Matching wheels at last
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Topic: Matching wheels at last
Posted By: Ranse
Subject: Matching wheels at last
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2018 at 8:39pm
It's been a long time since this old girl had matching rear tires and rims. One rim rusted thru and Daddy just put on an after market rim and tire on it and kept on farming. It didn't bother him, but it did me, so I had to do something about it. It started when I finally found a matching rim at the GOTO in Pontiac. It needed a few repairs. This hole was about a quarter inch in diameter. After using a wire brush and chipping hammer on it, it end up being about an inch long and half inch wide.  It took a little more welding than expected. It was mostly just to build up thin/weak metal.   The dents I was worried about. They were all around the inside flange.  They weren't that bad. I used a little heat and pounded them out on a steel block. Not perfect, but suits me.  Took the new rim and the rim off the tractor to be sand blasted.  Other than the repair job, the new rim looks better than my original. Less pitting.  These are defiantly matching rims. Both say Firestone 10-24. I found a hair line crack in my old rim after sand blasting. You can see were I welded it near the rivets.  Used the etching primer first, this is the high build primer.  I used PPG Omni paint. The color is Hyundai starlight silver. I just picked it out of a sample book at the part store.  I spent way to much time looking for tires. It's a long story. I found what I wanted at three places. I order them from one place, and after weeks of waiting they told they was unable to get them. I went back to the other two places and they also could no longer get them. I finally found another place that could get them, So here they are.    These tires were almost $100 dollars more than the SAT IIs. $398 vs $304, I think I know why these tires were still around. They had been buffed.  They buff tires at Bridgestone everyday. It's common practice. They do it to remove high spots and such. I really don't know if they sell them at a discount or not (they should). Long story short, I ended up paying $385 for the tires. That's not much of a discount, but I still rather have them than the SAT IIs. Also, they may be the last field & Road tires in the state of Tennessee.     These tires are 11.2-24, same as I was running. I wanted wider ones, but wider also means taller. 12.4-24 are three inches taller than these tires. I was afraid that would speed the tractor up to much. It's to fast pulling the tiller as it is. Also a big jump in price from one size to the next. Anyway, I think they look good so I'm pleased. I took the tractor for a little road test today. She rode nice and smooth. Now it's on to other things, mainly hydraulic leaks. I found another big one while putting the wheels on, but that's for another post. I hope no one was bored with long post. Thanks for looking, Ranse. |
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2018 at 8:46pm
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Looks good 👍 ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2018 at 8:58pm
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I like it! To me, Traction Field and Road are what tractor tires should look like!! |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2018 at 9:49pm
| I spent 22 years selling Firestone tires. The traction Field and Road is a far better tire than the SAT11. Heavier casing, more cords. You got a DEAL. |
Posted By: dawntreader74
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2018 at 10:26pm
| good job; |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2018 at 10:50pm
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Very nice workmanship. ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
Posted By: allisrutledge
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 8:18am
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Looks good Rance ------------- Allis Chalmers still exist in my mind and barns |
Posted By: allisrutledge
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 8:19am
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S ------------- Allis Chalmers still exist in my mind and barns |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 8:49am
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Ranse, You didn't bore me! I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Not sure Why I like rim work, its usually nasty, dirty, sweaty,grinding, welding, cleaning and painting, stuff! Your matched rims and repairs will be good for another 50 years! The Firestones look great on there too! You did real good. 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: Reindeer
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 10:52am
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Nice job! ------------- |
Posted By: Dick L
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 11:00am
| Fantastic work and look. |
Posted By: Tim NH
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 6:48pm
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You did a nice job Ranse. Are you going to put rear weights on it. Tim ------------- 1950 WD 1959 D14 1955 WD45 1976 7000 B 207 |
Posted By: Pete from IL
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 8:42pm
| Looks good. What paint did you use for the wheel centers. My agco dealer said that the cream color was only available in spray cans. Would like to buy the cream in a quart so I can put some hardener in with it. Pete |
Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 9:17pm
Thanks Tim, and the answer is yes. Here is a picture I took in 2013 before any work was done to the tractor (as you can see I haven't got much done in five years). It has the rear wheel weights and the belly weights on it. The belly weights will be painted for sure, like the front wheel weights. The rear weights look like PO1, I kind of like that. I thought about leaving them, but it probably wouldn't look right. The weights will go back on at some point. 
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Tim NH wrote:Posted By: Dan Hauter
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 9:34pm
| Someone told me that Rustoleum Almond is a near match to the old A-C cream color. Haven't tried it yet. This is really a neat story. I find it interesting. What part of TN? My M-I-L lives in Hendersonville, TN. |
Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 10:02pm
Pete, I had those centers, grill, front rims and front hubs powder coated about three years ago. The color was called Light Ivory. The color I thought was perfect, however the place I took them to didn't do good work. It's already starting to rust thru the paint, and it chips like crazy. I'm going to sand them down and wet paint over it. Take a look at the seat. I painted it. I used Martin Senour from Napa. My store had a lot of Allis sample cards. There was two AC cream colors, I chose one and I didn't like it. It had a yellow tint. I took it back and they added a lot of white to it. It looks pretty good now, that's what you see on the seat. I know this doesn't help you at all. If I had to do it over, I would go to a PPG store and pick something out of an auto book. That's what I done on the rims. That paint is supposed to go on a Hyundai car. By the way, the back hubs are painted with Rust-oleum spray paint. I can't remember the color, Light almond or something. It's for appliances. I got it at Lowe's in the appliance section. As you can see, it looks almost identical to the centers. |
Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 10:17pm
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Dan, I'm not to far from Hendersonville. About 70 miles southeast in McMinnville. |
Posted By: Tenn allis
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 5:25am
| Not bad Ranse for someone who went to Centertown elementary school |
Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 8:24pm
Who you be? I'm guessing Kenneth Vickers. Am I correct? |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 9:12pm
| Very good work indeed! I feel embarrassed to ask,but what model is that? |
Posted By: Ranse
Date Posted: 13 Dec 2018 at 9:17pm
No need to be embarrassed. It is a 1962 series II D10. |
Posted By: Tenn allis
Date Posted: 14 Dec 2018 at 4:19am
| You got it |