rim for john deere 1120

[homersimpson]

i have a rusted rear rim on my 1120 and is impossible to find 1 in western canada. can they be repaired?

 

[homersimpson]

anybody please!

 

[PILOON]

I was faced with similar problem;

19" mitsubishi rims.
Searches led to like well over $500 for a USED! (+shipping)

I went to a big truck tire shop * that told me that they had a welder that would weld/patch as required to 'get her going' for a flat $50.
They would then have added a liner to cover the welds and protect the inner tube.
Note that balance on a tractor is not necessary due to low speeds.
Luck had it that my rims were fair and when mounted on the big machine, they, with a grinder powered wire brush polished the rim and primed it for protection.
New tires and inner tubes + juice for weight cost me $900.

Calcium cloride is what was eating my rims.

Only solution tractor places had was 'new rim', no alternatives.

Last 2 tires my size in Canada!
Should be good for another 18 years.
My treads were still great but the weather checks were down to the cords and I feared a blowout at any time. Most probably at -30 and 5 miles by foot from home, LOL.
I call it insurance!

*BIG, like a semi was there installing 18 big tires for something like $5000.!

 

[sandman2234]

Can you tell us the size of the rim, or the tire and bolt pattern?
David from jax

 

[homersimpson]

the rim is 16.9x30

 

[jimmysisson]

Don't look too bad - are you restoring this rig, does it puncture tubes, is it worse inside? Calcium in tires? Why do you want to replace it?
Jim

 

[PILOON]

Shucks, steel brush better yet sand blast, good primer and a coat of fresh paint.
If the inside is very rough, they sell liners to protect the inner tubes.

Wish mine had been that nice.

(Unless you plan on attending a 'concour d'elegance' event.)

Bet that rim is close to 1/4" thick metal.

 

[homersimpson]

you cant see it in the pictures but the tube is sticking out of a hole about 3 inches long about 2 inches from stem and yes i have calcium in the rear tires.

 

[PILOON]

I'd weld a steel patch on the inside to well cover the damaged area then grind or disk sand the welds nice and smooth and use a liner + new inner tube.
Naturally you'd want to remove all rust and paint all the inside; suggest Tremclad metal paint.
AND no more calcium chloride- use the newer non corrosive fillers or 'beetle juice'.
Some use windshield washer fluid.

I am sure you can save that rim, shucks it is almost 5/32 steel (or more) thick.
A decent welder with torches can braze heat and pound a flat piece of steel to form fit and patch that rim in about 1/2 hour or so.
Like I said, a bit of sanding & buffing with a tube liner and you'd be back in shape.
Might be unbalanced at 50-60 MPH but then do you work at that speed?

Look, you have nothing to loose compared to the price of a rim.
I was told by the tire shop that fixed me up that they do that sort of repair all the time on tractors.

Best of luck.

 

[homersimpson]

thanks for the replies. were going to try weld a patch.calcium going back in. but i thought could get rim from jd but discontinued!