That coulda hurt

[woodlandfarms]

I heard the clunk, had to smile. Glad I didn't buy a Deere.

 

[SpringHollow]

I may have posted this before - I was sitting on my Ford tractor and all of sudden a loud bang and a tree is lying on top of my tractor along its length. Fortunately I had a FOPS/ROPS and just got a small dent in the hood from a branch. A pine tree about 20' behind me snapped in two about 15' up the trunk. The really strange thing was that it was dead calm out. The previous day there had been 20 MPH winds.

Ken

 

[American Bulldog]

That roof is definitely a nice safety feature. It is too bad that PT hasn't pursued a closed cab a little more. My Deere closed cab would have stopped that tree, but it probably would have done quite a bit more damage.

Nice picture!!

 

[cqaigy2]

Yes nice pict!


It makes a nice sun shade too.

I too have had a few good sized chunks of wood fall out of tree's that would have given me a head ache.

 

[MossRoad]

I heard the clunk, had to smile. Glad I didn't buy a Deere.

Nice to have that solid steel canopy, isn't it! :thumbsup: I've had many small branches drop down on my PT425 canopy and as you said, all you hear is CLUNK! Never had anything that big, though! :laughing:

 

[carpenter383]

Are your tires on backwards?
Or is that the way they're supposed to be?

 

[woodlandfarms]

My inside tires point one way, my outsides the other. Not sure if it is a good idea or not but that is how I am currently rolling.

Sometimes when I am hard on the tires I have them in all sorts of crazy configurations.

 

[Bob999]

Woodlandfarms: In looking at the picture you posted it is clear that the dual wheel mounting is different on your machine than it is on my 1845. If you have the chance to take and post some pictures of the dual wheels disassembled to show the components and the hub on the tractor they mount to I would greatly appreciate it. I have attached the parts pictures used on my 1845--3.5" studs are used on the hub and then the first wheel goes on this stud with nut. (Wheel is a standard PT 425 wheel to best of my knowledge). Then the dual wheel adaptor goes on and another nut on th elong stud. The second wheel attaches to the dual wheel adapter.

 

[SpringHollow]

Our manual does not really have a similar picture. All of the studs fit on the motor. First one wheel goes on and the lugs are tightened. Then there is a spacer ring which is just a short piece of large diameter steel pipe. The solid center of the pt wheel has a recess turned to the inner diameter of this pipe spacer. That slips on and then you slip the second wheel over the lugs and tighten.

Really a very simple design which is a trademark of PT engineers and builders.

Ken

 

[woodlandfarms]

As ken said, no pictures. Motor is extended out from the frame in a steel holder. One wheel mounts in reverse (the hubs are at the very end of the wheel). You bolt it, a ring goes on and you bolt on the other tire.