Tires wheel fell off

[dixstir]

got a chance to use the 2305 today pushing some snow didnt last long dont work to good on 3 wheels bolts all fell out got it inside to see what went oops cleaned out the threads need 5 new lugs next steep was to check the other wheels but they are all tight so dont know what happened just about 2 years old minus a few days.

 

[RoyJackson]

I take it you haven't been checking wheel bolt torque frequently, as called out by the manual?

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Check the rim over also for cracks. Loose lug nuts put a lot of strain on the rim around the bolt pattern and since your wheel actually fell off it was under a lot of strain and its possible you cracked the rim.

 

[Sterff]

Punctuation helps a lot.

 

[RoyJackson]

I'll add another post...once that wheel is re-installed and you've checked torque on all the wheel bolts (all four wheels), I suggest you consider torque striping.
Pretty simple...using a contrasting color paint marker, mark a stripe across the bolt to the adjacent wheel surface. As long as the stripes are aligned, your torque is OK. If they're misaligned, the bolt has loosened.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Punctuation helps a lot.

Does proper punctuation fix his problem? If he is posting from the TBN app on his smart phone its more of a hassle to do punctuation then from a keyborad on a computer. And regardless, his problem is the same and he is looking for advice on fixing the tractor, not his punctuation.

 

[Sterff]

Does proper punctuation fix his problem? If he is posting from the TBN app on his smart phone its more of a hassle to do punctuation then from a keyborad on a computer. And regardless, his problem is the same and he is looking for advice on fixing the tractor, not his punctuation.

No but, he may get more responses if his question is legible.

 

[megotatractor]

check tire pressure too! I had a front tire walk right off the rim last winter while plowing snow... was not fun to put back on.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

No but, he may get more responses if his question is legible.

I don't have any college degrees and I could read it so I would imagine most everyone else could as well.

 

[dixstir]

the teacher is after us maybe forget a few things about school but after 50 something years its could be ok huh?