Super C Farmall Rear tires

Don Mountain · May 6, 2012

I have a 54 Farmall Super C tractor with rear tire and rim problems. I had a slow leak in one rear tire. And took it to my local repair shop and helped the guy remove the tire and tube for repairs. It looks like rust is scaling off the inside of the rim and poking holes in the tube. After two days back on the tractor it went flat again. And I am thinking of taking off the tire at home here and flaking all the pieces of rust off the tube and wire brushing the rim and painting it. Anybody have any ideas about what I should do here? The rim on the other side looks like it is rusting through the rim and I can even see the tube pushing out the rust? Can a strip of metal be welded on the inside of these old rims?

old · May 6, 2012

I repair rims all the time and some I have been told could not be fixed but I did it any how. So yes you can weld patches on the rims. I also instead of common paint I spray on the bed liner stuff because it is made to protect truck beds from rust and is a sort of rubber like stuff

Don Mountain · May 6, 2012

How thick of metal strips do you use in a rim? I think I have some 1/8" stock in the shop I used to weld up the holes on my old air compressor?

Janicholson · May 6, 2012

Other than the repair shop not prepping the rim when it was off, the procedure Old outlines is good. Welding skill and safety go hand in hand. Cutting up pieces of good areas of a different rim (scrapped) is best if the pits and weak areas are every where, consider a new rim. Do not put more than 20 psi in a welded rim, and be very careful to use remote filling doing that, it can kill. Jim

old · May 6, 2012

I use what I have on hand be it 1/16 or 1/8 or even cut out pieces of an old rim for a patch. After I do the welding I grind off any sharp places and then spray them real good with the bed liner stuff to make sure there is no way of the tube getting a hole in it

Dean Olson · May 6, 2012

My tire guy will let me know if the rim needs attention. He will wire brush them. I usually will have them sand blasted and painted. Rims are cheap and easy to come by around Houston so I don't try to repair them. Tires are not typically loaded, if they are it's usually just water.

Don Mountain · May 6, 2012

Where would I get a "new" rim for such an old tractor at a reasonable price? Its a 1954 Super C Farmall? Thats why I was looking to repair it myself. And just now my starter button won't spin the starter any more.

riverbend · May 6, 2012

Check to see if the starter is jammed in the flywheel before you replace any electrical compenents.

Where are you located ? I have a list of local tractor repair shops/junkyards that I call on to find parts. Sometimes it takes a bit of patience.

A new rim for a reasonable price might be an oxymoron. Miller has a new rim for $290 plus shipping ($125 when I checked for my 350).

I welded up the rear rim on my Super C. If you are comfortable welding your compressor tank and survive, welding a tractor rim should not be a problem. 30 psi X 1018 square inches = a lot of force.

Greg

Heat Houser · May 6, 2012

Abilene Machine has new rims for Super Cs.
Poke here for rim

Farmallhal · May 6, 2012

You haven't mentioned where you are located as the rim you are looking for are fairly easy to find as they were used on several models of IH tractors. You should have no problem finding one in a close by salvage yard unless that size tractor is very uncommon where you reside. I got a very nice one from a dry climate area when I restored my SC tractor brought to the RPRU a couple of years ago for $100. Good luck in your hunt but a different good rim would be the way to go, Hal.

Farmallhal · May 6, 2012

Don, I saw in your other thread you are located in Missouri. Is so, Cook's Tractor in Clinton on the west side of the state and JP Tractor Salvage on the east side are two good places to find a rim. Also, there are several salvage yards up around Macon and Moberly in the north central part of the state. If you think a new one is necessary you might try Hey Wheel in Baldwin City, Kansas which is just over the Missouri border and south of KC about 50 miles. If you can't locate contact info for these places my email is open, Hal.

Don Mountain · May 6, 2012

On my compressor tank I just placed a patch over the rusted through area and seam welded it all the way around. And had to plug a few leaks due to the rod welding (no wire feed welder). But I assume that I would do the same for the tractor rim and leave whats left of the rusted rim for whatever structural strength it has, and just weld plates on the inside of the wheel. So I wouldn't be removing any strength the wheel has already, just adding strength before it breaks.

Don Mountain · May 6, 2012

I am near Jefferson City, Missouri, right in the center of the state.

gene bender · May 7, 2012

Rims can be found but you do need to know the width you now have and the tire size you are using. Where do you live as there should be places to find good used ones nearby new ones also are available.

mkirsch · May 7, 2012

Don't waste your time trying to fix the rim. You're just going to be chasing the rot.

They made hundreds of thousands of C's, Super C,s 200's, 230's, 240's combined. They all use the same rear rim. Keep your eyes open and you may find some for sale in nearby craigslists.

Mark Peters · May 7, 2012

You can add Farmall 404 to the list too.

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