Dealer Recommends Dualies - can it be?

[woodlandfarms]

I just got off the phone with a dealer in my area and we were discussing CUTS (he is talking me out of what I am planning on buying). He said that he puts dual rears on CUTS all the time. He fills the inside tires, and bolts on the outboard.

In all of my reading here I have not heard of this as an option? I would think it would stress the rear end on the tractor, maybe even blow the warranty.

Anyone want to weigh in on this subject?

[DAP]

Originally Posted by woodlandfarms

I just got off the phone with a dealer in my area and we were discussing CUTS (he is talking me out of what I am planning on buying). He said that he puts dual rears on CUTS all the time. He fills the inside tires, and bolts on the outboard.

In all of my reading here I have not heard of this as an option? I would think it would stress the rear end on the tractor, maybe even blow the warranty.

Anyone want to weigh in on this subject?

I'll weigh in. Tell him he really needs to lose that crack habit.

[BTDT]

What kind of tractor was he talking about? Is this a major big 3 tractor brand or something else?

[bamatoolmaker]

Did you ask why?

[woodlandfarms]

Originally Posted by BTDT

What kind of tractor was he talking about? Is this a major big 3 tractor brand or something else?

He referred me to the Kubota Grand L 3930.... His is also a major dealer in his area... The why is for me. I am looking at the Power Trac or Carraro because of my slope issue. Was calling him as he is the local distrbutor of Carraro. (which will not work for me as I had hoped).

[BTDT]

Any pics of the slopes in question? I went back and read some of your other posts, and I thought you considered a dozer at one point. If it is a short term use, could you just hire it done, then get a tractor, or was that going to be part of the fun, doing it all yourself? Common sense and a small tractor will accomplish a lot. Any of your other threads explain what it is your planning to do, or can you restate it here?

[woodlandfarms]

I will take some pix tomorrow if the weather is good. Dozer is off the list. Found out the neighbor has a dozer and is happy to come over and re-cut some logging trails in exchange for allowing him and his wife to ride their horses on the property.... Seems like a fair trade to me....

Brushhogging and road repair are number one on my list. I have on my implement wish list Brush Hog, Box Scraper, Grapple, Bucket, Post Hole Digger.... Chipper, Tiller, Backhoe, Blade are all on the next job (long term) list...

Thought I had it all figured out until this dealer weighed in with the dualies. From as many previous posts as I have seen, I have to think he is lying. I will stop by his shop and check it out...

Carl

[JoeinTX]

I really can't imagine any reason why you would dual rear wheels for the roles you mentioned above. Is he trying to make a case for the duals as adding stability on slopes? Maybe FWA and weights, but, that's all.

I've never personally seen a modern CUT/small tractor with rear duals.....on a lot, in a pasture, mowing the sides of the highway....ever.

[IslandTractor]

Originally Posted by JoeinTX

I really can't imagine any reason why you would dual rear wheels for the roles you mentioned above. Is he trying to make a case for the duals as adding stability on slopes? Maybe FWA and weights, but, that's all.

I've never personally seen a modern CUT/small tractor with rear duals.....on a lot, in a pasture, mowing the sides of the highway....ever.

There is at least one small CUT owner/TBN poster who has dualies and has posted photos before. I think the idea here is not that the dualies are for traction as in the big farm/field tractors but rather to provide "outriggers" for stability on slopes. That application would certainly make sense for a hilly area so long as the rear axle will tolerate the extra stress.

I've thought about doing that too but the compromise is that you end up with a very wide tractor. The alternative is to use spacers on the rear wheels to add a few inches to the track width but obviously that will not give you all the advantages of dual tire track width.

[JoeinTX]

Well, that's kind of what I said above. The dealer seems to be pushing duals for stability rather than traction.

But, I would expect some serious and daily slopes being worked upon to need that. Hey, if you think you need some bolt-ons for work on the slops, fine. All I'm saying is that they work against what the poster has said he wants the rig for...