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Ron    Posted 04-01-2026 at 14:43:45 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [Email]  
  • 9N Front tires
  • Replacing the front tires on my '41 9N. Can these tires be tubeless?
    Looks like a solid front rims. As long as I replace the valve stems for
    tubeless tires? Looking for tires, the junkyards I have talked to never
    heard of the standard measurement - 7.50 X 16. The closest equivalent
    is a 225/90 - 16. Just wondering if anyone has gone this route.

    Ed Gooding (VA)    Posted 04-01-2026 at 18:49:29 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [Email]  
  • Re: 9N Front tires
  • The optional wheel for the N's was a 6.00 x 16, not 7.50. Most folks installed them when they had a loader installed.

    Ron    Posted 04-04-2026 at 12:06:21 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [Email]  
  • Re: 9N Front tires
  • Yes, I have a dearborn loader on the front. I gather they are oversized for that reason.
    I ordered a 6.5 X 16 10 ply tires and tubes.

    John in Mich    Posted 04-04-2026 at 19:25:20 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [No Email]  
  • Re: 9N Front tires
  • I had a Wagner loader on and off my (dad's) 1951 8N from about 1958 to approximately 2015. We did a lot of work with it over the years, but it would interfere with farming activities so, off it came until we needed it again. I couold get it off in about 1/2 hour and back on in about 45 minutes.
    We had put 6.50x16 6 ply tires, with tubes, on it and pumped up to 50 pounds.
    In 1985 we built a new house and I moved about 1400 yards of wet clay as a back fill. Be prepared to have sore arms. No power steering? Armstrong!
    Also be careful to not raise the loader too high with dirt and on uneven ground. The standard Wagner bucket full of dirt could lift loaded rear tires off the ground, particularly if you hit a pothole.
    Lastly, know that many N front axles broke and drove them up through the radiator and water pump. On a 9N it could also take out the distributor.
    Looking back, I don't know how I never had that happen. Very lucky.

    John in Mich    Posted 04-01-2026 at 18:29:18 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [No Email]  
  • Re: 9N Front tires
  • Check Tucker Tire or ME Miller Tire. They have the right tires. The rims are not made for tubeless tires.

    Ron    Posted 04-06-2026 at 11:29:15 [URL] [DELETE]        [Reply] [Email]  
  • Re: 9N Front tires
  • I got tubes and tires ordered. 6.00 X 16

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