dirtworksequip
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- Joined
- Jun 3, 2006
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- Location
- Wheeling, WV
- Tractor
- 2006 JD 3520 w/cab & 300CX loader. 1995 JD 870 w/440 loader & 8b backhoe.JD 455 w/54" mower deck.
John, I really wish you would quit all this back and forth on the R1's vs R4's and just let me make the trade. lol. Here's my take on the swap. Advantages of R1's:1) Better traction in all conditions.2) Better on and off road ride and comfort.3) More stability with wider stance.(R1 wheels are adjustable to several positions)
I would think that with the R1's set at the narrow postion on your tractor is going to become quite unstable, but this could be remedied by moving them to a wider position. I think you would also like the looks better. The only problem being you stated that you had some narrow areas you needed to access.
I myself would not even consider running R1 wheels in the narrow position. Its just going to make the tractor super unstable. In fact I felt that my 3520/cab was too unstable with the R4's even set in the wide position. So I added 4 inch wheel extenstions giving me 8 more inches of rear wheel width. If you have some pics of your tractor with the R1's post them for us to see.
Here's a couple of pics of my 3520 with the rear wheel extensions.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q259/dirtworksequip/P1010793.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q259/dirtworksequip/P1010794.jpg
I would think that with the R1's set at the narrow postion on your tractor is going to become quite unstable, but this could be remedied by moving them to a wider position. I think you would also like the looks better. The only problem being you stated that you had some narrow areas you needed to access.
I myself would not even consider running R1 wheels in the narrow position. Its just going to make the tractor super unstable. In fact I felt that my 3520/cab was too unstable with the R4's even set in the wide position. So I added 4 inch wheel extenstions giving me 8 more inches of rear wheel width. If you have some pics of your tractor with the R1's post them for us to see.
Here's a couple of pics of my 3520 with the rear wheel extensions.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q259/dirtworksequip/P1010793.jpg
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q259/dirtworksequip/P1010794.jpg