Changing Wheel Width

[CoyPatton]

Looking for suggestions for making my Kubota L6060 as stable as possible. I just bought this tractor and I live on a mountain in Tennessee. I have a grapple and move fairly heavy oak logs on various grades of hillsides. The tractor has filled View attachment 703388R4 17 5L-24 industrial contractor tires that are 18" wide and the inside of the tire is about 3" from the inside of the fender. The measurement from the middle of each tire is 53" apart and the outside is 70". It seems like spacing the rear tires farther apart would make it more stable, any ideas on the best way to do that.

Show pictures of your wheels. Inside and outside pictures showing details of how centers are mounted to rims. Depending upon the style of centers your wheels have, you may have several options or only the option of spacers.

 

[Williy]

here's a picture of one:

willy

 

[oosik]

I have agricultural rims on my Kubota M6040. This means that there are eight potential width settings. Four with the rim dished in - four with the rim dished out. My rear tires - R-1, 16.9 x 28. They have 750 pound of RimGuard in each tire.

This brings the total weight of each tire very close to 1000 pounds.

Currently they are set at the widest setting. This was done at the dealership before they delivered the new tractor. If I wanted to change the width - call the dealership > have the mobile service truck come out and do the change.

There is absolutely NO WAY that I am set up to do a change like this. One slip > I'm pinned > if I live and have access to my cell phone > I might survive. Otherwise > slow death > potential coyote food.

Think HARD on this before attempting to do yourself.

 

[Black Lab Guy]

Show pictures of your wheels. Inside and outside pictures showing details of how centers are mounted to rims. Depending upon the style of centers your wheels have, you may have several options or only the option of spacers.

Thanks for your help, if you need a different angle let me know

 

[WranglerX]

Photos suggest wheel center dished out for max width but wheel rims are in it's in close position, You can probably gain width by reversing outer rims on wheel centers... Probably have to switch sides to keep tire cleats correct... Check out graphics in post #3... Think for max width you would want top right image... Your pictures seem to indicate you are setup as second from left image in post #3

 

[LD48750]

Pictures look to me like he is already set at the widest available width.

 

[CoyPatton]

Pictures look to me like he is already set at the widest available width.

I agree with this assessment. Centers are dish out for widest setting of wheel centers. The centers are bolted to the inside of the rim mounts (you only have 1 set so only 2 options inside or outside of mounts) which is the widest stance setting.
This leaves you going with spacers to mount between the wheel center and the axle hub if you want a wider stance than currently setup.

 

[Xfaxman]

Photos suggest wheel center dished out for max width but wheel rims are in it's in close position, You can probably gain width by reversing outer rims on wheel centers... Probably have to switch sides to keep tire cleats correct... Check out graphics in post #3... Think for max width you would want top right image... Your pictures seem to indicate you are setup as second from left image in post #3

Right:

 

[CoyPatton]

Right:
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From the photos, it appears his single set of mounts on the rim are centered on the rim. As such he has the max width the mfg provided. Your diagram shows the single set to be mounted to the edge of rim. Not so in his photos.

 

[WranglerX]

From the photos, it appears his single set of mounts on the rim are centered on the rim. As such he has the max width the mfg provided. Your diagram shows the single set to be mounted to the edge of rim. Not so in his photos.

Go back and look at picture 1 & 2, you are not seeing larger width from bolt lug to rear of rim in picture #2...

Some ruler work required

What is red dimension?

What is blue dimension?