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7030 WITH DUELS OR 24.5 TIRES?

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Topic: 7030 WITH DUELS OR 24.5 TIRES?
Posted By: DarrylinWA
Subject: 7030 WITH DUELS OR 24.5 TIRES?
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 1:21am
Just want your guys opinion. Would my 7030 look better with 24.5x32 tires or would it look better with 18.4x38 duels with 9 bolt steel pressed rims on the outside. Have 16.5x 16.1 4 ribs on the front.
 
Thanks in advanced, Darryl. P.S. Also taking the cab off and making a open station. Leaning towards the duels.


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Posted By: RPSallispullinmd
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 5:59am
Darryl, We had a neighbor that bought a 7030 new open station with 24.5x32's looked awesome but was not much fun in the dust,heat or cold.That was the only one I ever seen in person.


Posted By: XT in pa
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 7:25am
how bout 24.5X32 duals  that would be sweet
               Shawn


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Posted By: Matt MN
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 7:46am
well, here in "row crop" country, We see the 18.4-38 dualed up tractors all the time. So based on that I think the "big fat tires" look sweet.


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Posted By: jiminnd
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 8:38am
I had a 7030 with duals, neighbor has one still with fat tires, I liked mine better but maybe it is just because it was mine.


Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 8:51am
If not row cropping,use 30.5's.Great traction and ride.


Posted By: Russ-neia
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 9:59am
Duals are a nice look, but the pressed steel wheels won't look as good as factory cast duals.  If that is your option, I'd lean toward the 24.5 x 32.  Plus, the single tires, albeit wider, will be easier to get the tractor narrow enough for transport.

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Posted By: injpumpEd
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 12:18pm
I think the big singles will look awesome! My question is what will you be doing with it?

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Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 12:19pm
I vote for 30.5 x 32".  Second for 24.5 x 32" if you are going to haul it on a trailer and have to be 8' 6" or narrower.  Mexican hat cast duals are good too but a bear to take off.

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Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 12:58pm
WesVA has big ones on his 7030. they look mean

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'48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD


Posted By: John D
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 1:33pm
Our 7040 had 18.4-38 with clamp on duals, I would've liked to had axle mount but we were on 36" rows so axle length was an issue for us.
 


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Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 1:56pm
It really depends on what you're going to do with the tractor.  But, I'd probably lean towards the duals.


Posted By: dustinmo
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 6:34pm
I had a 7060 with big rubber and it looked good, there are almost no tractors with big rubber around here all have duals so I vote for the 24.5s


Posted By: Henry se/k!
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 8:20pm
I had a D21 with 30.5. I liked the looks so good that I am insalling 30.5 on 220 this month. I have 4 matched 24.5 if you want to go that way


Posted By: AlVee
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2012 at 10:04pm
I vote 30.5x32 tires ever seen the operators manual with the big rubber on the 7080 way cool 


Posted By: dpower
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2012 at 1:26am

Ill try to get our 7030 out with pressed duals and take a pictures for you . It looks good i think but i also like big rumber on tractors to. Decisions decisions lol



Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2012 at 10:30am
30.5's on my 210. 110" wide with 4" clearance to the fender on each side. 7030 is same width.  I vote again for 30.5's!  It's simple to widen the rims like I posted earlier.

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Posted By: ACFarmer
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2012 at 12:45pm
I'd go duals. They pull better and can be removed if needed.

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Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2012 at 10:08am


Posted By: nsula_country
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2012 at 3:53pm
AWESOME 210!

CT


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Posted By: nevin
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2012 at 12:57am
Man, I'm a sucker for the fat tire look.  Here in row crop country, it's rare to see something with the wide tires.  I'd say go for the 24.5.
 
That said, you could also get creative and go with like a 600/65r38 tire.  Michelin makes one that would fit right on a 16x38 rim (18.4-38 sized rim) and they look sweet.  That way, if your rims are good, you wouldn't need to replace them and you could always change back to 18.4-38's if you wanted.
 
So many choices really, the answer is how much do you want to spend?!
 
And if you want it to look super sweet, get some diamond tread 16.5L-16.1 tires for it.  That makes any tractor look beefy!


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Posted By: ajl
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2012 at 6:46pm
If it was an option how about 20.8 x 38 or better yet 20.8 x 42 duals?


Posted By: AlVee
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2012 at 11:51pm
check it out


Posted By: 160 allis
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 9:59am
Where would someone find rims to fit 30.5x32 tires on a 185 ac? I know this is a old thread but I'm looking for that setup


Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 11:31am
I'm no wheel expert but I doubt they made a 32in wheel center to use the 185 bolt pattern. About the only option would be to have adapters built which bolt to your axle stubs and a larger center outboard to bolt combine rims to


Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 11:34am
Get some combine rims and change the center,, can be done pretty easy


Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2018 at 10:39pm
Originally posted by DougG DougG wrote:

Get some combine rims and change the center,, can be done pretty easy
Where you gonna find centers to fit both 32 in rim and 8 bolt stub axle? Could have them made out of plate I guess.


Posted By: 160 allis
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 8:19am
I didn't know, I want wide tires on there and trying to get info on the best way to do it. Anyone be willing to make them and I buy from them? I want the wide tires on the 185 and it doesn't have to be now, it could be a while


Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 11:01am
30.5's on a 185 would probably look a little goofy. Something like a 28L-26 combine type would be a better fit/look. Some combine wheels fit the stub axle bolt pattern and could be widened but I don't know if the offset wound fit the tractor with fenders.


Posted By: 160 allis
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2018 at 12:05pm
I wasn't sure how different it would look than a 220 I saw with them on it. I want it to look good but be wide and not goofy. Anyone have pics with 28L-26 on a 185,190?


Posted By: 160 allis
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2018 at 11:06am
Which combine rims would I need to get? Any specific model?



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