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gwstang

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I have had a slow leak in the right front tube on the '52 8N, for while. The poor old tube is poking out around the valve from being rusted out. I've been thinking about some new rims for awhile and finally decided to go the 16" implement rims/tubeless tires route. I read through some older posts about these. It seems the 5.5 x 16" tires are the best bet. Exactly what size do I ask for at the tire store? I mean car tires come in like 205/60R/16 sizes? Maybe better to look for motorcycle tires? I don't have a loader on the tractor. Thanks, the tires is getting as "leaky" as I am...lol :oops:
 
If your store handles 5.5 x 16" tri-rib tires, they'll know what you mean.
If you're looking for something other than tri-ribs I would talk to them.
I know folks have used motorcycle tires, but considering the weight,
I personally would lean toward buying tractor tires.
Especially if you're buying new. They're cheaper! :)
 

I have wondered about the motorcycle rims as most heavy cruisers only weight about 800 lbs or so. I'm sure the front end of an 8N weighs quite a bit more than that! :shock: I'm going to try to avoid the tri-ribbed tires as the ones on there now "rut up" the yard when I cross it and the red head raises all kinds of....well, you know. :cry:
 
Several things come to mind here.
If you were thinking about using 16" truck tires it will be Very difficult to find anything that narrow.
And while I don't mind putting a too wide tire on my tractor rims the limitation is they will rub the spindles. Or you'll have to turn your rims out which I don't like to do.
You can get rims with different ofsetts. The offset is where the center part is welded in relation to the center of the rim. The right offset will allow you to use wider tires without them rubbing the spindles. But it's still tough to find narrow enough 16" tires even for the best offset.
You may have come across some old posts of mine where I have talked about buying new implement rims. But I am running 14" rims on one and 15" on the other. Partly because I couldn't find narrow 16s for cheap. I do really like being able to go tubeless. You can run tri ribs tubeless on implement rims.
 

I forgot to add that I have the 19" on the 8N right now. I am thinking about going by the picknpull to get a couple of 16" doughnut tires from a couple of cars. They are stored in the trunk and are usually in new condition being protected from the sun and weather. They are usually quite narrow too. Will they work ok?
 
I didn't see this before I posted. 15" or even 14" rims might suit you if you don't want tri ribs. Used tires are easy to find.
These are 225/75R15 on an 8" rim with a 1 1/8" offset. 215/75R15 might work for you too - a little narrower but still wider than 550x16s.
I like how these look on the tractor too.

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Thanks, I already ordered the 16" rims and they will come to the tractor parts place tomorrow. I don't know the offset however. I was wondering if the 225's are too wide for the N tractors and would rub? I was thinking maybe a 205?
 

Thanks. I told the guy who owns the tractor shop and has been doing this all his life, that I needed the 6 lugs on 6 inch circle with the 4.62 pilot hole. He's really good about getting the right stuff in when I need it. Hopefully they will work okay. I'll bring the tractor rim with me to make sure it is the same.
 
just checked the sticker on my bagger (09 harley) says weight rating for the rear is 937#. put two tires on the front of the tractor and should be rated at close to a ton of capacity.

BUT....

that is at 40 psi cold. i can assure that you would not want to run that kind of pressure if you had them on the tractor.

how do i know? i've got a couple of old bike tires on the front of mine. shop that did the mount filled them like a bike application. sure made it bouncy until i aired them down quite a bit.
 

Thanks. My last motorcycle was an 2008 1100 VStar. I found a forum one time where they were putting car tires on the rear. So I had to try it and it worked great! Hard to get seated on the bead though. I had tubeless rims. Don't really need the MC tire on the rear of a cruiser as it will drag on the floor boards before the tire can lay over enough to be a problem. Car tire would last forever and steel belted for toughness. Lots of people do it now,
 
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