F 20 Split Rims

super99 · Feb 15, 2018

Last Saturday I had the opportunity to go see a couple different collectors tractors. One of them had a 1939 Farmall F 20 that his Grandfather bought new. While looking at it, I noticed that the rear rims were 38" split rims. He said that he hadn't noticed that before. I have never seen split rims on a farm tractor before, was this common then or are they some after market rims that were available then?? All of the old tractors that I have seen have regular rims. I thought that I took a picture of them, but evidently I didn't, because they're not on my phone. Chris

rrlund · Feb 15, 2018

I bought a pair that I assume were off an F12 or 14 at an auction one time. They were 40 inch split rim. I bought them for the tires. The centers and rims ended up at the scrap yard.

fixerupper · Feb 15, 2018

I have a 39 F20 with split rims. I was told they could be factory.

hd6gtom · Feb 15, 2018

In the 22+ years I was in the tire business I ran into a few. Most were on cut off steel wheels with the split rims welded on the flat spokes.

430WLPG · Feb 15, 2018

I have a 39 with factory split ring on cast iron centers, I have seen two different styles to other was split rim solid ring that was held together with a bolt

marloweg · Feb 15, 2018

OK when you talk about split rims is the rim it self split or just the rings ? old 20 inch truck rims were split and had a solid ring and mounted on cast spoke hub never seen a bud type rim split?

Cmore · Feb 15, 2018

Yes they are factory. I have a 39 F 20 bought new by my father. They are 36 inch, not 38 inch. Go look again.

fixerupper · Feb 15, 2018

The splits on my f20 are just the ring on cast centers.

BushogPapa · Feb 16, 2018

Good Idea...that split ring will scare any Tire-man to death when airing one up, if it is NOT in a Steel Cage..

Not seen much anymore...maybe we should make that information obvious..??

Andy Martin · Feb 16, 2018

(quoted from post at 12:30:51 02/16/18)
Good Idea...that split ring will scare any Tire-man to death when airing one up, if it is NOT in a Steel Cage..

Not seen much anymore...maybe we should make that information obvious..??

A real tire man knows the dangerous split rims, and these aren't some of them.

But real tire guys are disappearing and any split rims have a bad name these days.

Tire guys now won't mount highway tires over seven years old.

JMOR · Feb 16, 2018

(quoted from post at 15:41:33 02/16/18)

(quoted from post at 12:30:51 02/16/18)
Good Idea...that split ring will scare any Tire-man to death when airing one up, if it is NOT in a Steel Cage..

Not seen much anymore...maybe we should make that information obvious..??

Click to expand...

A real tire man knows the dangerous split rims, and these aren't some of them.

But real tire guys are disappearing and any split rims have a bad name these days.

Tire guys now won't mount highway tires over seven years old.

ight on Andy..........most of the population wouldn't know a split rim if it jumped up and bit them.

rrlund · Feb 16, 2018

I got blown right out the shop door by one on a manure spreader one time. The ring was on the back side and the whole tire and wheel took me for a long flight when it left the floor.

F 20 Split Rims

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