tricycle cub cadet

[SparkyCub]

I have had this picture saved for some time. Ive searched the web facebook ect trying to find the rims they used on this build. Dose anyone have any idea what these came off of? To me it gives the perfect stance for a tricycle front end.

[PBIjim]

The front wheels look very much like stock tires from narrow frame Cub Cadets. Wheel Barrow tires are similar too. The rear wheels may be about the same size as a Cub Lo-Boy uses. I believe that the Lo-Boy and Cadet use the same trans-axle, so I would expect wheels to be interchangeable. The rims don't look like stock Lo-Boy rims. Aftermarket?? The style of that rear rim reminds me of old skool Budd rims, but the hole pattern on a Budd was probably different. I think that the lug bolt holes were much bigger too.

If you find aftermarket rims that size that fit, please post what you found

8.3-24 was a stock ag tire size for a 154 Lo-Boy, according to Tractor Data

A guy on one of the Cub websites indicates that 7-24, 8-24 & 9-24 were sizes used on older Cubs (not Cadets)

...but I'm not a tire wizard. These are just ideas to investigate

This is what the Budds I remember look like - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1WUDv...?feature=share

[mrfred54]

Seen on at a tractor show a few years back and the owner cut the center out of the bud wheel and the center out of the cadet rim and welded it in the bud rim

[spndncash]

any old (40's- 50's) stud piloted or hub piloted wheel would work you only need the bolt pattern to match . this looks to be a an old 1 ton or bigger truck rim. from the center (lack of a drop center) I would say it is a 3 piece rim and would be tube use only- just be very careful these rims are called widow makers in the tire industry for good reason. of course in a garden tractor application you wont be putting much air pressure in it.. Still set the beads with the wheel mounted on the tractor- and you out of harms way!

[Graflex45]

It looks to me like there's some sort of adapter plate welded up to extend the rear axle end so it can mount a different rim, if that's the case you want to find what the easiest rim to do that is.

[spndncash]

Oh yea I see that now- you are right the bolt pattern in the wheel is matched to the adapter and spaced out about an inch or two from the axle end.

A quick search on the net- I would say this is a 1930's 20" commercial truck rim. three piece or lock ring type. https://ebay.us/m/zKEcmO

[Tim.E]

Those rear wheels look to be 1940's -1950's era Chevrolet 1-1/2 ton truck wheels. The rivets and the 10 bolt pattern suggests this. There is some type of adaptor to adapt the wheel to the Cub's bolt patter,notice they only used 5 of the 10 bolt holes.