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Help with old baker lift

I have an old baker forklift, it is a model FGHG 40-48, SS # 29049, It is a little ruff looking but runs and lifts great, I need to know if anyone can tell me what size tires this machine use front and back, im new to the forklift ownership and don't know much about them it appears to have hard press on type but they are pretty worn thanks Robert
  • Posted 18 Feb 2013 11:32
  • By okslammer
  • joined 18 Feb'13 - 2 messages
  • Oklahoma, United States
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If you carefully look at either the rear steer wheel, or the front drive wheel, you'll see where the rubber adheres to the steel.. The inside of the steel/rubber adhesion is the actual press on tire.
Now if you again look carefully, you'll see the hub (or wheel), that peice should be all steel, therefore the tire is fitted to the hub w/ steel on steel.
Now if you measure the outside diameter of the hub, (which is the inside diameter of the tire) where the 2 steel(s) meet, that would be 1 measurement of the 3 needed.
The next measurement would be the width of the tire, from 1 side of steel, to the other side of steel. That would be your 2nd measurement.
The 3rd measurement, or tire OD, which is rubber to rubber height, can be determined by the 1st 2 measurements in the book.
So if the drive tire has a width of 7" and an ID of 12 1/8" the tire OD is automatically 18" (unless you have an uncomman size, unlikely). Therefore the tire size is 18 x 7 x 12 1/8.
This only works for cushion tires, not pneumatic or solid pneumatic tires. Hope this helps
  • Posted 22 Feb 2013 22:52
  • By 7777
  • joined 8 Mar'11 - 649 messages
  • New York, United States
thanks for the assistance. JCFORKLIFT@gmail.COM
Sorry, but this model precedes me. If you have a forklift truck that stocks industrial tires nearby your best bet is to take off the tires and bring them there. In all likelihood they have the tires in stock and can press them on.
  • Posted 21 Feb 2013 22:36
  • By duodeluxe
  • joined 11 Feb'05 - 923 messages
  • United States
hey duo would there be any chance that the steer wheels are 8 in are maybe 8.5 I have measured the rear hub and it looks to be 8.5 but im not sure if there is a retaining ring of some sort and its acutally 8 in thanks Robert
  • Posted 20 Feb 2013 09:49
  • By okslammer
  • joined 18 Feb'13 - 2 messages
  • Oklahoma, United States
I think that the drive tires are 18" OD, 7" wide, 12 1/8" ID
The steer tires- 16" OD, 5" wide, 10 1\/2" ID.
  • Posted 19 Feb 2013 22:33
  • By duodeluxe
  • joined 11 Feb'05 - 923 messages
  • United States
duodeluxe
Hard press on tires are sized by outside diameter X width X hub size. Measure the size of the hub it is pressed on and the width. Most 8" hubs use a 14" tall tire, 10 1/2 " hubs use a 16" tall tire, and 12 1/8" hubs use a 18" tall tire.
  • Posted 19 Feb 2013 08:15
  • By mrfixit
  • joined 11 Dec'08 - 1,434 messages
  • New York, United States

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