I had a guy remove my rubber from the rims on the rear tires of the Ford 600 that I'm restoring....
What I discovered last night is the one rim is about beyond repair. Originally, I had hoped to weld a patch into the rim but it may be too far gone.
Additionally, the tire guy (who does a bunch of tractors) pointed out that one rim as 11 inches wide (the old rusted one) and the other rim (which had been replaced by someone before me) is 12 inches wide. I had never noticed this before but I have been advised that this will change the height of the wheel and can damage the rear end of the tractor.
Is this a real concern for the little difference in height? I may be forced to buy a new 12 inch wide rim for about $160 bucks if I can't repair the old one, but I'm trying to understand how much of a big deal the rim width really means for the tractor. The tires are an old versus new so they would have slightly different heights anyhow but the old tire has a lot of life left so I don't want to replace that on my limited tractor restore budget.
Looking forward to some thoughts and thanks in advance! MODAY
What I discovered last night is the one rim is about beyond repair. Originally, I had hoped to weld a patch into the rim but it may be too far gone.
Additionally, the tire guy (who does a bunch of tractors) pointed out that one rim as 11 inches wide (the old rusted one) and the other rim (which had been replaced by someone before me) is 12 inches wide. I had never noticed this before but I have been advised that this will change the height of the wheel and can damage the rear end of the tractor.
Is this a real concern for the little difference in height? I may be forced to buy a new 12 inch wide rim for about $160 bucks if I can't repair the old one, but I'm trying to understand how much of a big deal the rim width really means for the tractor. The tires are an old versus new so they would have slightly different heights anyhow but the old tire has a lot of life left so I don't want to replace that on my limited tractor restore budget.
Looking forward to some thoughts and thanks in advance! MODAY