Smaller wheels for a YM2000

[wombat]

Hi folks, it's been a while since I visited.

We have moved 1000 miles south from Brisbane in Queensland Australia to just outside of Melbourne in Victoria.

In the process we have bought a 200 acre ex-Angora goat farm that we are now living on.
Life is good and we are close to family again.

My problem is terrain.

Our old place in QLD was as flat as Florida.
Our new place is hilly with rocks and contour ploughed ditches.

Now, I know I will have to get a new tractor to suit[recomendations appreciated] but I would like to keep the old green meanie for jobbing work around the place. Mowing,postholes, raking etc.

At the moment it has rice tyres on the back and light truck tyres on the front, filled with water.
The rears are reversed to give wider track.
It also has ROPs and around 120kgs of weights on the front.
It is only 2wd.

Is there any way of fitting smaller wheels to lower the Center of gravity?
It won't be going back into any rice paddies and I don't need all of the ground clearance.

It might be prohibitively expensive but I might get lucky.

Regards to all.

Wombat

 

[clemsonfor]

i wouldnt worry about it. Load your rear tires and that will hold the tractor to the ground more. If your still uncomfortable you probly should not be on that spot with a tractor, maybe a lawnmower, afterall you say your just going to be using it around the house and pasture and barns maybe, how hilly can it be in the vicinity of your house, they are usually fairly flat where people build homes. I would just put some fluid in the tiers and save the money on a larger tractor to use on the rest of the acerage.

 

[California]

I read somewhere that Dodge Truck 16 inch wheels have the same bolt pattern. I haven't verified this so proceed with caution!
If true, that makes available a good variety of wheels and tires.

And if someone knows which wheels will fit, please post!

 

[wombat]

Dodge truck wheels hey?
I wonder what they would equate to in Oz.

The house is not on level land.
Our home paddock has 15* to 20* slopes.
I slash downhill and reverse back up.

I want to be able to get the tractor to some paddocks where it is reasonably flat without having to reverse up hills.

I know I need a different tractor that is suited to the terrain but lowerring the CoG would make the little thumper a good general use machine.

Wombat