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Posted by Tim Malin on March 28, 2003 at 06:33:32 from (207.190.66.214):
In Reply to: SMTA tire size posted by 57ringo on March 27, 2003 at 20:20:46:
I always considered 13.6 to be darn close enough to original to be called restored. Like Hugh said, 12 inch rims were pretty common, and probably most popular, and a 13.6 goes on a 12" rim, so that's about as much thought as I needed to put into it the first time I really thought about it. Good luck, and remember, there is no such thing as a "perfect restoration." It is all in the eye of the beholder. I agree with those who restore a machine with farmer modifications, because I think the true life of the machine should be the way it was last very, truly used as a farm machine. All opinions is what it comes down to.
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