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WC rear wheel tread adjustment????

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E.McLaurine

09-03-1999 17:30:22




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Just got a WC (1939). The rear wheels are set about 76" apart. How do I make them narrower? Went to the website for WC manual but can't read it because the print is to small. Any help will be greatly appreciated.




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E. McLaurine

09-05-1999 11:40:17




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 Re: WC rear wheel tread adjustment???? in reply to E.McLaurine, 09-03-1999 17:30:22  
Many thanks to D.Dixon, Aaron, and Brian G. for the info. Now I'll be able to get the WC on my trailer. Thanks again!



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D. DIXON

09-05-1999 09:36:27




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 Re: WC rear wheel tread adjustment???? in reply to E.McLaurine, 09-03-1999 17:30:22  
I have a 1946 WC.On my tractor each wheel is 2 pieces, The rim, and the dish. The rim is mounted with 6 nut bolt and wedge assemblys.The mounting points on the rim are offset (closer to one edge).
Therefore if you take them off one side of the tractor and mount them on the other it changes the width by approximately 16 inches.(If you take it off one side and turn it around and put it back on the same side it will change the width but the tire tread will be backward.)
The center section of each wheel or "dish" can also be taken off reversed and put back on, this will also change the width by about 12 inches total.
BE FORWARNED,THESE SUCKERS ARE HEAVY AND IF THE TIRES ARE FILLED WITH CALCIUM YOU ARE TALKING MAJOR HERNIA TIME.

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Aaron

09-03-1999 18:14:14




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 Re: WC rear wheel tread adjustment???? in reply to E.McLaurine, 09-03-1999 17:30:22  
All you can do is flip the wheels from side to side. If the dish is already in, then 76" may be as narrow as they get.
Aaron



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Brian G.

09-04-1999 05:53:51




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 Re: Re: WC rear wheel tread adjustment???? in reply to Aaron, 09-03-1999 18:14:14  
According to the A-C WD manual I have, there are 4 possible tread widths: 65", 68", 73" & 76" Now, this is probably the latest version of the WD (Styled) and it has the "clamp-on" style rim. In addition to swapping wheels from side to side, it is also possible to clamp the rim to either the inside or outside of the wheel. As I recall, some of the older WDs had a solid disc wheel which limits width adjustment to side to side swapping and of course there were the early spoked wheels, which I'm not sure were adjustable at all. I'm a WD & WD-45 person so hopefully one of the WC experts can expand on all this?!

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