Ford 5000 front rim/wheel size question

[terrywag]

I have a 1965-ish Ford 5000 and am looking at replacing the front rims and tires. Current tires are 7.50-16SL 3-rib style. I used a measuring tape to figure out the bolt pattern and they look like either a 6X5 or 6X5.5 inch.....hard for me to tell.

I'm pretty sure they are factory original spindle/hubs so when I go to order new rims I want to get ones that will fit what I currently have. Only thing is, most AG rims/wheels look like they are 6X6 bolt pattern. Does anyone have resources or info on what my tractor originally came with?

NOTE: I placed the tape measure as best I could- it almost looks like the bolt pattern *might* be 6x6, but in real life one can see they under 6"...also- the tape measure has inches on one side and metric on the opposite.

I will try and add pics of what I have.

 

[SVcummins]

Call the local case ih dealer .

 

[SVcummins]

Fiat now owns the case name the international
name the new Holland name and has the rights to
ford parts all available under one name cnh global
or case ih

 

[Destroked 450]

Standard 6 bolt implement rim, the rims on my Ford tractors fit any other brand tractor with 6 bolt hubs, also fit any 6 bolt wagon I own and other 6 bolt hub implements.

What size are you looking to put on the tractor?
If your looking at wider tires a set of 15x8 rims with 11L-15 four rib tires will work good with that loader.

I'm taking the 10.00-16's off of my 6610 and swapping over to 11L-15's, the 10.00-16's are worn out but they've always looked to tall to me.

 

[terrywag]

Those are exactly the size rims/tires I am looking for.

"set of 15x8 rims with 11L-15 four rib tires"

 

[Destroked 450]

I've got to measure the wheels I have to see how much back spacing they have, I've found wheels with different back spacing and need to make sure the tires set out enough to clear the spindles.

 

[terrywag]

When I get home, I'll take one of the wheels off to make sure I get the right backspacing ordered.

 

[Robert (ID)]

Thats not metric on that tape... its tenths as in tenths of a foot.. they are used a lot in dirt work.. fyi 1/10 of a foot is just under 1 1/4"..

Anyway, the bolt pattern should be 6 on 6". My 5000 showed up with 15x8 on it, with 11L-15 multiribs.. it had an F-11 farmhand loader on it in a previous life...

 

[terrywag]

Yes indeed! I took the wheel off tonight- the hub sort of gets in the way of the tape measure and it was hard for me to accurately gauge the measurement. And yep- I realized the tape measuring tenths of a foot a few minutes after posting

 

[sunbeam]

I upgraded my 6600 to 10-16s with wheels off the back of a 715 IHC combine.

 

[Destroked 450]

How much back space did you have?
The wheels I found had 4 3/4" and 5 5/8" back space.
I'm thinking 4 3/4" is whats needed but not sure.

 

[terrywag]

I measured on the inboard side 4-5/8" from the lip of rim to hub mounting surface. On the outboard side I measured 2". So the backspacing would be the difference between the 2 measurements or 2-5/8" or just 4-5/8"?

 

[Destroked 450]

4 5/8 is the back space, the difference between the two minus the mounting flange thickness is the off set
That means the 4 3/4 back space wheel is the one to get, for a 8" rim it's the one with 1/4" off set.
On a wagon the 5 5/8 back space which is 1 1/8" off set would be better as that puts more load on the inside wheel bearing, but on a tractor the spindle limits that back space.