Front tires for 5000?

[blunosr]

Hi, I thought I read somewhere that the front tires for a Ford 5000 were 7.50x16. Is that right? My rims seem to be 5.50" wide inside the bead, maybe a 6" rim. I ordered a couple of Firestone 7.50x16 3-rib tires that are supposed to be here on Wednesday, but I might be able to change the order if I knew by tomorrow morning.

The old tires were truck, or trailer, tires. My concern is that there was not much clearance at the top for the sidewall, also, the tractor has a heavy front end loader.

Can I buy different rims? Would the New Holland dealer have them, or is there a rim from an old vehicle that fits and I might get at an auto wrecker?

Thanks,

Troy Boyd

 

[taylordeere62]

750-16 will work fine. Some times its better to use 8 ply on a
loader rather than a common 6 ply. but a 6 ply will work.

 

[Greg Wolodkin]

Standard tires were 6.00x16 on 4.00x16 rims, according to the manual. But 7.50x16 on 5.50x16 rims was another available option, and a pretty common one for a tractor with a loader. The book shows options for normal 3-rib tires, I1 implement tires, and both 6ply and 8ply truck tires in the 7.50x16 size.

Your rims might be the original rims, so I wouldn't worry about it. If you're curious, see if you can find a part number stamped on the inside of the rim when the truck tires are removed. Something like "C5NN1007A".

Hope this helps -
Greg

 

[Fordfarmer]

Depends on how you use the loader... I have been getting about 2 years out of 8-ply fronts on my 4600 (7.50x16). I use it to handle 400-600 round bales per year, plus loading manure, moving dirt, etc. 6-ply wouldn't last long at all. I'll probably go to 10 or 12 ply next time, if I can find them.