Re: Question: The Correct Police Phenomenon

Posted by Hugh MacKay on September 10, 2006 at 04:21:57 from (216.208.58.156):

In Reply to: Re: Question: The Correct Police Phenomenon posted by davpal on September 09, 2006 at 22:53:51:

davpal: You briefly touched on tires, and a lot of folks will critize incorrect tires. Most of them don't know that even in the 1950s there were optional tires. In 1958, my dad bought a Farmall 130 with 11.2x24 rear and 5.50x16 front. One can no longer buy a 16" replacment rim for any of SA, SC, 100, 130, 200 or 230. Even CaseIH partsmen will tell you it never existed. While I've never seen 16" front rims on SA or 100, I have seen them on all the rest and factory original I might add. I had been running 15" rims on my 130 for the past 10-12 years as that was all I could find.

Last year I decided to do something about those front tires. Aftermarket guys wanted $60. per rim for blank 4.5x16 rims and they couldn't supply lugs to match that rim to the 130 wheel. I discovered that donut rims from the last rear drive full size GM cars had a 4.5x16 rim. Using a grinder I took out the centers, made up a circle band 1/2x1-1/2, spot welded it inside the rim, then, welded lugs to that band to fit my 130. The rims are black, looks nice against the red. I have 6.00x16 front tires on the tractor. I also like them much better plowing snow with my front mounted blade. With the 15", I used to push far enough, and between snow behind blade and tires over an obstical, I couldn't back away. The 16" tires did 2 things; raised the blade higher and they roll over frozen obsticals much better.

Am I correct, yes I contend I'm more correct than the folks that claim they sell a complete line of rims for tractors. By the the way, I was with my dad the day he bought that new 130. The dealer had in stock that day 4 Farmall 130s and 4 - 230s, all equipped with 5.50x16 front tires. My brother currently owns one of those 230s and it still has the factory original IH 16" front rims. You try and find a dozen guys that remember 16" rims on those tractors. Your Ford probably had the same option. I know I'm trying to find a 4.5x16 rim for my 140, parts guy has them for 8N and Jubalee, same bolt pattern, but the offset is a bit different.

Replies:

• Re: Question: The Correct Police Phenomenon Jim Becker 07:52:15 09/10/06 (1)
  • Re: Question: The Correct Police Phenomenon Hugh MacKay 10:10:47 09/10/06 (0)

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