Wanted: set of John Deere 6610 solid centre wheels

[drashon]

Hope this is the right place to post

As per the title really, recently purchased a 2000 jd6610 which we are going through to fit up for a big hedge trimmer. The standard rims look ok bar shot blasting and paint but I need tyres and will be ballasting so thought prudent to get it right first time and get something that will handle the extra weight. The tractors currently on 600/65/38 and 540/65/24, think I will put on 520/70 on the back and widest corresponding fronts to minimise bounce and dig in on soft ground. Does anyone have anything suitable they want to sell?

Thanks in advance

 

[nick...]

Brocks will sort you out.failing that ring any John Deere dealer
Nick...

 

[drashon]

Thanks for that. Yes spoken to one already, just thought I would try my luck on here first.

 

[Flat 10]

I have a set of 15inch ones with tyres on classifieds but I guess they are too narrow for you

 

[drashon]

I have a set of 15inch ones with tyres on classifieds but I guess they are too narrow for you

Thanks for posting, but yes, they would be too narrow.

 

[C.J]

Your 6610 should be on 15"x24" front rims and 18"x38" rears.

These rims will be fine for the 480/70R24 and 520/70R38 tyres that you are considering.

How big a trimmer are your putting on it ?

 

[Flat 10]

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Your 6610 should be on 15"x24" front rims and 18"x38" rears.

These rims will be fine for the 480/70R24 and 520/70R38 tyres that you are considering.

How big a trimmer are your putting on it ?

don’t they are solid which is the problem.

 

[drashon]

Your 6610 should be on 15"x24" front rims and 18"x38" rears.

These rims will be fine for the 480/70R24 and 520/70R38 tyres that you are considering.

How big a trimmer are your putting on it ?

I've got a PA6500 on 5 point mounting which is currently on a JD3650. This tractor is currently on 520's which are ballast filled with a 900kg block on the front, and the tractor is just about heavy enough, especially trimming fields on devon hills. Problem is, the old girl is so slow on the road, and when trimming in towns in the evening, the lack of speed coupled with candle lights I think is a bit of a risk, and nearly ended in tears last summer so the plan is to move onto the 6610, make sure she is heavy enough, and then perhaps get a bigger reach for the 3650 for other jobs but staying more on the level.

I have newer tractors we could put it on, but I find there is nothing better than a dedicated machine set up for the job. Both of these tractors are fairly modest in terms of value, reliable, and wont loose any money aside from the odd repair. That's the way I like it.

We do a lot of specialist works for solar and on other amenity / industrial projects, so I am constantly reminded how handy it is having a nimble / heavy tractor around for jobs like this. The 3650 takes some beating with its small cab and fairly narrow wheelbase, but just not so good on the road works. We had a 6610 many years ago, and its a nice place to be on this steady job. But according to tractor data - 6610 is 1400kg lighter than the 3650, so I am gonna have to find places to add weight. The rear wheels balasted and with wheel weights seem the best place to me.

Also - neither tractor are particularly appealing to the younger generation which also keeps them out of the cab - that suits me fine

My plan is to get the wheels and some new tyres sorted, get them ballasted, then take both tractors to the weighbridge and go from there.

 

[Flat 10]

I've got a PA6500 on 5 point mounting which is currently on a JD3650. This tractor is currently on 520's which are ballast filled with a 900kg block on the front, and the tractor is just about heavy enough, especially trimming fields on devon hills. Problem is, the old girl is so slow on the road, and when trimming in towns in the evening, the lack of speed coupled with candle lights I think is a bit of a risk, and nearly ended in tears last summer so the plan is to move onto the 6610, make sure she is heavy enough, and then perhaps get a bigger reach for the 3650 for other jobs but staying more on the level.

I have newer tractors we could put it on, but I find there is nothing better than a dedicated machine set up for the job. Both of these tractors are fairly modest in terms of value, reliable, and wont loose any money aside from the odd repair. That's the way I like it.

We do a lot of specialist works for solar and on other amenity / industrial projects, so I am constantly reminded how handy it is having a nimble / heavy tractor around for jobs like this. The 3650 takes some beating with its small cab and fairly narrow wheelbase, but just not so good on the road works. We had a 6610 many years ago, and its a nice place to be on this steady job. But according to tractor data - 6610 is 1400kg lighter than the 3650, so I am gonna have to find places to add weight. The rear wheels balasted and with wheel weights seem the best place to me.

Also - neither tractor are particularly appealing to the younger generation which also keeps them out of the cab - that suits me fine

My plan is to get the wheels and some new tyres sorted, get them ballasted, then take both tractors to the weighbridge and go from there.

If I had guessed I would have thought the 6610 would be similar to the 3650 if not more due to bigger chassis and linkage

 

[drashon]

Forgot to take a better picture, but here is a photo of the tractor when I picked her up. She looks a bit different now we have gone right through her but you see the wheels are the dish type that are bolted to the rims in 4 places. I think they could be prone to breaking up with all that weight so hence the requirement for solid centres.

 

[drashon]

If I had guessed I would have thought the 6610 would be similar to the 3650 if not more due to bigger chassis and linkage

you would think, but there's a lot of steel in the old tractors that may have been thinned out on more modern types. I hope that you are right and there isn't so much difference as I fear. We had this trimmer on old 6610, and then on a 6530 for a period of time, but no where near as stable hence the ballasting

 

[C.J]

Those type of rims were prone to cracking where the 4 double bolt lugs are welded to the rim.

20 series rims have a continous flange but still use the same dish ,and are better ,although the paint quality is poor.

 

[drashon]

Those type of rims were prone to cracking where the 4 double bolt lugs are welded to the rim.

20 series rims have a continous flange but still use the same dish ,and are better ,although the paint quality is poor.

yeah I thought that. Hence the post..

 

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