[AT] Case DH front rims

[Ken Knierim]

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote:

> Generally speaking, the wide front axles used the same wheels and tires
> as the narrow front end - you just moved them over.
>
> A friend of mine with an old Case tractor (I don't know which one) used
> to use the "compact" spare tires and rims from junked cars - he found
> one model whose bolt pattern lined up with the Case. When they wore out,
> he would just go down to the salvage yard and buy a couple more for
> something like $5 each.
>
> Mike
>

Hi Mike,
   That isn't the case on this; I think that might work on some of the
smaller hundred series. The narrow DC front has cast rims and the wide front
D/DH has basically an outer rim that clamps to the large center hub like the
back tire arrangement.
So the rims I need are basically the outer rim of a car rim if I go that
route, and it means I need to cut the entire center out. Then I need to find
one with the right rim dimensions, etc so they fit the clamps. Add to the
fact that the narrow front has one completely dead tire on it (tube hanging
out of the hole in the tread) and one that has the tread falling off it I
think I'd rather put new rubber on it. Already did that on the back.

This tractor used to be my granddad's and it's been getting a lot of TLC so
it'll look and run like new when it finally rolls out of the shop so I'd
like to get the last few bits and pieces right.

In the past I thought about calling Miller Tire and seeing what they've got
but funds didn't permit in the past. We'll see. Time isn't an issue.

Thanks

Ken in AZ