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Has anyone seen rear wheels like this on a styled B?
The serial tag is missing, but the B2013R cast iron frame indicates
a 1943 or 1944 wartime tractor, serial #136662-166999. This is
confirmed by the cut down fronts with the wartime hubs. Interestingly,
the tractor is electrric start with lights, even though it was
a wartime model that most likely had steel wheels.
The rear wheels have F & H HC419C casting # in
the hubs. These are similar to F & H HC419A hubs used on the
40 inch round spoked wheels for BWH and BNH tractors and also
the 36" round spoke wheels used on a few BN's, most of which
seem to have been shipped to the Salinas area. However, these
wheels have flat spokes (not round spokes) riveted into the hubs.
The flat spokes are welded to the 38" rims. I believe they
are cout downs from steel wheels, since they would have been riveted
to the rim if they were factory wheels for rubber tires. Has anyone
else ever seen flat spoke wheels on one of these large hubs before?
Showing the B2013Rframe and the wheels. I have most
of the rest of the tractor as the p.o.had disassembled it then
lost interest in the project.
Showing the casting number on one of the hubs
Right hand wheel
Left hand wheel
Inside view
Front wheels
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