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alan-nj 
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011 at 6:01pm |
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what is the narrowest width rim i can use to put a set of 14.9's on my wc?? thanks alan
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Gary in da UP
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011 at 6:56pm |
12" , tho, when I think about it I had a pair of firestone 14,9X28's on 11" rims and did well at pulling with them on a WD45, but I sure wouldn't go any narrower.
Edited by Gary in da UP - 27 Oct 2011 at 7:00pm
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JW in MO
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011 at 7:10pm |
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I bought a tractor that had 14.9's on 8" wide rims. They looked like balloons but that was the way they were back then. I believe the originals were 13-28's. I have since widened the rims to 12"
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Tony.Or
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011 at 7:14pm |
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Spec book says 13" width for 14.9 tire , for optimum wear. Tony
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Ken in Texas
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011 at 7:27pm |
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My 13-6 Firestones say "on a 12 inch rim" on the sidewall. Came new on a MF on a 11x24 rim. 14-9 being the next size up could run a 12 min. or a 13 like Tony says.
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Kip-Utah
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011 at 7:41pm |
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14.9 is the modern equivalent to the original tires that were mounted on 8" rims from the factory. We have two WCs that we pull with this same arrangement, a 37 with spokes and a 38 with pressed steels. We have been very succesful with both tractors. Kip
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Ken in Texas
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Posted: 27 Oct 2011 at 7:54pm |
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Kip. On paper maybe. In the real world what was on those 8 inch rims compared to a 14-9 is tangerenes to oranges.
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