Steel Spoke-Rim Wagon Wheel
Brand new Amish USA-made authentic vintage steel spoke & rim wagon wheel. A 28” x 5-1/2” wide wheel redesigned to use modern standard stocked roller bearings on an automotive 1-3/4” straight spindle. Steel spokes are ½” thick hot forged into a cast-iron hub and on to a ¼” rim with tension on every spoke.
Use on reproduction horse-drawn farm wagons, restoring antique farm implements, and modern-day wagons needing flat-free tires to roll over sharps and thorns.
Used on 12000 lb. capacity wagons. USA Amish made for working Amish farms using horse-drawn implements.
Use to build wagon wheel outdoor furniture or another western-farm themed outdoor décor.
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Description / Steel Spoke-Rim Wagon Wheel
The wheel comes outfitted with standard automotive #14276 and #332 roller-bearing tapered races. You will need standard automotive 14137A Outer Bearing, 342A Inner Bearing, and 204035 Seal. Not included in the price of the wheel. These are readily available at auto part stores or you may add to the wheel purchase. Optional 68-130 bolt-on hubcap is also available to hide and protect bearings. Select bearing and seal kit and or hubcap using the drop-down box.
Hard to find authentic metal spoke steel wheels will enhance your antique restoration or reproduction farming equipment and wagons. These old-fashioned wagon wheels are being reproduced for actual working farm use on Amish farms still using draft horse-drawn implements. They have only been improved from the original wheels to roll on modern-day roller bearings.
Cottage Craft Works.com travels deep into the back roads to find Amish companies who are still making vintage reproduction farm equipment and parts to restore horse-drawn farm machinery. We also sell complete wagon gears equipped with steel spoke wheels. Click Here for more information.