Posted by modirt on July 20, 2019 at 06:40:06 from (199.187.163.74):
First, lets go with the widow makers. (Firestone RH-5 rims).
Have been doing tons of searches, reading threads, etc. Lots of talk about them.......very few photos to help ID them. I assume these are them?
If so, quest starts to find replacements, as I won't even attempt to reuse a split rim and the tires are about shot anyway. If those are the WM's, they will be cut up and sent to scrap.
Seeing prices ranging from $250 up to $375 for new replacements. Plus tires. With new tires, that sounds like $500 per wheel/tire, or $2,000 for a rear set on an old axle with drum brakes.
If anyone knows a junk yard in the midwest that might have these, please name names.
Also, if you can describe these in detail (so I'll know what to tell the yard guys on the phone what I need), please do so. I only know the tires mounted on them are 7.5 x 20's, and it has 6 bolt holes.
On the other hand, I'm seeing some used rear axles off trucks on ebay for $1,000 to $1,500, some of which will include the rims and tires.
BTW, this is not going on a truck. It is a piece of self propelled farm equipment used to haul hay and does not have tags for road use. It only needs to be reliable and safe. If an axle off a military truck, like an M35 would work, I could use it.
Current axle is a Rockwell F106, which I understand may have been used on Fords of the day (early 70's), which might explain the widow maker rims.
If anyone can decode that ID tag to tell me what i have.....GVWR, etc, I'd also appreciate it.
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