Wheel spacer for John Deer 410B

[Building and grounds]

Hello,

While putting on snow chains to the rear tires on our John Deer 410B loader/backhoe, it turns out that the chains on the right tire rub up against the tractor body while in motion. The chains on the left tire barely clear the body. We've tried everything to tighten up the chains, but that right wheel is just about a half inch closer to the body than the left wheel. Thus, I've been running the tractor in the snow and ice here in upstate New York with only one rear tire having the chains. We're not using it for anything heavy in the winter, just to load up our truck with sand to sand the roads. I've had recommendations to put a wheel adapter/spacer to space the wheel another inch away from the body, but don't know how to go about doing this. The John Deer dealers don't seem to have any ideas.

Does anyone have any ideas about what we could do to the wheel to move it further out from the body?

Thanks so much for your help, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Jeremy

 

[George2615]

See if you can swap the tires from side to side. Maybe if they can swap they'll give you more spacing. If not see below.
If you know the bolt pattern spacing these guys probably has spacers to fit. If you don't, call them and they'll tell you how to measure the spacing. See the links for info. The spacers will come with longer bolts if required. Easy to install. Just get the rear wheels off the ground (loosen lug nuts / bolts before lifting), walk the wheel out a little and install the spacer. Have help available for safety.


https://www.motorsport-tech.com/4DCGI/switchtractormodel
https://www.motorsport-tech.com/boltpatternguide.html