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Tim Plude New User
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:32 am Post subject: Little Genius Rim |
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I inherited a Little Genius 2 bottom plow on rubber from a relative. It has been sitting in the woods for at least 20 years and one of the rims is rusted through. I would like to know if anyone knows where I could starting looking for a replacement. Any help would be appreciated.
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LenND Tractor Expert
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:37 am Post subject: Re: Little Genius Rim |
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If that has a car style wheel any implement one the same size and hole arrangement will work. If it is the older spoke type you may need to find a salvage yard. |
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Dave S. Long Time User
Joined: 23 Jan 2001 Posts: 895 Location: United States
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: Little Genius Rim |
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Call Stauffer Salvage south of Holton, Kansas he has several little genius plows, might have one. Phone #785-966-2739. |
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msb Tractor Guru
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject: Re: Little Genius Rim |
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There is a guy who remanufactures spoked rims. He advertizes in "Antique Power Magazine" all the time. |
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Leroy Tractor Guru
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:20 am Post subject: Re: Little Genius Rim |
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That wheel is unique to early McCormick rubbertired implements as it has a completely different size center hole and bolt pattern than any standard implement wheel and no car wheel ever made used that bolt pattern. I know it was made in both a 15" & 16" size and was not only used on the plows but the MF series grain drills and the 1PR corn picker. What other implements used it I do not know. The wheel disks used a standard implement wheel. Your best bet if the disc in the wheel is still good but the rim is just gone is to go to a car junkyard and find a spare wheel off a I know some years Chevy S10 trucks used them that is a 16" wheel with a temperary use tire on it and have a welding shop cut out the center disc of that truck spare and weld the rim on to the center disc of that plow wheel. I have done that many a time repairing wheels that way. That rim would be the same width as the orignal. |
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glennster Tractor Guru
Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 11741 Location: illinois
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:12 am Post subject: Re: Little Genius Rim |
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i have some old david bradley wagons, the rims off them fit my little genius plow. they have a very large center hole in them that fits the plow hub. |
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Tim Plude New User
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Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:33 am Post subject: Re: Little Genius Rim |
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Hey, thanks for the help, but I actually found what I was looking for at my grandfather"s place. |
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