2N rear wheels

[CS (TX)]

Hey everybody, I was spraying penetrating oil on my tractor's fender bolts when I noticed that my rear wheels were mounted differently. As you can see in the photos I attached one wheel is attached with the outer six nuts out, and the other is attached with the rivets pointing out. I was just wondering which one is correct and which one i'll have to get the tire reversed on.

 

[HCooke]

Upper picture is correct. Probably doesn't make a difference. I would leave it alone until you have to change the rim to the wheel. The wheel is removed from the hub by the inner lug bolts and nuts which appear to be correct.

 

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

N-Wheels have 8 spacing settings. What happened to the rivets?

Tim Daley(MI)

 

[CS (TX)]

Which rivets are you talking about? the way the wheels are mounted right now gives an extra 2" on one side. Is this a way that the wheels can be mounted to give more precise spacing?

 

[HCooke]

He is not talking about the rivets. Look at the bolts attaching the rims to ther centers.

 

[John in Mich]

Picture one has the wheel 2" further from the tractor than picture 2. Either setting can be correct, but unless there was a specific reason that they are not the same I would change one. Personally, I like symmetry. It is easy enough (yeah right) to change either one. Being that you have a pair of original "hat" rims, it looks like they have not been loaded with calcium chloride.
Which ever one you change, the bolt heads, or rivets as you called them, stay with the rim channel. The rims have square holes for the bolt sholders to seat into and prevent bolt rotatation when you tighten the nuts.

 

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

YES, I know Harold. His center discs are reversed, I see that, but also I see on the bottom one the rivets appear to be missing. What is up with that?

TPD

 

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

Here ya go ---

FORD 9N/2N REAR WHEEL SPACING:

FORD 9N/2N SERVICE MANUAL COVER:

Never mind the rivet question - I was seeing shadows.

Tim

 

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

I was seeing shadows Harold, looked like rivets were dished out on bottom pc at first. Best I use my glasses more... ; > )

FORD rear hat rims have 8 settings. One is usually used on both wheels. Maybe he had a reason to offset one from the other???

FORD 9N/2N REAR WHEEL SPACING:

FORD 9N/2N SERVICE MANUAL COVER:

Tim P. Daley(MI)

 

[a32vickyhotrod]

I would say the second picture, rim tire set up, was because the tire rim was off the right side of another tractor. And to mount it on the left side and have tire direction correct it was mounted this way.

 

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

Again, BOTH setups are correct -see OEM chart as explained. There are 8 different wheel spacings. The theory someone swapped out one wheel from another tractor makes sense.

TPD