spacer Question

[Skeletor]

I bought spacers a while back and just never put ‘em on. While I was changing my tires I thought hey good time to do the spacers. Now the center hole in the spacer is a little bit bigger than the center hole on the tractor rim so it doesn’t rest on it like the factory rim would. So it would Be totally dependent on the bolts as the center hole is bigger. Do you guys think this would be fine to use? Their 1.5” spacers I got off Amazon.
I’m not sure if I’m explaining this correctly or not. Hopefully it makes sense.

 

[MF243RedTop]

They will be lug centric spacers instead of hub centric..
Just use a star pattern to tighten them down and don't ram the first lug on with an impact before you get the rest snugged up.
Snug up a few lugs/bolts then proceed to the rest.

Same theory as aftermarket wheels on pickup trucks.. they're almost all lug centric.

 

[JasperFrank]

Are we talking about front wheels or rear wheels?

 

[Skeletor]

They will be lug centric spacers instead of hub centric..
Just use a star pattern to tighten them down and don't ram the first lug on with an impact before you get the rest snugged up.
Snug up a few lugs/bolts then proceed to the rest.

Same theory as aftermarket wheels on pickup trucks.. they're almost all lug centric.

Ok I figured it was ok to do that but I left them off for now.

 

[Skeletor]

Are we talking about front wheels or rear wheels?

Rear wheels.

 

[scootr]

I'm not sure it's a good idea. I guess it depends upon the size of the tractor, filled tires, etc?

 

[Skeletor]

Massey 1725, the rears are 26x12x12
I think I’m gonna pick up some 75lb concrete weights a guy has for sale locally. I was also thinking of using washer fluid or Rv antifreeze to make up for the lost weight from not using the beet juice.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

On my old LS MT125 TLB, I ran 2" lug centric spacers for 2 years no problem. You should be good to go. As previously said, just tighten in a star pattern to achieve even torque on the lugs.

 

[Skeletor]

I filled the tires with Rv antifreeze today. I got around 9 gallons per tire before it started dripping out of the valve stem at 12 o’clock. I went and picked up 2 75lb concrete weights today. I’m gonna get some bolts tomorrow for them. I held one up to the wheel to make sure everything lined up good.the only thing I didn’t like was how far out past the weights stick out last the wheel.

 

[sea2summit]

I filled the tires with Rv antifreeze today. I got around 9 gallons per tire before it started dripping out of the valve stem at 12 o’clock. I went and picked up 2 75lb concrete weights today. I’m gonna get some bolts tomorrow for them. I held one up to the wheel to make sure everything lined up good.the only thing I didn’t like was how far out past the weights stick out last the wheel.

9 gallons of antifreeze per tire is about 80#, 75# weights makes 155# per side. The tractor only weighs 1,500#? So your adding 20%+ more base weight.

Then two inch spacers?

Curious what the reasoning is for this? Might need a bigger tractor

 

[Skeletor]

Well I bought the 1.5” spacers a while ago. I probably won’t run them if I use the Wheel weights. I had beet juice in there so I’m leaving a little weight behind by switching to the antifreeze. I thought the wheel weights would make that up and a little extra can’t hurt. I regularly use the loader to full capacity so I thought the extra weight out back won’t hurt. There’s a backhoe on their too so it’s a little heavier than 1500lbs.

If had to make a decision when I bought the tractor. Go the next size up and no backhoe or smaller tractor with the backhoe. I do wish the loader would lift more but I really like the backhoe so I’m happy with my decision.

 

[Texasmark]

I bought spacers a while back and just never put ‘em on. While I was changing my tires I thought hey good time to do the spacers. Now the center hole in the spacer is a little bit bigger than the center hole on the tractor rim so it doesn’t rest on it like the factory rim would. So it would Be totally dependent on the bolts as the center hole is bigger. Do you guys think this would be fine to use? Their 1.5” spacers I got off Amazon.
I’m not sure if I’m explaining this correctly or not. Hopefully it makes sense.

I took an 8" diameter piece of pipe and 1/4" flat plate steel and made my 4" spacers for my 24 hp tractor. I had a machine shop do the plate cut outs and drill the 8 bolt pattern holes to match the pattern in the wheel. I used through bolts matching the diameter of the original bolts to attach the spacers. I changed tractors some time later, same basic size and swapped the spacers since the wheels were both 16.5" diameter.

Centerline is not all that critical as you are talking about a tractor that may reach "teen" MPH speeds on hard surfaces. If they happen to be slightly off center you will get a slow oscillation of the rear wheels.....no big deal. Your tire (manufacturing tolerance) could be off center more than any dimensional problem with your spacer.