Re: GRANDFATHERS TRACTOR STEEL LUGS: PLEASE READ HELP
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Posted by Steamer on October 26, 1998 at 10:22:35:
In Reply to: GRANDFATHERS TRACTOR STEEL LUGS: PLEASE READ HELP posted by Martin Williams on October 26, 1998 at 07:59:23:
: I recently found my great grandfathers 1930 modelU
: allis-chalmers tractor. I was considering restoring
: it but all of the rims are rusted. It would be to
: expensive to buy the new rims for the rubber tires. My uncle
: told me where the old metal lug wheels were, so I went hunting
: for them. I belive I found them, but my hopes were tarnished
: when I relized that that all of the spokes were cut out in
: a circle and the hubs were gone. Then I relized that maybe
: the Tire rims were jsut welded to the spokes of the original lugs.
: Is my hypothesis correct? I would really appreciate some input
: and maybe see if I can weld the Metal lugs wheels back on so I
: don't have to spend so much on tire rims and then tires.
: Pleas Respond. This could determine my next project. It was very common for people to cut the steel rims off of their wheels and attach rims for rubber tires. You'll have to look at the parts closely to determine if this is what happened to that tractor or not. Of course, it is highly likely that the hub side of the spokes were cut long when they removed the steel rims. This would mean that further cutting of the spokes occured when they attached the rims. This also means that you might find that there are sections of the spokes missing when you go to weld the steels rims back onto the hubs. You'd find yourself having to fabricate the missing spoke sections.
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