Widen the tire settings on a M7060?

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FWIW...Many dealers set the wheels on their tractors to narrow adjustments so they can be parked on the lot closer together...

 

[JWR]

Yes it is, I was just giving my experience in response to JWR's broad characterization of Kubotas being inherently less stable than other brands. Builder no longer posts here, but used his M7040 in his commercial mowing business and several other TBN members have the smaller framed M70/60 tractors with no complaints on stability. As mentioned, ours is in the middle position and took the place of our 80 HP Case, both very stable.

What I said was that Kubota rear wheels cannot be set out as far, typically in a given size of machine, as other brands. That is true based on measurements I have taken and looking at dozens of them on the lots. Not hard to verify and pretty universally known. If they are wide enough for you and very stable for your work, great. Conditions vary.


These two photos are of an M6040 cab model used primarily for bushhogging, mowing and moving round bales, etc. The spacers are 6" each side. With spacers as the 2nd photo shows, the tire tracks are a little wider than the 6ft hog. The owner wants to use a wider hog but whether they really will, who knows.

 

[TripleR]

What I said was that Kubota rear wheels cannot be set out as far, typically in a given size of machine, as other brands. That is true based on measurements I have taken and looking at dozens of them on the lots. Not hard to verify and pretty universally known. If they are wide enough for you and very stable for your work, great. Conditions vary.View attachment 494909
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These two photos are of an M6040 cab model used primarily for bushhogging, mowing and moving round bales, etc. The spacers are 6" each side. With spacers as the 2nd photo shows, the tire tracks are a little wider than the 6ft hog. The owner wants to use a wider hog but whether they really will, who knows.

"With kubota that is one of the main issues in hilly/steep ground country -- you can't get the tires out wide enough for comfort."

I pull a 6' cutter with my L5740, smaller than an M and the outside edges are 6', no spacers needed. As mentioned I and many other Kubota owners operate "comfortably" in steep terrain contrary to what you state as fact.

 

[JWR]

No problem, if they and you are comfortable with that, great. No criticism from me. That does not change the fact that Kubota tires cannot, in general, be set out as far as other brands.

 

[OrangeToys]

Have mine in the middle on my 7060, I wouldn't keep the in the narrow position at all. I have actually thought about going out even wider.

 

[Herkypilot]

Just stopped by the dealer on Saturday. My rear wheels are set in the middle position. If you look at some of the pictures posted, that puts the center of the tread about even with the fender edges. I think that will do well for my moderate terrain. I'll post pictures when I take delivery.

JWR - I appreciate the pics with the 6" spacers. This gives me some reference as I kept my 6' Bush Hog and wanted to see how it would cover my tracks. The current wheel setting isn't out that far so I should have better coverage when using the 6'. No problems with the 12' Batwing of course.:thumbsup:

HP

 

[rutwad]

I didn't read all the replies but unless they changed the manual for the 1812 since I looked through mine, the tires will not spread far enough apart to meet BH recommendations. However, I am running the 1812 behind M5040 with R4's as it came from the factory.

 

[ovrszd]

FWIW...Many dealers set the wheels on their tractors to narrow adjustments so they can be parked on the lot closer together...

Close. Actually it' a shipping issue. Then the dealer isn't going to spend any time moving them outward until the buyer requests it.

 

[ovrszd]

"With kubota that is one of the main issues in hilly/steep ground country -- you can't get the tires out wide enough for comfort."

I pull a 6' cutter with my L5740, smaller than an M and the outside edges are 6', no spacers needed. As mentioned I and many other Kubota owners operate "comfortably" in steep terrain contrary to what you state as fact.

One of the first things I appreciated when using my M9540 was it's stability on steep terrain. Much more stable than my previous L4400.

 

[ovrszd]

To the OP, set your tread width dependent on the attachments used. As wide as possible without diminishing productivity.