3110d rear wheel spacing

Eddie · Oct 3, 2005

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Eddie, I understand from all I have read that the rule of not changing the fronts was right from the Yanmar company, not just something someone made up. And Len says one of the insurance companies a few years ago, proved the front wheels had nothing to do with at what point they would roll over, it was all in the rear wheels. Even the tricycle wheels didn't do any worse than the wide front end, in the test they showed. I'm not an expert in that area, so I really don't know, just repeating what I have read. )</font>

A few years ago professional tractor pullers had to go from tricycle front ends to wide front ends because they were more stable. US Government stopped the manufacture of all 3 wheel ATV's and made them go to 4 wheel because 3 wheels were easier to roll over. I've owned and operated tractors with both and I can tell you from experience that to me narrow front ends are not as stable.

I didn't change mine because of the stability factor, I have a trailer I haul mine on that has an open center. The tractor would just barely hit the edges with the wheels narrowed, it sits on it good with them widened. I guess I'll find out more since I put the FEL on mine. Extra weight out wide should be a good test the wheel bearings.

I'm not trying to argue just going from past experiences.

jimb111 · Oct 3, 2005

Hi David,
I moved the rear wheels out to max this weekend and now feel much more comfortable on the slopes. I am seriously considering loading the rears for a little more stability and not sure whether to use Calcium Chloride or washer fluid.
I installed the Sunpro electrical white face water Temperature and Oil pressure gauges on the vertical panel under the steering wheel (Just above the Power shift lever) and the viewing angle from the seat is perfect. This required drilling four holes in the panel to mount the gauges and I ran the wiring through the uppermost center panel retaining screw hole and left the screw out. That left four screws holding the panel in place, which is plenty.
The oil pressure kit came with the proper adapter to fit the engine case but had to make a return trip to AutoZone to get the adapter kit for the temperature-sending unit.
The temperature runs a steady 180 degrees after warm up. The oil pressure runs 65# cold and approximately 55# at working RPMs and warm. Pressure at warm idle (800 RPM) is 25#. I installed a ROPs, did a complete paint job (Massey Ferguson red) on all the sheet metal a couple of weeks back, installed a Massey Ferguson red canopy from mower@mowercanopies.com this weekend and I am happy with the results.
The tractor has a new Koyker 160 loader and now looks almost new.

DavidT2 · Oct 4, 2005

Hi Jim, thanks for the comeback.
When I was referring to the lack of visibility of viewing the gauges mounted on the vertical panel under the steering wheel, I meant that the gauges would be mounted in holes in the panel. It sounds like you mounted a right angle gauge bracket to the vertical panel, is that correct? If so, did you enclose the backside of the gauge bracket to keep trash out and to give some protection to the gauges?
Thanks for the information on water temperatures and oil pressures while running. This will be good to know when I get my gauges installed.

jimb111 · Oct 4, 2005

David, I totally understand your lack of visibility if you were to cut holes in the panel for mounting the gauges. There would be no visibility unless you stood on your head. The gauges I mounted have 90 degree lips with holes for mounting purposes which worked perfectly for the panel. There is no need to fabricate a bracket but it does require drilling two very small starter screw holes for each gauge in the panel. The wires can be bundled into a neat little harness with ties and routed through the panel center mounting hole. I don’t know how well the gauges are sealed from dust or moisture but if that were a concern, a coating of electrical sealant could be sprayed onto the rear and I don’t believe you would ever have a problem. I keep my tractor in the barn so rain/moisture is not a concern.
You will not hit your knees on them and they do not impede the gear shift. This is not a perfect setup but it is very functional.
I did not see enough space on the instrument panel to mount the gauges therefore this was the default position.
It is easy if you decide to do the gauges.
The gauges I used are Sunpro CP8201 and CP8202 and this is a good website where you can look them over. http://www.tradervar.com/gauges.htm
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