Tires Reversed my 2520s tires today

[lost in wisconsin]

Losr, is there a reason you have the ballast on while changing tires?

Not sound like the safety police, but don't forget the jack stands. Unlike a car the front axle pivots which allows the tractor to rotate on the jack.

I was doing a similar tasks on my tractor, I was almost finished, I reached under to just tighten the oil filter back on. the tractor rotated from the tightening force on the filter and it slipped off the jack and fell on me catching me on the chest on it way down. I think I only lived to tell about it because it happen so slowly that I was able to slip out of the way before I recieved all of the crushing force. I was bruised up bad for Weeks. Just be careful.

Honestly...never thought about removing the ballast. It stays on all the time (except) when needing the PHD. But you point is well taken and appreciated. If you look closely in both pics, you will see we did use jack stands but no sense not taking off that 350 lbs of weight in the back.

Thanks

 

[seldridge279]

I finally got some free time today and reversed my rear tires on my 2520. I can't believe the difference this has made. I wish i would have did this the first day i brought it home. The 3 point arms don't come anywhere near the tires now and when i was mowing my hillside a huge difference. I usually mow down as far as i feel comfortable and push mow the rest. Today i took a whole other 62" pass down further. This is going to save me a ton of push mowing time!

JD had a change in the lift arms that fixed the clearance problem with the 2520. I had the retrofit done as soon as it became available. I did leave my wheels/tires swapped side to side, gave a little additional clearance. Prior to the change the tires were getting torn up. I can lift the 3 point all the way up with no contact.