Anonymous-0
Well-known Member
I bought an IH 330 disk about a year ago and I need to get new tires for it. Trouble is, I can't figure out what size tires to buy. It's a 14' disk with 14" x 5", 4 bolt rims. The rims appear to be original. The tires that came on the disk were E78-14 on one side and F78-14 on the other. With the E78 tire, I have about 5/8" clearance to the leg of the lifting axle and with the F78, there's about 1/2" clearance. Also the paint is worn off the legs where the tires have been rubbing at some point. I measured the width of the E78 tire at the widest point of the sidewalls at 7-1/4". Given the minimal clearance I have, I don't think I can go with any wider tire. I've checked both the owner's manual and the on-line parts catalog, and neither gives any information about tire sizes. Likewise I've checked on-line for tire dimensions with little luck. Tire dealers have told me that either a 195/75-14 or a 205/75-14 car tire will match the E78, but I think these are wider. Another dealer told me that I need a 9.5L-14 implement tire. But on-line, I found that a 9.5L-14 is about 9.5" wide. This clearly will not work. So can anyone tell me what size tire to get? And for what it's worth, according to the on-line parts catalog, this disk was built from 1965 to 1975. I also know that it's virtually identical to an IH 350 disk. Any help would be appreciated.