AT] Spam> Re: Farmall's on 10" X 28" tires?

[drupert at seanet.com]

Charlie,

I too am not familiar with any Farmall letter series that uses 28" rears.

When issued with rubber on the rear Farmall offered the following rim
diameters:
The A/SA/B: 24" rims,
The C/SC: 36" rims,
The H/SH/M/SM: 38" rims,
The W4: 24" rims,
The SW4: 26" rims,
The W6/WD6: Early years 24" rims and later yearss 30" rims,
The SW6/SWD6: 30" rims,
The W9/WD9: Early years 32" rims and later years 34" rims,
The SWD9: 26" rims.

I guess no where in that list do I see 28".  But I suppose special orders
for non-standard sizes may have been a possibility so maybe someone has
observed 28" rims on a Farmall letter series -

Dudley

> IH 340 utility  (1958 vintage ) has 12.4-28 with the same loop rims that
> will fit the N fords, etc.  I am not familiar with any Farmall letter
> series
> (non utility) that uses 28".
>
> Charlie V. in WNY
>
> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 8:40 PM, Indiana Robinson
> <robinson46176 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Indiana Robinson
>> <robinson46176 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I just bought a set of 4 tires and rims off of an old Farmall tractor
>> > (I never saw the tractor) at an auction. Well... 4 tires and three
>> > rims and one fire ring... :-)
>> > I just wanted to buy a 11.2 x 28 tire for my Case VAC. I have a brand
>> > new Firestone Field & Road on one side and nothing on the other side.
>> > I was getting tired of it sitting in the way so I was looking for a
>> > decent cheap tire to put on it. It is a good running tractor
>> > otherwise. The new tire came with it but the local dealer wants almost
>> > $300 for another new one. One of these is a good looking 11.2 X 28
>> > Firestone Field & Road with at least 80% tread on it. It should work
>> > and look fine with the new one.
>> > The other rear in the set I bought is maybe a little bigger and a lot
>> > older. It is one of those old tires with the check mark shaped lugs.
>> > It is weathered and extremely old but looks solid. If it comes off of
>> > the rim intact I will probably stick it back as an emergency spare
>> > since I have several tractors using 28" rears.
>> > The two fronts are 5:00 X 15" tri-ribs on Farmall rims with the
>> > mounting lugs to attach them to the cast centers like the ones on my
>> > M's and 400.
>> > About all I can say about them is that they have tread and hold air.
>> > The rims look good from the outside.
>> > I paid $70 for the set and figured I could get a little of my money
>> > back selling the 3 good rims. I need that VAC to use and saw this as a
>> > cheap way to do it.
>> > My question is what models of Farmalls from the 1940's or early 1950's
>> > used 28" rear rims? Someone at the auction commented that they thought
>> > that they came off of a "B" but as far as I can find the "A's" and
>> > "B's" used 24" rear rims. I believe the "C" series used 36" rear rims.
>> > Could these maybe be off of something Like a W-4? I'm not very
>> > familiar with those.
>> > That 4th rim may even need a patch to be a decent fire ring. :-)
>> >
>> >
>> > Be tolerant of almost everything but intolerance...
>> >
>> > Francis Robinson
>> > aka "farmer"
>> > Central Indiana USA
>> > robinson46176 at gmail.com
>> >
>> ====================================
>>
>>
>>
>> Answering my own email here. I just figured that those wheels were off
>> of an IHC since someone at the auction said that they were. Today I
>> looked closer and compared and by gum, I'm pretty sure that they are
>> off of a VAC Case...  :-)
>> The fronts are just like the ones on both of mine. The rears are just
>> like the ones on my parts VAC. The running VAC has rims with 4 raised
>> humps (highly technical term) spaced around the wheel for the rim
>> clamps. The rims I bought and the ones on my parts VAC have a
>> continuous raised ridge all the way around the rim for the clamps.
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Be tolerant of almost everything but intolerance...
>>
>> Francis Robinson
>> aka "farmer"
>> Central Indiana USA
>> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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