16.9 - 28 Tiires on a WD45

i would like to see some 16.9 on a wd 45 also, and a d17 before i buy the next set of 14.9s

You can put 16.9s on, but you would need to use wider rims to go with them.  Mounting them on the standard size rims, the entire tread pattern will not properly contact the ground - only the center of the tread will.   You need the wider rim to get the full tread pattern on the ground.

Here is my D17 with 16.9's.

16.9's on my 17

A lot of tires say on the sidewall mount only on 15 inch wide rims

My father has them on his 45 with 13” rims. Depends on tractor use, will no longer pull 3 16” plows in 3rd gear at all. Depending on ground conditions, 2nd is a struggle. Nice size for raking hay though in 3rd. I have 14.9 on mine and wish I went to the bigger ones.

This is my D14 with 16.9 x 26 tires on 12" rims and a picture of my 850 with 16.9 x 28 tires, with 525 lb outside weights and 220 lb insides, @ 12 lb.




Edited by frnkeore - 08 May 2020 at 3:14pm

LOL Thanks Chris. It's the one I placed 2nd with in last years pull but, with 14.9's and the small (30 lb, 450 lb per side) weights and no enter weights. No pulls this year though :(

Those pie weights, were a LOT of work!! I had to first sand blast the extremely rusted  mounting plates (I hate sand blasting) and clean up everything else on them.

Mounted the inside weights and tires on the tractor, then the pie weights. 45 lb each, doesn't sound like a lot but, there are 24 of them and they barely fit, inside the rims. I painted everything up good, hoping I never have to do it again.

All worth it after it was done though :)

HudCo wrote: i think that i will watch for a used set of 16.9s and mount them up first before i buy new ones

 Ive been doing that for several years, no luck so far, within a reasonable distance   for travel anyway.

As you might have guessed, I'm a big tire guy but, even though I have a set of 18.4 x 26, on Gleaner rims. I can't install them, until I get a wider trailer. 16.9's, on a 17, won't fit on a 6 ft wide trailer. I had to take the 1.5" rails, off the back of mine, to get it to load and it rubs the sides of the fenders that way.

A quick little story : When I took my D17 to the pull, last year, I found that it would fit, w/o the rails. It's a 10K, heavy trailer and the deck is exactly 75" wide w/o the rails. I drove it on with about 20 lb of pressure in the tires and had about 1/8 - 1/4" per side clearance. At the pull I lowered the pressure to 14 lb and after loading up, the tires were pushing on both fenders.

I need a different trailer but, they cost more than most D17's