John Deere D 28" Wheel

[tachoc]

Have a 1947 John Deere D need a 28"x14" wheel or any idea of how I can repair one

 

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Have a 1947 John Deere D need a 28"x14" wheel or any idea of how I can repair one

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[tachoc]

about 1/3 is missing need the the round part it rotted because it was on the ground

 

[tachoc]

basically would need a wheel blank but can't find one 14" wide

 

[T.R.K.]

Have you checked with Miller tire?

Another thought: I recall cutting down a 30" rim back in the '90s so both rims were same width. We put the bare rim on the tractor, held a lathe cutter against the rim to score it where we needed to cut at, and after we had a groove around the rim finished the cut with a metal blade in a jigsaw. The lathe tool was clamped in the end of about a 4 ft x 1/2" pipe and rested on a post driven into the ground near the rim. The tractor was on blocks of course, and ran in low gear. I removed 2" and had a professional welder weld it back together for me. I would think that making your rim wider would also be possible if you can bend or roll a spacer to weld in to make it wider.

 

[Mark-Ia]

Pat Detwiler in Wis. will re-rim your wheel.

 

[Blackhole49]

I don't see 14" blanks, but 13" and 15" seem pretty available. Years ago, I had one bad 9" wavy flange rim on my JD M. I couldn't find a 9" blank, so I used a 10" and reinstalled the wavy flange in it. You have to look really close to tell its not the same as the 9".