wh 1054 1964 tractor

[Edinnj 0]

I have a wheel horse 10 h.p. model 1054,made in 1964.

It was only made for two years. I only use this for snow plowing.got the special wheel weights,but it still slips in the snow,would like to use a wider tire for more grip.

Also the tires are original,and I think they are too hard for gripping in wet snow.

Any help on this matter.

I am thinking of selling the mower deck,since use a toro z turn for cutting the grass.

Ed in Nj :scratchead:

[nylyon-(Admin) 7,880]

Ed

First, the 1054 was made only 1 year, 1964. Have you tried chains on the tires, that would be your best bet for traction.

[Indy w h 5]

Hello I think the original tires for the 1054 are 27/850/15. They are obsolete

a buddy of mine found a set of 760/15 ags that work well. You could fill them up with

windshield wiper fluid and gain some pounds there. Hope it works out for ya!!

Indy

[clintonnut 126]

The 1054's had the BFG 6.40x15.

I have American Farmer 7.60x15 on mine and they really bite.

The 27x8.50x15 tires are for GT-14 but will work on your tractor.

Here's my tractor with the new tires at the bottom of this page:

http://www.wheelhorseforum.com/index.php?showtopic=9560

Charlie

[pfrederi 18,638]

Just put chains on what you have. For snow plowing wider tires are not an advantage. You want to concentrate the weight. Dedicated purpose built snow plows (think Walter Snow-fighters at the airport ( and in some snow belt townships) use single tires no duals)

[Jim_M 179]

I just wanted to add my 2 cents....I think I would hang on to the deck. They're getting hard to find and it will make your tractor worth more if you decide to sell it some day.

[beeman 0]

always keep deck every body want a deck when you sale. and i've had better luck with ag tires over chains.

[Michcruiser60 0]

I've got Goodyear 760x15's on my 953, with the rear weights. It works great plowing snow.

Welcome, Mich60

[bitten 134]

Ed Hello and Welcome to the group.

If you are going to replace your tires for snow go skinny. I would put chains on it before I tried anything else. Even with ag tires chains work wonders.

[Save Old Iron 1,571]

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Ed, think of it this way - lets say a normal sized back tire has a "contact patch" of say 20 square inches per tire ( how much rubber meets the road so to speak) - on each back tire there may be 200 pounds of weight - so each tire has a force of 200lbs/ 20 square inches = about 10 pounds per square inch of traction.

If you go to a thinner tire the same same weight is now distributed over a smaller "contact patch" so you get a larger pounds per SQUARE INCH pressure on the surface your plowing. A wider tire would divide the same weight out over a much larger area and therefore a smaller pressure on the surface your plowing.

Go with the thinner tires for more traction in the snow - turfs are better than ag's and chains on turfs are probably the best route.

:scratchead:

[HorseFixer 2,013]

Ed

First, the 1054 was made only 1 year, 1964. Have you tried chains on the tires, that would be your best bet for traction.

Great tractor the 1054

Well directly thats correct for just 1054..... But the 1054A was made in 1965 and was vertually the same tractor just the tire width steering linkage change and engine #, Avg person looks at the Decal on the hood both say just 1054.

Yep I agree with everyone else keep the deck, But most all these tractors show better without em :scratchead: