Front wheel Bearings - Help needed!!!!

Alex Brown · May 9, 2010

I got my 1925 10-20 home from Grandad a couple of weeks ago and am trying to change a damaged front wheel on my tractor with another good wheel I got a hold of. The look identical side by side until the grease cap is removed

Anyways seems that several different bearings were used. My 25 has flat roller bearings and the other slightly later? wheel has taper roller bearings and the external diameter of the race is quite different.

Has anyone struck this? What can I do? Is it only the race diameter and the hub that is sized differently or are the spindles also different? My spindles have a key way but the wheel with the tapered bearings has a non keyed spindle.

Is there an easy way to make this wheel fit? Otherwise I am looking at having to use the good spare wheel but bore out one side of the hub a bit more and pack up the other side of the hub so the flat bearings will fit the new wheel.

Nebraska Cowman · May 9, 2010

I'd probably try to change the spindle to fit the newer wheel. Then lay the old one up in case you ever find an eary wheel. I have a 10-20 with the wheels off I could get a spindle out of.

Alex Brown · May 10, 2010

Does anyone know the replacement bearing numbers that i can get hold of some replacements to fit? Original tapered bearings are stuffed and rusted badly.

Cheers Alex

rustyfarmall · May 10, 2010

There should be some stamped in numbers on the face of the bearings, unless they are rusted away. If you can find those numbers, you can probably find replacement bearings.

Bob Kerr · May 11, 2010

I think there were 3 different steel wheels used on 10-20s.

Front wheel Bearings - Help needed!!!!

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