Full Version: New Member - Frome, Uk
Just a quick note. Bought my H 2 months ago. She was imported into the UK in 1962. The guy died soon after and she has stood in the front of the container she arrived in since then. The serial number is 61110 which makes her one of the last seven made! She joins a Fordson N (1944) and a grey Fergie (1948). Must admit to not being a farmer. Engine seems to have had a rebore and the head has new valves and inserts. Believe it or not, one rear wheel is 9 inches the other is 7 inches. Is it OK to drill out the rivets and put a 2 inch band in the centre followed by rerivetting? Any other ideas would be appreciated.
Welcome!
I'll move your thread down into the main forum. That way more folks will see it.
Best of luck on the project!
I'll move your thread down into the main forum. That way more folks will see it.
Best of luck on the project!
Howdy!
Passed near a place called Frome a couple years back going from Bath to Salisbury. Would that be the same area?
It's pretty typical for a 7" rim to have been replaced by whatever was handy, and apparently a 9" rim was handy, especially since both were offered on the "H". You certainly can split that rim, roll a new 2" slat and weld that in there, then re-rivet, or you could try to find a 7 or a 9" inch rim. They are still pretty much available over here, but I can't say how much you might have to pay to buy and ship one over the pond. See www.millertire.com if you want to check the pricing.
Good luck on it.
Passed near a place called Frome a couple years back going from Bath to Salisbury. Would that be the same area?
It's pretty typical for a 7" rim to have been replaced by whatever was handy, and apparently a 9" rim was handy, especially since both were offered on the "H". You certainly can split that rim, roll a new 2" slat and weld that in there, then re-rivet, or you could try to find a 7 or a 9" inch rim. They are still pretty much available over here, but I can't say how much you might have to pay to buy and ship one over the pond. See www.millertire.com if you want to check the pricing.
Good luck on it.
Thanks for the replies. You passed by on your way from Bath to Salisbury. Frome lies at the east end of the Mendip hills. Lots of quarries and dairy farms. I know that she has two different sized rims because I fitted new tyres but I suspect the casual observer at a show wouldn't notice the difference. As you say, one rim could have been replaced with whatever was handy. I may just leave them as is. First show is early February so its going to be a squeeze anyway.
9-32 wheels are common here in UK. 
The size is an acceptable narrow wheel size for the front wheels of some 70-90hp four wheel drive modern tractors.
I would have thought it would be easier to find one than weld in a section as you suggest.
The size is an acceptable narrow wheel size for the front wheels of some 70-90hp four wheel drive modern tractors.
I would have thought it would be easier to find one than weld in a section as you suggest.
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