Tonytoro416 1,034 #1 Posted December 28, 2022 So far in my wheel horse journey I have only come across the 5&7” wide rear wheels for these tractors. Are the 520 rear wheel wider or is the offset just different? Has anyone ran into wider wheels on other models? Would like to try a 24-12x12 rear tire. Any thoughts or someone already done so? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,317 #2 Posted December 28, 2022 The 520 rear wheels are 8” or 8.5” (can’t recall) but the offset is the same. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grinchsr 627 #3 Posted December 28, 2022 You would need the 8-1/2" wide wheel because you would have a problem seating the bead on anything narrower. IMO 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonytoro416 1,034 #4 Posted December 28, 2022 7 hours ago, grinchsr said: You would need the 8-1/2" wide wheel because you would have a problem seating the bead on anything narrower. IMO That’s what I thought. Thanks for your input everyone 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,659 #5 Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) The 88,89 and 90 520-H came with 7" wide rear wheels the later models had the 8 1/2" wheels. Edited December 28, 2022 by Lee1977 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonytoro416 1,034 #6 Posted December 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Lee1977 said: The 88,89 and 90 520-H came with 7" wide rear wheels the later models had the 8 1/2" wheels. This is what I was looking for because I had a 89 and it didn’t have wide wheels so I wasn’t sure what the deal was. Thank you 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,877 #7 Posted December 29, 2022 Don't forget almost all 5 lug 12" garden tractor wheels are the same bolt pattern and can be used to get some different widths and backspacing. Just have to check what backspacing will fit your application and valve stem placement too. Randy 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,739 #8 Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) WH used the 24 x 12 x12 tires on the D series. the rims were 10.5 wide: (6 lug) I think true to size 24 x 12 x 12 would look very bulgy on 8.5. The look fat on the 10.5. Now maybe a Deestone which run very small??? Edited December 31, 2022 by pfrederi 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleredrider 409 #9 Posted January 1, 2023 I have 24x12x12 on 520 rims. They look like a fat 23". Pics somewhere.... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonytoro416 1,034 #10 Posted January 1, 2023 17 minutes ago, littleredrider said: I have 24x12x12 on 520 rims. They look like a fat 23". Pics somewhere.... I was thinking guys have done it. Pictures would be appreciated 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sjoemie himself 3,068 #11 Posted January 2, 2023 On 12/30/2022 at 12:11 AM, RandyLittrell said: same bolt pattern That's something I suspected for some time now but never saw written down somewhere. Do you happen to know what the bolt pattern measurements are? 5 x ??? I live in Europe and info like that is hard to come by.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleredrider 409 #12 Posted January 2, 2023 5x4.5. Funny, the wheels off my D-250 fit lol. They have close if not the same offset, and are 10" wide. Forgot to post pics... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
littleredrider 409 #13 Posted January 2, 2023 The tires are slight different size. One on left is new, right one is older, dunno when was made. 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,870 #15 Posted January 3, 2023 @Howard dellapuca / @857 horse Knows a guy who makes super wide wheels. I don’t think he’s on here but they were selling at the Big Show in ‘22. Here he has a set of tires stretched on a super wide wheel. He was explaining something to my daughter about the seat… they were good buddies all through the show! 2 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonytoro416 1,034 #16 Posted January 3, 2023 I often thought of widening a set myself Just hate to cut up a pair of wheels honestly 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,870 #17 Posted January 3, 2023 52 minutes ago, Tonytoro416 said: I often thought of widening a set myself Just hate to cut up a pair of wheels honestly @Achto did a real fine job widening some. https://www.wheelhorseforum.com/topic/80366-id-like-to-introduce-radpferd/?tab=comments#comment-788635 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 27,571 #18 Posted January 3, 2023 On 12/27/2022 at 6:52 PM, Tonytoro416 said: Any thoughts or someone already done so? I took four 7 1/2" wide rims and cut them apart to make two 11 1/2" rims. One set of the rims did not have the correct off set for a , this didn't matter cause I was going to cut the centers out of them anyway. I marked them on the inside where I wanted to make my cut. To get the cut strait I jacked a tractor up, bolted the rim on, fired the tractor up, put it in high gear to spin the rim, then made my cut with a 4 1/2" grinder with a cutting wheel on it. "My Red Neck Lathe" After the cuts were made I removed the center from 2 of the rim halves & welded the rims back together. Followed by grinding the welds smooth inside and out. Leak detector spray showed that my welds were sealed air tight but I decided to run tubes any way. When completed I fit the rims with 26x12x12 tires. Here is one other more expensive option. Rim blank and the center disc will allow you to adjust the off set to your liking. https://www.millertire.com/products/wheels-by-type/lawn-garden-wheels/12x10-5-rim-blank/ https://www.millertire.com/products/wheels/lawn-garden-wheels/12-rim-center-disc-5-hole-concave/ 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonytoro416 1,034 #19 Posted January 3, 2023 Excellent thank you 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,225 #20 Posted January 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Achto said: jacked a tractor up, bolted the rim on, fired the tractor up, put it in high gear to spin the rim, then made my cut with a 4 1/2" grinder with a cutting wheel on it. "My Red Neck Lathe" This is just plain excellent! Thanks for the image. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RandyLittrell 3,877 #21 Posted January 5, 2023 On 1/3/2023 at 4:42 PM, Achto said: I took four 7 1/2" wide rims and cut them apart to make two 11 1/2" rims. One set of the rims did not have the correct off set for a , this didn't matter cause I was going to cut the centers out of them anyway. I marked them on the inside where I wanted to make my cut. To get the cut strait I jacked a tractor up, bolted the rim on, fired the tractor up, put it in high gear to spin the rim, then made my cut with a 4 1/2" grinder with a cutting wheel on it. "My Red Neck Lathe" After the cuts were made I removed the center from 2 of the rim halves & welded the rims back together. Followed by grinding the welds smooth inside and out. Leak detector spray showed that my welds were sealed air tight but I decided to run tubes any way. When completed I fit the rims with 26x12x12 tires. Here is one other more expensive option. Rim blank and the center disc will allow you to adjust the off set to your liking. https://www.millertire.com/products/wheels-by-type/lawn-garden-wheels/12x10-5-rim-blank/ https://www.millertire.com/products/wheels/lawn-garden-wheels/12-rim-center-disc-5-hole-concave/ Just exactly how I built the wheels for my puller, they worked out good too!! Randy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Titus105 0 #22 Posted August 6 On 12/31/2022 at 2:51 PM, pfrederi said: WH used the 24 x 12 x12 tires on the D series. the rims were 10.5 wide: (6 lug) I think true to size 24 x 12 x 12 would look very bulgy on 8.5. The look fat on the 10.5. Now maybe a Deestone which run very small??? I have a d250 that came with 26×12-12. They look tall . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thor27 767 #23 Posted August 7 (edited) On 12/31/2022 at 12:51 PM, pfrederi said: If you blow up picture those are 26x12-12. Edited August 7 by Thor27 Tried to delete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
