16.9X28 tires on wd45

AdamEichele · Jul 19, 2017

all,

Will the 16.9X28 tires off of a D17 fit on a wd45 rim? Also will the D17 rim with tires on it fit on the wd45? Or do I have to make modifications. Anyone done this, I think it would give good leverage.---adam

JMS/.MN · Jul 19, 2017

D17 rims will fit on WD45- it"s the same bolt pattern. It will increase your ground speed.

Bob Bancroft · Jul 19, 2017

Just watch out for rim size. You can cheat a little, but going more than one size beyond recommended tire/rim combinations defeats the purpose. AC wasn't real generous with rims. A 14.9 tire should be on a 13" rim. A 16.9 tire should be on a 15" rim. I bought a WD45 and it only had 12" rims on it. So I went all the way and put 15" rims and 16.9 tires on it. It was OK, but it was over kill.

Traditional Farmer · Jul 19, 2017

As well as I remember a wheel and rim off a D17 won't work against the final drives on a WD45,personally I don't like really wide tires on a tractor like that.

povertyknob · Jul 19, 2017

I had a 1957 WD 45 for about 4 years,it
had loaded 16.9-28s on it, got along
great with it, rims were spin outs..

D beatty · Jul 19, 2017

By going to 16.9 X28 over 14.9 X 28 you will pickup 30 square inchs more rubber on ground.

AdamEichele · Jul 20, 2017

(quoted from post at 07:49:03 07/19/17) D17 rims will fit on WD45- it"s the same bolt pattern. It will increase your ground speed.

Thanks I will probably go that route. Put the D17's on a 45 with D17 engine. Power!!

DrAllis · Jul 20, 2017

To correct incorrect information above. Older D-17 rear wheels and centers absolutely will fit onto a WD or WD45. In fact, the wheels center is exactly the same part. 12 inch wide wheels was all I've ever seen on a WD45. I have a spring of 1957 WD45 with factory rear tires and they are 14.9 x 28 on a 12 inch wide wheel. 13 inch came on D-17's as best I can tell.

D beatty · Jul 21, 2017

Somebody along the line put 13" wide wheels on my 1954 WD45 with 14.9 X 28 Firestone Road& Field. The tires look nice on 13" wheels.

big orange · Jul 23, 2017

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tractorguy2 · Jul 23, 2017

I had 16.9's on my 45. About needed a step ladder to get on it.

D beatty · Jul 23, 2017

Where did you get 19.9X28 tires? I have seen 19.5X24's but not 28's.

D beatty · Jul 23, 2017

I was at a tractor pull a few weeks ago and had a WD45 setting next to mine that had 16.9x28's on it and it only set 5" higher than mine with 14.9 X 28's.

big orange · Jul 24, 2017

(quoted from post at 19:36:26 07/23/17) Where did you get 19.9X28 tires? I have seen 19.5X24's but not 28's.

Should read 16.9x28, sorry.

16.9X28 tires on wd45

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