Neat 1500
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I think he used to turn hard with a full load in the FEL and possibly hit ruts, kerb's and the like at full lock to break out the bolt holes like that 
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California
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- An hour north of San Francisco
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- Yanmar YM240 Yanmar YM186D
Yes, likely. I've had the steering wheel jerked out of my hands going backward turning, and catching a rut, causing the steering to hit its limit hard. I suspect that's what he did. And apparently he did that often. He broke both these wheels, plus one of them still has "$20=" written on it, clearly a replacement!I think he used to turn hard with a full load in the FEL and possibly hit ruts, kerb's and the like at full lock to break out the bolt holes like that
Just my imagination but I suspect the reason one tire is a replacement is because he made the weld repair with the tire still mounted, and damaged the tire by overheating or bursting it from weld heat.
At any rate I have flawless identical wheels cleaned, repainted, ready to put in service if I ever need them.
This tractor is infrequently used, mostly when I need the backhoe that's on it. The smaller YM186D is the one I use all the time. Buying new tires for this and mounting the new wheels is low priority.