JD 4440 HFWD , Front Rims and Tires

robertwade · May 18, 2018

I bought a JD4440 recently that had the engine overhauled. It arrived and noticed that it has 14.9x28 front tires on it....looks pretty goofy as the front end sits up hill. I have been looking on the net to see what were on these and ive found two listing on tractor house that have 4wd 4440's - both had 13.6 x 24 on the front as seen here

https://www.external_link.com/listings/farm-equipment/for-sale/25160251/1981-john-deere-4440

So my question... what size front tires are the hfwd models suppose to have and where can a get a pair of rims. Also any idea what the rims I have on it now would have gone on? Be nice to know when I go to sell them... Thank you very much for the responses!

caterpillar guy · May 19, 2018

No more differnce than you are talking about they probably just replaced the tires with a size larger than the originals. They might have n=been working on muck or some other soft wet soil and just added the larger size to help float more.

Adirondack case guy · May 19, 2018

He said that the current front rims were 28" and originals were 24" so it was more than a tire swap.
The bolt pattern on those wheels was different than std. 8 bolt tractor rims. The same as what most combine hyd driven rear axles have.
Loren

robertwade · May 20, 2018

I believe I have found what originally would have been on the tractor - jd part RE19433.. Your spot on them being the rear on some older harvesters. One question - probably pushing it but can I fit a 13.6 tire on this 10" rim?

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JD 4440 HFWD , Front Rims and Tires

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