John Deere wagon running gear

AL Moyer · Sep 25, 2021

Here's a question for the John Deere guys, I've acquired 2 old wagons from my late uncle farm, they both need some tires, however the one with the John Deere running gear has different size wheels front & back, back ones are 16, & the fronts are 15. Was this something that was common ? Have another John Deere wagon that I got from the farm, & that has 16 wheels all around, so that's why this other one kinda surprised me ! Thank goodness I didn't get all 16 tires ! Thanks for all & any responses, Alan

Timmycornpicker · Sep 25, 2021

I had a David Bradley with 15 up front and 16 in the back, matching rim styles. Also bought a Little Giant gravity box at an auction that had been placed on a too-light unknown brand gear with spoked wheels that had 15 inch up front and 16 in the back. I kept the box and sold the gear.

Loosehandle · Sep 25, 2021

If they are 6 bolt rims anything goes.
My dad used to like the front of a flat wagon lower so the bale chute cleared it better

caterpillar guy · Sep 25, 2021

Normally wagon gears came with the same size wheels all around them with 6 bolt hubs anything could have happened since they were new. We have all sizes on our wagons also. From smaller 15's to larger 16's.

DoubleR · Sep 25, 2021

The old JD gear I brought a few years back has both 15 inch and 16 inch tires on it with different style rims on it. I just figured it being as old as me somebody just swapped a couple of them out at one time or another.

NY 986 · Sep 26, 2021

Over the decades things get mismatched especially if you are in a hurry trying to beat the weather. A lot of JD gears sold around here and I don't recall one having different size wheels from the factory.

chcase · Sep 28, 2021

Normally the wheels were all the same.As one posted below alot farmers put smaller tires on front so baler matched the wagon

John Deere wagon running gear

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