Been having visions of sticking a 6' or 7' finish mower behind my '39 H by hooking to the drawbar. My tires are very cracked anyway, so I'm thinking about trying to locate some used tires for back and putting truck tires on front. Would the more modern, wider 38" tires fit those old rims? I'm considering looking for used tires w/ less than 30% tread left, as long as the rubber is still "live". This would be a poor mans turf tires, with better flotation than the 9-11" wide originals.
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rustyfarmall
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Truck tires on the front will work, but they need to be no wider than the 6.00x16 original tires. Also, if making sharp turns, those truck tires will have a tendency to just slide on the slick grass. Finding solid, used rear tires in the size to fit a Farmall H will be like finding the proverbial "needle in a haystack". The only reason an H gets NEW tires anymore is IF the tires on it now are badly cracked and rotten. Basically, there are no good, used tires to be found.
glennster
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now dont tell anyone, cause this is top secret. the cheapest way i found to get a decent pair of used tires is to go to farm and consignment auctions and buy a set of clamp on duals with decent tires. most people poo-poo clamp on duals anymore and just by pass them. i picked up a set of 18-4 34 field and roads on clamp ons for 55 dollars a couple years ago. tires were about 60%. also snagged 3 sets of 13-6 38"s for 5 dollars to 50. sssshhhh.....dont say nuthin.
The wider tires won't work well on the narrow H rims.
First off they will be nigh-on impossible to install. Heck we struggled mightily just to squeeze a pair of 13.6x38's on a set of Super H rims, and that's only one size over. You're looking at 18.4x38's on a 4020.
If you can manage to wedge them on there, they will be badly pinched in at the rim, and very round in profile, almost like airplane tundra tires.
They will also be much higher than the stock H tires, and make the tractor go incredibly fast.
It will also look ridiculous.
First off they will be nigh-on impossible to install. Heck we struggled mightily just to squeeze a pair of 13.6x38's on a set of Super H rims, and that's only one size over. You're looking at 18.4x38's on a 4020.
If you can manage to wedge them on there, they will be badly pinched in at the rim, and very round in profile, almost like airplane tundra tires.
They will also be much higher than the stock H tires, and make the tractor go incredibly fast.
It will also look ridiculous.
I mowed with a "40 Farmall H with a 59" Woods belly mower for 20 years or so. I put a used set of 13" x 38" original equipment rear tires off my dad"s SMTA (prior to 13.6" measurements). They were heavily worn and didn"t tear my sod like good tread would have. It made the tractor a couple inches taller and faster, but the increase in speed was just perfect for mowing in 2nd gear. There"s no magic in "right sized tires" for mowing. Use whatever works best for you. --Lee
Ive got an H with a 6 foot ArtsWay finish mower (belly mount) and my tires are about 50-60% tread still. The only time I leave any sort of mark is when I stab the brake and do a pivot turn and even then sometimes it just slides.
I have a 55 gallon tank on the back with a 16 foot sprayer and even when that's full it doesn't leave much of a track in the grass
I have a 55 gallon tank on the back with a 16 foot sprayer and even when that's full it doesn't leave much of a track in the grass
DaninKansas
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If all you are going to do is mow with them you can have some pretty nasty tires (especially on a lower HP tractor like an H) and get along just fine. I just wouldn't pull a loaded hay wagon in roadgear.
Neighbor had some fluid filled tires on the back of an old Massey Harris that were cracked to the tubes with large chunks of rubber peeled off the sidewalls. They were fine until the rusted out rims finally started to seperate. He still uses it some.
Neighbor had some fluid filled tires on the back of an old Massey Harris that were cracked to the tubes with large chunks of rubber peeled off the sidewalls. They were fine until the rusted out rims finally started to seperate. He still uses it some.
did the same with my Super H with a 3-point finish mower
hooked to the drawbar, (used some old Ford lift arms I had laying around)
with a long toplink up to the seat frame.
Can't lift it of course, but it drags and mows fine.
I honestly wouldn't worry about the rear Ag tires.
My big side yard is always soft.
Turfs and/or R4's on my small lawn tractors do far more damage....they spin.
Those big Ag tires don't spin, and the cleat marks aren't noticeable the next day.
hooked to the drawbar, (used some old Ford lift arms I had laying around)
with a long toplink up to the seat frame.
Can't lift it of course, but it drags and mows fine.
I honestly wouldn't worry about the rear Ag tires.
My big side yard is always soft.
Turfs and/or R4's on my small lawn tractors do far more damage....they spin.
Those big Ag tires don't spin, and the cleat marks aren't noticeable the next day.
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