B2601 Wheel spacers... where do i get them? what model number? also how wide?

[Citydude]

I have over 300 hours on rear 6" spacers with loaded tires that have constantly been on severe slopes. Not saying I'll never have an issue though. Is there a thread where an axle failed due to spacers somewhere? I can't seem to remember one.

 

[jeff9366]

There have been a couple threads posted where wheels failed with spacers + liquid in tires + iron wheel weights, in triple combination.

OP specified he needs to mow across slopes. Strain on downhill wheel will be heavy, perhaps double strain on level ground, perhaps MORE. Add tire liquid and cast wheel weights and there will be a very heavy load on downhill spacer. Should tractor begin to roll, liquid tire ballast will shift, making roll inevitable.

This is a SAFETY issue with potentially mortal consequences. Not prudent to explore close to boundaries.

OP's "B" has a lot less beef than your "L".

 

[Citydude]

There have been a couple threads posted where wheels failed with spacers + liquid in tires + iron wheel weights in triple combination. OP specified he needs to mow across slopes. Strain on downhill wheel will be heavy, perhaps double strain on level ground, perhaps MORE. Add in liquid and cast wheel weights and there will be a very heavy load on downhill spacer. This is a SAFETY issue with potentially mortal consequences. Not prudent to explore close to boundaries. OP's "B" has a lot less beef than your "L".

OK, Thanks Jeff.

 

[TripleR]

Might be worth reading: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/safety/258251-question-about-wheel-spacers-increase.html

I haven't found any technical articles or warnings on using wheel spacers with in addition to fluid or weights, but will keep looking.

 

[sandman2234]

Hmmm, my subcompact broke the axle within 4 hours after selling it to a friend. The Ford 7710 I purchased ran dual wheels, it had also broken not one, but two axles on the same side six months apart. (had a boom mower that they always ran hanging off that side...
The advantages might outweigh the disadvantages, but you might want to consider what happens if you break an axle while on a hillside!!
David from jax

 

[TripleR]

"Correlation is not causation"

I've found anecdotal evidence pretty unreliable, would like to see some scientific evidence just out of curiosity.

 

[JWR]

There have been a couple threads posted where wheels failed with spacers + liquid in tires + iron wheel weights, in triple combination.

OP specified he needs to mow across slopes. Strain on downhill wheel will be heavy, perhaps double strain on level ground, perhaps MORE. Add tire liquid and cast wheel weights and there will be a very heavy load on downhill spacer. Should tractor begin to roll, liquid tire ballast will shift, making roll inevitable.

This is a SAFETY issue with potentially mortal consequences. Not prudent to explore close to boundaries.

OP's "B" has a lot less beef than your "L".

Jeff: First a question -- Where did you get the warning against using liquid filled rear tires and wheel spacers? I assume you have a good source but I never heard of that restriction. While waiting to hear the source, I'll comment a bit. I see no logical reason why there would be any great or unusual forces on an axle due to liquid filled tires. The wheel spacer is nothing but and extended axle. You said if the tractor begins to roll, tire ballast will shift making roll inevitable. Shift where? Liquid is slightly below center due to air in the top of the tire so are you talking about the liquid shifting up higher in the tire ? That's a lot of questionable speculation. For one thing if the tractor has tipped over enough that the liquid shifts to the top of the tire you already turned over just before that happened. Wheel weights or liquid will put some great stress on the downhill spacer? Nonsense -- no more than an equal amount of weight like an implement or anything of similar weight fastened to the tractor. Besides all that, the cg of the liquid in the tire is just below the axle center and that sort of weight helps on hillsides. I have to admit, Jeff, I'm a skeptic on your theory.

In the couple of threads you recalled you said WHEELS FAILED ? Was that a typo ?

 

[HillStreet]

You paid $20k for a tractor and you want to save $100 on spacers. I have two tractors with dealer installed spacers (1.5 inches each side). Good quality, no problems.

 

[KennyV]

Any machine shop can make steel spacers for a very reasonable price, Rear wheel spacers are not going to fail, the fasteners used on a spacer need to be of a good grade... they will not reduce the amount of weight you can carry on any safe slope... Tire & wheel ballast only increases stability.
(the center hole of a wheel, being fitted on a hub or spacer is as important as well fitted bolts)...

 

[LarJea]

I bought 2 1/2" wheel spacers for my B2601 from an outfit called Motorsport-Tec two years ago. Made a night and day difference mowing hills and ditches with the swing out verge mower.
Also my rear tires are filled with beet juice and I see no problem running them with spacers as the fluid in the tires put no weight on the axles.