Howdy, gang...do most of my reading/posting in the other Ford forum on YT, but I venture in here from time to time. Anyway, did a search and came up empty...here's my question: I've seen quite a few 9/2/8Ns on ebay (and even a couple in real life) that had an automotive-style 5-lug front hub. Where do these hubs come from? Were (or are) they an aftermarket conversion, or did hubs from a plain ol' passenger car swap right over? Reason I ask is one of my dad's N's has a FEL, and even though I'm pretty sure its days of working hard are over (we have an '88 2910 with a 6-foot Dual loader...talk about too much loader!), someday it might scoop some earth again, and I imagine it's not too hard to overload those poor ol' 4.00-19 tires with a full bucket, not to mention a lot harder to steer. I just thought being able to put wide rims and tires on the front might make things easier on me AND the tractor. I reckon I could get my hands on a pair of 8N hubs and take them to a machine shop to have new wheel stud holes drilled, but if there's a hub that directly swaps onto the spindles, that sounds like the way to go. Thanks for letting me ramble...
Pat
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