Swapping Tires / Wheels

[rumrunner]

Is it possible to replace the tires/wheels on a S205 ( came with 10x16.5 ) with 12x16.5 tires/rims? I am wondering if the tires/wheels off of my 863 will fit. Also..it seems like the standard wheels that came with the S205 are inset. The clearance between the chassis and the tire is only about 1 inch. Is this normal? My 863 has considerably more clearance in that area. I chained up the 863 and might have to do that with the S205, was thinking it would be easier to swap the tires around, instead of cutting the chains to fit the 10x16.5 tires, as it stands with the rims on the S205 I am not sure I have the clearance for chains. Thanks for any feedback..

 

[TriHonu]

The bolt pattern should be the same and they should mount up. You may have a clearance problem between the face of the tire and the back of the loader arms. If these rims are not inset, your tires will probably be wider than your bucket.
I have a set of 12" tires that I mount on my 763. If they were new the tires would rub on the back of the loader arms.
On the older series, in order to use over the tire tracks (OTT) you had to add a spacer block on the center back of the loader cross beam. The block presses against the loader body and keeps the arm slightly raised to make room for tracks. You may have to add this block to run the larger tires.
The down side is your bucket will no longer set flat on the ground. It makes it harder to cut grade as the bucket always wants to dig into the grade. Just one more of those things they don't tell you about when you add tracks...
My neighbor runs a 753 with rubber tracks. He had to add the spacer block. He does a lot of grading and had a special bucket made with a taller back. They mounted the attachment plate so the bucket would set flat on the ground when his arm is down and resting on the spacer.

 

[rumrunner]

The bolt pattern should be the same and they should mount up. You may have a clearance problem between the face of the tire and the back of the loader arms. If these rims are not inset, your tires will probably be wider than your bucket.
I have a set of 12" tires that I mount on my 763. If they were new the tires would rub on the back of the loader arms.
On the older series, in order to use over the tire tracks (OTT) you had to add a spacer block on the center back of the loader cross beam. The block presses against the loader body and keeps the arm slightly raised to make room for tracks. You may have to add this block to run the larger tires.
The down side is your bucket will no longer set flat on the ground. It makes it harder to cut grade as the bucket always wants to dig into the grade. Just one more of those things they don't tell you about when you add tracks...
My neighbor runs a 753 with rubber tracks. He had to add the spacer block. He does a lot of grading and had a special bucket made with a taller back. They mounted the attachment plate so the bucket would set flat on the ground when his arm is down and resting on the spacer.

Yea I was thinking that the clearance to the loader arms may be an issue. I am going to play around with it a little. I might swap the tiress side to side, so that the inset rims become offset. The only thing is the valve stem will be on the inside.

 

[TriHonu]

Yea I was thinking that the clearance to the loader arms may be an issue. I am going to play around with it a little. I might swap the tiress side to side, so that the inset rims become offset. The only thing is the valve stem will be on the inside.

You need to look at the bolt holes in the rim to see how the lug nut taper will seat on the back side of the rim.
Also look closely at the rim center flange. If there are raised areas that keep the center of the rim from seating against the axle flange, you could bend the rims if you torque the lugs down.
My rims have a raised area, so I put a set of thick washers on the studs before I put the wheel on. The washers keep the rim from distorting. Some rims are flat on both sides so you can mount them on either side.