L2800 Adjust Tire Width

[RobJ]

It's really not that bad. There are 4 position/combos you have. 2 positions involve flipping the inner rim or disk. The other 2 are to bolt the tire rim to the disk on the inside or the outside. My L2500 manual doesn't clearly show the flipping of the disk in the pictures.

The tires are not that hard to move around, just keep them upright and balanced.

You will need some 1/2" drive tools to remove the nuts and bolts. The rears get tightened to 160ftlbs. Get a buddy to help you.

Good Luck,
Rob

PS, if you look at this picture, you can see my disk is flipped out, but the tire rim is bolted to the INSIDE of the disk. I could actually gain a little more width if I moved the tire rim to the outside of the disk. I would not have to swap the tires to do this. It's on my to do list.

 

[wushaw]

Sounds like exactly what I need to do. I just went and took a good look at the situation. It's fairly obvious what needs to be done, but

How big a jack did you use?

How hard was it to move those tires around? I'm puny.

How hard was it to break those bolts loose?

thanks

I use my 2.5 ton floor jack, even with filled tires it has no problem.
Get a couple of jack stands for safety's sake.

Like RobJ said.... 1/2" impact will make short work out of the lug nuts.

Don't let the tire fall over...it is very heavy.

 

[woodchuckie]

How big a jack did you use? I've got a 3 1/2 ton floor jack.

How hard was it to move those tires around? I'm puny. Being very careful not to let it fall over, it wasn't hard to move around on the carport. If I needed to I just raised or lowered the jack to line up with the hole.

How hard was it to break those bolts loose? Break them loose before you jack it up. I had a torque wrench that made it easy. The first time took it down the road , I heard a clicking sound and had to stop and retighten the nuts.

 

[tcarter1]

What is the "stabilizer upgrade"?

 

[nylla]

What is the "stabilizer upgrade"?

Instead of turnbuckles, you have a flat metal bar that slides inside a rectangular metal piece. Both have lots of holes in them, some holes are actually slots, you have a pin that secures the two pieces together. So you can pull the pin, slide the stablizer bar back and forth to get it on the implement, then pin it. I had an old L2350 and the turnbuckle was a real pain so thought I'd try this "new" approach with the new tractor.

thanks to everyone else for all the advice on the tire width.

allyn

 

[RobJ]

Since nylla brought up the tire width and I needed to carry mine out all the way, here are some pics. I think you can see what is going on withmoving the disk in more and moving to the new position.

Pretty easy, impact wrench makes it easier.

BTW, it seems a whole lot wider, but it's only 3", 1.5" per side. And a quick check with the tape and I'm right at spec....about 50" to the center.