Wide-tire conversion on a 65B Fiat-Allis grader?

[CEwriter]

All the stories at ConstructionEquipment.com have a Talk-Back feature that allows a reader to post a comment or question about the story. I noticed recently that this question has gone un-answered. Can anybody give this Aussie some good advice?

Submitted by: ian hall (hall_all1@bigpond.com)
4/4/2008 7:41:37 AM PT
Location: western australia
Occupation: contractor

I have a 65b fiat allis grader and am chasing any info about putting wide rims and tyres on this machine. Its currently has narrow tyres and rims.I have found that for some reason all these machines in australia have the narrrow rims and tyres and the USA have the wide setup. Ian Hall

Thanks a lot,

Larry

PS: The story that the guy was reading was one of our machine-history stories by Keith Haddock of the Historical Construction Equipment Association -- about the Allis Chalmers compact grader: http://www.constructionequipment.com/article/CA6500608.html

 

[Northart]

Grader Tires ?

Well I would try the Fiat Allis Dealer 1st.

Then try a major heavy equipment tire dealer.

Some ideas .:beatsme

 

[Motor Grader]

Well I hate to help out someone running a competitor's machine, but we're all in this world together aren't we? A company called Noram is building what used to be the old Fiat 65. They have a couple of dealers in Australia but I don't know who they are. Now if you want to trade out of that old 65 and into a new Champion compact grader that already has the wide tires on it, then you should contact your local Bobcat dealer. They are the exclusive distributor for Australia and have 6 units in inventory. Check our website for contact information. www.championmotorgraders.us

 

[BROWDERVENEER]

does anyone know where i can buy parts to an allis chalmers motor grader dd 37 that is from the 1960's????????

 

[rsherril]

What's the advantage?

I would think that a narrow tire might be less expensive to replace. I also understand that the Fiat 65 is prone to snapping drive chains and a wide tire might be a negative in this case.

 

[hally544]

thanks guy's, The dealers over here in WA are hopless, there is only one dealer. Basically not interested. Thinking of selling machine and looking for a John deers 670b, any of you chaps have one of these?

 

[1970Cat16]

longs wheels in jaxsonville florida makes new wheels and has the specs and can do attitude, if they dont make them they can not sell them, i like your machine, the one i saw had floats on it and was a great mud machine and in sugar sand, they have been doing wide rim converiosn for years and can furnish new wide tires on the cheap as well they are the largest wheel maker left in the usa