BX25 Rear Wheel Fell Off!

[Deere Dude]

Thanks for the feedback and tips.

FYI, I am certainly not new to tractors, at least not this one. I've owned and maintained it for over 10 years now, both personally, and with the help of my local dealer when needed. I certainly wouldn't come here asking for insight for a neglected machine. Do I check the torque on every nut and bolt every time I use the tractor? Of course not, and I dare anyone suggest it is normal to do so. But maintenance is normal, and the machine is otherwise in very good shape.

Mr. Locktite is a friend of mine.
A few drops on lug-nuts helped me because mine loosened up considerably in 40 hours but have not since then for 1000 hours. Of course I still glance down lug-nuts before every hard job.

 

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Mr. Locktite is a friend of mine.
A few drops on lug-nuts helped me because mine loosened up considerably in 40 hours but have not since then for 1000 hours. Of course I still glance down lug-nuts before every hard job.

I think I'd use the blue, not the red on wheel bolts/lugs, if anything. I might be more inclined to use never-seize than a loctite

 

[5030]

Thanks for the feedback and tips.

FYI, I am certainly not new to tractors, at least not this one. I've owned and maintained it for over 10 years now, both personally, and with the help of my local dealer when needed. I certainly wouldn't come here asking for insight for a neglected machine. Do I check the torque on every nut and bolt every time I use the tractor? Of course not, and I dare anyone suggest it is normal to do so. But maintenance is normal, and the machine is otherwise in very good shape.

Begs to ask if you EVER checked the lug nuts for prevailing torque?

 

[Rebeldad1]

Thanks for the feedback and tips.

FYI, I am certainly not new to tractors, at least not this one. I've owned and maintained it for over 10 years now, both personally, and with the help of my local dealer when needed. I certainly wouldn't come here asking for insight for a neglected machine. Do I check the torque on every nut and bolt every time I use the tractor? Of course not, and I dare anyone suggest it is normal to do so. But maintenance is normal, and the machine is otherwise in very good shape.

but you skipped the checking lugnuts (properly). if you would have checked them once in a while you wouldnt be loosing a wheel. And I wouldnt rely on a dealer to do that as well unless you specifically asked to add that to the work order.

 

[Thomas]

No damage to speak of your lucky,may want to check rim holes also.

 

[coobie]

Thanks for the feedback and tips.

FYI, I am certainly not new to tractors, at least not this one. I've owned and maintained it for over 10 years now, both personally, and with the help of my local dealer when needed. I certainly wouldn't come here asking for insight for a neglected machine. Do I check the torque on every nut and bolt every time I use the tractor? Of course not, and I dare anyone suggest it is normal to do so. But maintenance is normal, and the machine is otherwise in very good shape.

Glad you are OK.One or two hard A$$ posters who act like they check the lug nuts every time they get on a tractor.I think not and its a big bunch of BULLCHIT if the say they do. For a honest opinion I check my lugs 2-3 times per year.

 

[sea2summit]

Glad you are OK.A lot of hard A$$ posters who act like they check the lug nuts every time they get on a tractor.I think not and its a big bunch of BULLCHIT if the say they do. For a honest opinion I check my lugs 2-3 times per year.

I check mine less than that...but I do paint mark an index point on them.

 

[coobie]

I check mine less than that...but I do paint mark an index point on them.

I mark mine also..

 

[Phil Timmons]

THIS is why we WELD them in place.

 

[savaytse66]

but you skipped the checking lugnuts (properly). if you would have checked them once in a while you wouldnt be loosing a wheel. And I wouldnt rely on a dealer to do that as well unless you specifically asked to add that to the work order.

Begs to ask if you EVER checked the lug nuts for prevailing torque?

No offense, but you are both jumping to conclusions. It is not unusual to swap between my turf and Ag wheels, and every time I do, I tighten within spec. When the wheels are on longer, I check them occasionally. Do I document the hours when do a cursory check? No. Do I use a torque wrench every time? No. Sometimes it's an "informal" gut check with the wrench I have in hand for whatever reason. And since I put blue thread locker on my fronts, I find I need to check them even less. Could I have done something wrong last time I changed or tightened them? Of course!

I don't know what happened in this case, I'm just glad nothing more serious happened, and it appears that the only damage is to the wheel hub itself. I have my others as a backup in the meantime, and some new bolts in hand.

In any case, I always learn something new in these threads, like:

I check mine less than that...but I do paint mark an index point on them.

That's a great idea that I never thought of. I will try this as an added check.