Re: [ihc] Wheely David

[bearbvd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Greg Hermann)]

At 4:10 PM 5/10/04, Ryan Moore wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jim Grammer" <jgrammer@domain.elided>
>To: <ihc@domain.elided>
>Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 15:33
>Subject: [ihc] Wheely David
>
>
>> >Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 08:16:04 -0700 (PDT)
>> >From: David Raistrick <keen@domain.elided>
>> >Subject: [ihc] wheels again, dual>single conversions?
>>
>> >Can anyone identify what truck these wheels might have come from?
>>
>> Look IH to me, 120/1200 series. Other makes used the 'big 6' pattern, but
>> I've only ever seen them in duals.
>>
>
>WWII Power Wagons (and maybe later?) use them for one.

The old power Wagons were FIVE lug---big circle.
>>
>> If you swapped out to 8 lug axles from a 1300/1310, I believe you'd also
>get
>> 14" brakes on the RA-15.

Nope. The '69 and later RA-15's came with eight lug 12 x3 brakes.
>
>Are you going back and forth between front and rear axles now?
>
>Or do the dana 70 8 lug rears have the 12x3 brakes?

As stated above, YEP.

BTW-- the W-400 front brake shoes are virtually identical to the early
RA-15 pieces. The beans still in the pot involve the Budd # on those Dodge
front drums, though !! ;-)

Greg
>
>-Ryan