My little B on Steelies.
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Topic: My little B on Steelies.
Posted By: corbinstein
Subject: My little B on Steelies.
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2015 at 7:28am
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Thanks MnLonnie ! by the way Y'all, the rubber is Truck Recaps you know the rubber alligators that you see on the interstates.. Tire shop gave me a set of out of date ones... I just drilled and bolted them on.  
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Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2015 at 11:59am
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Wow, those recaps look like they worked great. Nice job. ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker |
Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2015 at 1:48pm
Looks great. Now you need a road gear. ------------- 1957 WD45 dad's first AC 1968 one-seventy 1956 F40 Ferguson |
Posted By: beeman
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2015 at 5:45pm
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Nice work. I can see the pitman arm has been repaired like my Father's B was. I lost track of that B years ago. ------------- 1949 B 3930 Ford- Have owned other Orange ,green,red,yellow,dark green tractors and equipment. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2015 at 8:29pm
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The installation of the recaps looks great! Good looking B you have! 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: slip knot
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2015 at 1:26pm
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Those look really sharp.
One question, Does the bolts holding the rubber down move when its rolling? I've been kicking around the same idea using some conveyor belting but I'm a bit concerned that the bolts will rub back and forth as it rolls, possibly wearing the bolts/holes.
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Posted By: sandman2234
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2015 at 4:04pm
I would think that if you countersink the bolt heads, and kept the bolts tight, it would not be a problem. If your planning on going on tractor rides, you might want to put several layers on, because the outside diameter of the rear wheels is considerable decreased, thus slowing the tractor road speed down. They do look good, but I don't think they are going to pull as well as the original steel wheels in the dirt. Might do ok in the rocks of the Tn mountains though! David from jax ------------- A proud member of the Allis Express movement! Northeast Florida |
slip knot wrote:Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 20 Jun 2015 at 9:43pm
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Nice looking B. It is special to have steel wheels. I know after WWII we mounted rubber on the tractors and junked the steel wheels. We were so glad to get rid of them. Looks like you are taking good care of my favorite Good Luck! Bill Long |
Posted By: corbinstein
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2015 at 8:35am
| actually I bought that tractor in Georgia, near ATL:, so it could possibly be the same one! |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2015 at 1:49pm
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Now you need the Steelie fenders to with that. Saw a pair in the classifieds not to long ago. Right up your alley if they're still available yet... Nice looking unit! ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |