WHEEL CENTERS

[baddeck]

I need to buy wheel centers for a JD 5425, most aftermarket suppliers don't seem to offer them. Does anyone know if other centers might fit and where to purchase them? Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

[greg_g]

What type rim: R1, R3, or R4?

//greg//

 

[ctlguy]

Unverferth sells them but if it is price that you are shopping they will not be cheaper.

 

[baddeck]

I'm not sure what you mean. I thought r1 r3 and r4 were tire types. I will probably just go with an r1 but I don't think it will change the center.

 

[greg_g]

Each of the 3 tire types requires a compatible rim type; R1 tire must be mounted on R1 rim, R2 on R2, et cetera.

//greg//

 

[RickB]

Unverferth sells them but if it is price that you are shopping they will not be cheaper.

Depends on dealer markup. Unverferth is almost always cheaper than OEM when I am doing the pricing.

 

[Zebrafive]

Salvage tractor? Possible find one that burned being parted out, since they are to new to be normally scrapped.

 

[D7E]

Each of the 3 tire types requires a compatible rim type; R1 tire must be mounted on R1 rim, R2 on R2, et cetera.

//greg//

What is supposed to be the difference ?

We have changed lots of R3 combine rears for R1 and used original rims and i know several people who changed backhoe rears from R4 to R1 on original rims . My backhoe has R4 on one side and R1 on the other

 

[ctlguy]

Rim compatibility depends more on what is available for that specific style of tire size. In many cases esp the ag world there is not an equivelent sized turf to fit the ag wheel or vise versa as well as with industrials. In some instances though the choices exist. In the case of a 5425 a turf wheel tire combo would be different wheel for the ag wheel tire combo as far as the oem products are concernend (but turf wheels here are many times a 1 piece wheel). But some tire mfg's are starting to add to their offerings, ex a couple of years ago I found a new firestone tire in a turf format that fit the oem r4 wheel on a 4520 cut. In the past you had to change the wheels.

 

[ctlguy]

True but in many cases on these smaller units they may not have the specs already to build, and depending on distance from them freight can be spendy. I have seen it both ways, rarely though have I seen their wheel components cheaper in price (before markup) than the oem but man they build a super stout and reliable product always well worth the invenstment as far as quality is concerned.
oops am having problems here was trying to respond to Rickb's post. My bad if confusing

 

[baddeck]

Thanks for all the info, my situation is the tractor i bought has 21.5-16.1 turf tires on a one piece rim. I'm looking for a less expensive option then buying 4 new rims with centers from the dealer. The more I look into this, and contact aftermarket distributors it seems that the 5425 and maybe the whole 5025 series being a (narrow) series has an oddball rim and center combination. I was just hoping someone may have come across a similar situation. There are centers on ebay with 8 holes and 8" from bolt to bolt through the middle of the 6" center which is what my tractor measures. It lists several tractors but not mine, so I contacted the the seller (my tractor parts) and they checked with there tech department and said they will not fit. I just want to know if some of these aftermarket options will work and are they not cross referencing because of a slight difference, which may not make a difference. Thanks

 

[D7E]

Get looking through wreckers , There will be something that fits . Our MF's and fords share a set of narrow wheels for spraying and this jd bust a centre so i threw these old case combine wheels on there and painted them !

 

[RickB]

True but in many cases on these smaller units they may not have the specs already to build, and depending on distance from them freight can be spendy. I have seen it both ways, rarely though have I seen their wheel components cheaper in price (before markup) than the oem but man they build a super stout and reliable product always well worth the invenstment as far as quality is concerned.
oops am having problems here was trying to respond to Rickb's post. My bad if confusing

I buy cataloged wheel equipment from Unverferth and have 3 custom builds on file there that we spec'ed out to replace specialty rims that are outrageously priced as OEM replacement parts. They are competitive. Freight costs suck just about any way you look at them.

 

[greg_g]

I ran into that exact issue. Found a fabricator over in East Tennessee who'd build a rear R4 rim for my 3720 at what sounded like a reasonable price. But by the time freight was added, the delivered price nearly equaled that of an OE from the dealer.

//greg//

 

[Zebrafive]

Russel Tractor Parts 800-248-8883 parting a JD 5525 4x4
NYSSA Tractor 888-372-4020 parting JD 5525 4x4
All State AG 877-530-2010 parting JD 5225 4x4 reference EQ 15328