Wd rear tire what's the correct size? ?
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Topic: Wd rear tire what's the correct size? ?
Posted By: ac89
Subject: Wd rear tire what's the correct size? ?
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2018 at 9:15pm
| Fixing up the old wd has oversized tires was wondering what the size on the rear is supposed to be. Thanks. |
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Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2018 at 10:04pm
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I like the 14.9-28 size and look. That would normally be considered one size over stock which was a 13.6-28. Here is Nic with our family WD and 13.6-28's:  Here is same tractor with the 14.9-28's:   Good luck with your tire selection. Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: Eric B
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2018 at 11:39pm
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At least the older WD's had 12.4 X 28 as original tire size. I have wide enough rims on mine now for 16.9 X 28. ------------- Currently- WD,WC,3WF's,2 D14's B. Previously- I 600,TL745,200,FL9,FR12,H3,816 LBH. Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal! |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 7:33am
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They came from the factory with 12x28 but tire nomenclature has changed la least twice. Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 7:35am
| First WD's were 11 x 28 which is 12.4 x 28. Option was 12 x 28 which was 13.6 x 28. Only the WD-45's had 13 x 28/ 14.9 x 28 as an option. |
Posted By: TedBuiskerN.IL.
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 9:29am
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Persoally I like the 13.6 - 28s on a WD, and 14.9 - 28 on a WD45, and 12.4 - 28s on the styled WCs, and 14.9 -24 on the unstyled WC. ------------- Most problems can be solved with the proper application of high explosives. |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 10:03am
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For a long time the tire width was the width of the rim and the tire at the beads. Later the tire width changed to be the widest part of the tire a larger number than the tire and rim width at the beads. Gerald J. |
Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 10:08am
| Dad ran 14.9's on the skinny WD rims for many years. I came up with some 45 rims for the last set in the early 80's |
Posted By: ac89
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 11:46am
| Thanks everyone for the response. I think im going to go with the 13.6 28. |
Posted By: ac89
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 11:48am
| Very nice tractor you have there! Hope to have mine looking that nice someday! Mines a 49 |
Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2018 at 11:43pm
 Our WD is a narrow front with 13.6x28s on the rear and looks good that way. Our WD45 is a wide front with 16.9x28s on the rear and looks just as good even with them mounted on 12" wide rims.
 ------------- "My name is Lionel and I'm an Allisoholic" |
Posted By: garden_guy
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2018 at 12:01am
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Sugarmaker -- Oh man, a WD with white wheels! I am torn... One of my WDs is orange wheels. My other one is orange on the left side, white on the right side. Not sure what happened to make it be that way (possible parts swap from a D-series?). Did they actually make WDs with cream colored wheels? I like the look. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2018 at 7:50am
Garden guy, No that's just a want a be D series look! Dad had a couple WD's painted like that in the 60's when the D's came out. I still like the look, but it does stand out in a row of correct Allis painted tractors. Lionel Those both look good! I like the look of the 16.9 on the wide front. Man you have all the weight options on those too! Very nice! Regards, Chris
------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
garden_guy wrote:Posted By: garden_guy
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2018 at 5:01pm
Since I have 2 WDs, and that is how grandpa had it, I would have the one redone with white wheels instead of orange. And leave the mesh screen on the front.   Then the mowin' tractor would definitely be orange!  |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2018 at 5:06pm
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Nice WD's Garden guy! Good pictures of tractors working! I like the pull behind Allis brushhog! Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 09 Oct 2018 at 1:00am
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Lionel Those both look good! I like the look of the 16.9 on the wide front. Man you have all the weight options on those too! Very nice! Regards, Chris
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Thanks! Though retired, they are both still set up the way that they were when each was actually Grandpa's main tractor on the farm with the only exception being that the WD had the liquid ballast removed from the rear tires about a decade ago. The WD has 1 set of rear steel weights while the WD45 has 2 sets on the rear. The WD45 weighs in right @ 6k lbs the way she sits in the picture. ------------- "My name is Lionel and I'm an Allisoholic" |
Posted By: 1953ACWD
Date Posted: 05 May 2021 at 3:47pm
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Nice tractor! What size wheels did you mount the 14.9 X 28 tires on? ------------- 1953 WD - Grandpop bought new, sold to neighbor in 1965, I bought back in 2001, restored 2021; 1974 175 Gas; 1980 5050 Diesel, w/400 Loader |