Redoing wheels with wrong bolt pattern

[1m21]

Cut a plate with the right bolt pattern and center hole diameter.

Using the new plate as a pattern, cut the old center out of the wheel and weld in the new one. Grind/sand smooth.

Sandblasted and ready for powdercoating.

Powdercoated ready to insall.

Now I just have to do the front wheels.

 

[MJPetersen]

What a beautiful job and welll done. Thanks for sharing. How did you cut out the new piece. CNC plasma?

Mike

 

[1m21]

What a beautiful job and welll done. Thanks for sharing. How did you cut out the new piece. CNC plasma?

Mike

CNC laser. The plate in the first picture is for the front wheel. The holes were a little tight so I had to open them up a little. The backs were right on and are more representative of the clean cuts the laser makes.

 

[Villengineer]

I did something similar and thought I would add some pics of what I did to make Kubota rims fit a JD 750 I had. (this is my first attempt at pics so we'll see how I do) I don't have a pic of my drill jig, but I drilled 2 holes to match the old pattern and another pair with the new pattern. I would bolt the jig to the wheel and then drill 2 holes for the new pattern. To adjust the center hole I welded in some tubing with the correct ID and close enough on the OD. I bolted the wheel to the axle to tack the center in. Turned out great. Here's the wheel drilled w/the center spacer shimmed in to check the fit.

 

[Villengineer]

Here's where I tacked the center spacer in.

 

[Villengineer]

Finished product. I bought the rims/tires brand new off e-bay for a little over $200 b/c the guy didn't know what they fit!

 

[Farmerford]

1m21 and villagengineer: Beautiful work by each of you.

1m21, what kind of machine do the wheels fit?

 

[1m21]

1m21 and villagengineer: Beautiful work by each of you.

1m21, what kind of machine do the wheels fit?

They are now on a 1979 Yanmar YM2000BD.