I know i am going to get nailed by the correct police, but here goes; i have welded many a set of steel back together. And we have also plowed with some of them, seems to hold up just fine. When i started collecting, the only thing i could afford was to weld steel back up. And i sure couldn't afford rubber.
A good welder can make a spoke splice strong. The only thing i ever hated was the grinding. This winter i did a pair of 10-20 road wheels for a friend. Now, that was a challenge! And took some real time. We lucked onto a pair of road cuttoffs, otherwise the original plan was to make do with adding spokes to a standard wheel.
 
I was told that some Amish around Fort Wayne Indiana was rolling steel wheels for tractors. One group had started to use tractors in the field but only with steel wheels. I think it was closer to Harlen than Fort Wayne though.

That would be all you would need and a welder. I did one on a plow for a rubber tire.

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I have a factory made jig for cut offs, makes it simple and idiot proof. I was told once by the guy that owened this jig that you were to weld all but the last spoke, then smoke a cigar and weld the last one.

I have no idea where you live, but you are welcome to use my jig, it can be hauled in the back of a pickup real easy.
 

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