Wheel size ?????

[Glacier 0]

What are the size and make of car wheels people are using to put the tall narrow ag tires on the rear of the tractors. Jeff

[Ronald Hribar 90]

I think they are 15 inch. There is a set in classifieds now.

[UCD 14]

5 hole 4½" bolt pattern

[ridgerunner 3]

Any Ford Ranger, Bronco II, or Explorer will bolt onto the tractor. They all have the same bolt pattern ( 5 on 4 1/2" bolt circle ) -Paul

[Ronald Hribar 90]

Are those Rims too wide for Lug tires?

[UCD 14]

Most car wheels are 5" to 7" wide. The space saver spares are 4" I believe.

[tractormike 0]

I used 15 inch dodge caravan space saver spare tire rims for my narrow front projects. These have the correct bolt pattern (5 on 4 1/2) and are narrow enough for a 6.70x 15 inch ag tread tire. All you have to do is torch out the center flange and they bolt right up. Here is a picture of what those rims look like on the tractor. [img] /club2/attach/tractormike/IMG_1036.JPG [/img]

[Mick14 0]

How do these larger tires effect the speed of the tractor,,would they be any better to use for plowing snow ?

[tractormike 0]

The larger tires do increase ground speed but on both of the ones I built I changed the pullies to slow it down to close to the original speed. On the massey I put a smaller pulley on the motor and the allis got a larger pulley on the tranny. The allis is a little slower than stock. I haven't tried plowing snow but I know that going up a sand hill with the massey it pulled quite well.