d17 tires
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Topic: d17 tires
Posted By: ironac
Subject: d17 tires
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 8:22pm
| im restoring a d17 and im confused on what size tires to put on it. the old tires are 5.50-15-sl in the front and 16-9-28 in the rear. i dont know if i should get a new set of the same sizes or go with what tractordata.com says it should have. |
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Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 8:26pm
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Tractor data is not always correct. my 17 has 16.9x28s on her, and that's on a 15" rim, looks really good. The 14.9x28s will start to make it look like the WD45 rear depending on your rim width, which will look out of place. IMHO not fact. ------------- Still in use: HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 9:02pm
16.9 x 28 and 6.00 -16 look good on the early series....18.4 x 28 and 9.5L-15 look mean on the Series IV.
 I put a set of 14.9's on my early series and it looks a little anemic...
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Posted By: Steve M C/IL
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 9:56pm
| I thought all 17's had 16.9 rears. |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 11:04pm
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Even the 170 operators manual lists 14.9 x 28 as an option on them.....they really look small on a 170! ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: ironac
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 11:08pm
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uploads/4197/IMAG0137.jpg - uploads/4197/IMAG0137.jpg i think i will stick with the same size its got on it. looks a little meaner |
Posted By: ironac
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 11:12pm
| tires are a little low in that pic. it had been sitting in the yard for about 7 years. finally decided to push it in the garage and work on it. found out my dad had thrown a rod in it and it was all locked up. i got all the engine work done on it now and its all put back together and running. having problems with it cutting out if i give it to much throttle to fast. |
Posted By: EdIL
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 12:21am
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Eldon,
What brand are those 14.9 - 28 tires and where do you buy them?
Thanks Ed
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Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 10:18am
My Series IV has 16.9 x 28s and 7.5 x 16s. Looks great...
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Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 11:14am
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According to the owner's manual for my early D17, the 14.9-28's are the "standard" size with the 16.9-28 being optional. I'll bet most D17's had the optional 16.9's put on them. That's how mine is. ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: Dean/MN
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 11:18am
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Our '67 Series IV had 18.4x28's on it from the factory. It was purchased new in spring of '68 and had been @ the MN state fair the previous year. I always liked the way it looked with those big tires on it and it did float quite well also. ------------- HD16,917H,185,7050,8030FWA,8050FWA |
Posted By: Dans 7080
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 11:19am
| My 59 wide front D17 has, 16.9-28s and 6.50-16s. My 57 narrow front has 16.9-28s and 5.50-16s. |
Posted By: TedBuiskerN.IL.
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2011 at 8:01pm
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Bought a D17 diesel with factory 14.9's on it. It was a lot happier with the 16.9's I found on a scrapped D17 gas I found. The 14.9's went on my 45 diesel. ------------- Most problems can be solved with the proper application of high explosives. |