wider tires on 8n

[oldasdirt44]

Friend has 60 acres that he has planted in trees.
rutted up in spots so hard on front with the narrow
tires. Is their a rim off another tractor he can use
to put wider tires on front? Thanks for any info
 

[oldtanker]

2 different rims were offered on the 8N. A real skinny 19 inch rim and a wired 16 inch rim.

Rick
 

[Ultradog MN]

The same bolt pattern - 6 on 6" was used on most Ford tractors all the way in to the 1990s.
Find a set of front rims from like a 5000 which will be much wider and put some used pickup tires on it.




You can also just buy some new rims.
These are some 14" I bought a few years ago to put on the front of my mowing tractor.
I run shorty rims and cheesey little car tires to get the nose down lower. You can buy them new in 14, 15 and 16" in various widths.


 

[souNdguy]

you can get wide and narrow 16" rims. common to run truck tires on them.. i have a set of truck tires on an 850 for laoder work.

might have to dish a rim if you get pretty wide... or it may rub on the spindle knee
 

[HCooke]

My '49 (second from left) has 16" rims. Makes it harder to steer than the '51 which has 19" tires.