4.00-8 Wheel with tyre and 30mm bearing (aka wheel off an old Cook bale slege….)

[farmerm]

Before I spend more on the sledge than the sledge is worth... anyone got one of these lying around. Those in my own scrap collection are all either too big or too small!

 

[Will 1594]

Got an old random sledge. Will look what they have on , just having a brew , and will go look

 

[farmerm]

Got an old random sledge. Will look what they have on , just having a brew , and will go look

must be cold by now

 

[Will 1594]

must be cold by now

Wheel barrow style no bearings .
could you mod , frame and put a ten inch mini like wheel on , run it a bit softer , would travel better

 

[bobk]

I put one these on https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/14-YELLO...PUNCTURE-PROOF-TYRE-SOLID-3-50-8/223677969105

Bush it out with blue water pipe , does the job

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Sure it's a 25mm bore bearing not a 30 mm,
Haybob rim should fit, the old narrow ones

 

[farmerdan7618]

Any luck yet @farmerm ? Found this in the barn, in Somerset but could post. Even holds air!

 

[farmerm]

Any luck yet @farmerm ? Found this in the barn, in Somerset but could post. Even holds air!

Thanks farmerdan. I’ve found some wheels in the scrap with 40mm bore roller bearings.. gonna go experiment with those.. but might be back!

 

[farmerm]

Sure it's a 25mm bore bearing not a 30 mm,
Haybob rim should fit, the old narrow ones

Mine is definitely bigger the 25mm

 

[farmerm]

Well that was unnecessarily complicated The 40mm one didn't leave enough thread exposed to fit the retaining nut... so decided to put it on the front jockey wheel instead... should have been simple but after 50 years the front axle was not keen to come out without a fight eventually it yielded but only after I had deformed the nut and stripped most of the thread in the process lacking the tools to re-thread it was time for plan D or E? found a 25mm pin the right length to use as the new axle and by luck bit of pipe that reasonably bushes it to meet the 40mm roller bearings… then found another bush just right to reduce the 30mm holes to meet the 25mm pin so cut that in half ... add a couple of bits of water pipe to washer it.. and hey presto bodging at its best... might go to some household electrics next I better put a drawbar on and take it for a test drive before I get too excited though..

 

[bobk]

I'm after a couple of these , anything lying around @Will 1594 or anyone really

 

[Will 1594]

got a cooks windrower sledge
it works but got a lot newer sledge with fresh bsler
can have wheels off it or whole thing
was going to say have meigor too but thinking of maki g a windrower out of that for new sledge
but if some one comes with £100 can have both or Scrap