Increasing width of rear
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Thomas
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Dealer should be able tell you if rear spacers can be added.
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I increase my rear width with lots of bacon and pancakes. Oh, did you mean tractor rear wheel spacing?
On my M4700 I've got about 5 combos of rim and disc to adjust spacing.
On my M4700 I've got about 5 combos of rim and disc to adjust spacing.
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Wheel spacers CAN be added though the dealer may not have a source for them. Check out Bro-Tek. You can message Richard (the owner) through their website. They can generally make them for any tractor and they are reasonably priced.
Bro-Tek
You can move the center hub flange to the inside and gain about 4-6 inches on width.
TomIre
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If it helpshelps visualize it, your rear tires can be mounted in different configurations to give you different spacing. Simplest is to look at the rim and see the "dish" in the center. If the dish is on the inside, the rim can be reversed so the dish is on the outside which gives you a good few inches. That's the simplest and cheapest way. Can you take a photo of your rims and post it fit us to look at?
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WillBuc59
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Are there any reasons NOT to do this?
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With your rims if you unbolt the outer section then rotate the inner and move the outer section out you will gain the width of the mounting which is usually 2-4 " on each tire,
which is what posts 4 and 5 mentioned.
If that is not enough adjustment then the rims can be flipped around as they are usually not centered with the mounting tabs.
Providing you with several optional spacings.
IchabodCrayne
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Check your owner's manual. Mine says not to do any of what's been suggested.
Aside from that.. Tractors are designed to carry, push, pull, lift..etc.
Axles, hubs, bearings n such are all designed to carry these loads within specified parameters.
Widening wheel/tire stance moves the applied loads outward on the axles increasing leverage, putting greater stress on vital parts. This means the user must reduce the workload to compensate or live with the expectation of parts failure.
Also note the ROPS is designed to protect you from compete rollover based to some extent on strength vs force applied from tipping point to ground contact. Widening stance increases the force applied to ROPS if tip over occurs due to increased distance from tipping point to ground contact.
