Wheel Spacers

[SAVED1]

New member, new owner new “don’t knows”. I live on a hillside in WV, wanting to clear an acre of hillside with my BX23s. Tipping is all I hear about so out of the abundance of safety I’d like to know about wheel spacers. I DO NOT have a mower to contend with. Could you all help me with quality, bargains, what is enough spacer, what is too much, will to much strain the axle. My tires are also weighted. Thank you in advance for your expertise and experience in this upgrade.

 

[scootr]

I used 3" Bro-tec spacers on my tractor. They increased stability considerably. They weren't cheap. The quality is outstanding. But then I figured buy once cry once was the best policy when it came to keeping my wheels on.

 

[SAVED1]

I looked up the Bro tec site. Thank you. Did you do front and back. Is it helpful to do both ends.

 

[WranglerX]

I use 3 inch BROTEK on the rear of my small MF GC 17xx series and it improved stability a lot (at least my butt thinks so), the BROTEK spacers are hub centric where as aftermarket "automotive" may not be for whatever you tractor is....As for front, probably not a real necessary thing as most front axles pivot and don't add any stability till at max tilt angle, rear axle is rigid to frame so that is where stability is....

Also on hills go up the hill, and down the hill, never across face of hill.....

 

[rScotty]

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Also on hills go up the hill, and down the hill, never across face of hill.....

Good Advice. And always go up and down hills in 4wd. That way you have 4 wheel braking as well as 4wd traction.

 

[rScotty]

I noticed that in the BX23S Owners Manual (pg. 58) it says not to use weighted tires and the backhoe at the same time. I don't see anything about spacers.

 

[MF243RedTop]

Only real need for them on front is if you want to keep the same track...
When the tires aren't on the same track it's easy, unless you're very mindful to catch something with rears that the fronts passed by....
But it's not necessary ..it's up to you .