Wheel Spacers

[Deere Dude]

Have a 2010 3720 with 4" on each sire with R4s. 850 hours and no problem. I would do it again in a heartbeat. I either have a 7' finish mower on it or a weight box on all the time and did plenty of digging and grubbing with rocks, gravel and dirt. Skid Steer Solutions weights are 2" think so I put 2 sets on. Locktited all threads..

 

[beenthere]

The 3" spacers made the 4300 much more stable, and such that woods work is quite comfortable now.
I'll still pay close attention with a FEL load at any elevation when on a side-hill.
I would also do it again in a heart-beat.
I'll accept the risk of some mechanical issue rather than risk a tip-over.. one is less life threatening
or heart-stopping than the other.

 

[sunnyside360]

Have a 2010 3720 with 4" on each sire with R4s. 850 hours and no problem. I would do it again in a heartbeat. I either have a 7' finish mower on it or a weight box on all the time and did plenty of digging and grubbing with rocks, gravel and dirt. Skid Steer Solutions weights are 2" think so I put 2 sets on. Locktited all threads..

Skid Steer Solutions --- same ones I got, 2" on each side and also Locktited all threaded bolts.

 

[Kubota 2350]

Think maybe I'll go for the 2.5, maybe even the 3", kinda shying away from the 4".

 

[GirlWhoWantsTractor]

Would really like to add wheel spacers for my steep property but have been told it voids your warranty on some tractors.

Novel idea: How about tractor manufacturers make SCUTS with a wider stance since a lot of small property owners have slopes to deal with. We're not farmers with 1,000 acres of flat land!

 

[Deere Dude]

Would really like to add wheel spacers for my steep property but have been told it voids your warranty on some tractors.

Novel idea: How about tractor manufacturers make SCUTS with a wider stance since a lot of small property owners have slopes to deal with. We're not farmers with 1,000 acres of flat land!

They do but you need to add spacers. Look how beefy those rear ends are on those things and just go for it. I have never heard of anyone who added spacers who had a warranty problem or of a dealer stating it would be voided. Someone posed a query on this forum that if anyone had problems attributed to spacers to speak up, but nobody said they had a problem.

 

[beenthere]

GWWT
Tractors are now made in all sizes.. and being "narrow" prolly is by design.
And meeting up with their competition for markets is likely what motivates/dictates the design, along with cost.

 

[spitter]

I have 4" wheel spacers on a tc 29d turfs filled with beet juice an a 1,000 lb counter weight .500 hrs. on them no problems. Turned a sketchy ride into a piece of cake.:cool2::drink:

 

[rbtjr]

We put 4" spacers on each side of the rear of our L3800. I first asked our dealer rep if this would cause any problems. He checked with the dealership's service people and said that this should be okay. We had no problems and the stability was significantly better. We had R4 tires and on the L3800 with R4s the width of the rear wheels can't be adjusted, which is one reason why we put on the spacers. But, if I had your JD I would both check with your dealer and research as much as I could to see what the official JD advice is.

 

[jeff9366]

Novel idea: How about tractor manufacturers make SCUTS with a wider stance since a lot of small property owners have slopes to deal with. We're not farmers with 1,000 acres of flat land!

In order to place the front and rear tires on the right side in the previous furrow when pulling a moldboard plow, the centerline of the front tire must be inline with the centerline of the rear tire. Plowing was the primary application for tractors until Roundup was developed by Monsanto.

This accounts for the rear wheel spread of tractors when delivered by dealers. If you want rear wheels spread wider, you need to request same.

"Wide & Low" tractor formats used to be offered. Wide front & wide rear. Turning radius opens quickly and more stress is put on a wide front axle. Not sure, but I do not believe Wide & Low tractors could fit Loaders.

Power Trac, Ventrac and Steiner, each with equal size wheels all around, are far more stable on slopes than traditional tractors but tractors lose tractive power without large rear wheels.

Power Trac, Ventrac and Steiner have articulated steering, rather than axle pivot steering, which becomes necessary when heavy work will be done from the front of the tractor. (Front end loaders ('Payloaders'), used in construction, also have articulated steering.)