YM 2220D too narrow

[HoyeTractor]

Very nice work! Isn't the Internet great. The engineer that I spoke with was with a major transmission manufacturing company (names withheld to protect the innocent). Like I said, it was a long time ago and I cant remember the exact numbers he came up with. It made sense though that the further you spaced out the wheels the more leverage there was on the axle and bearing carriers. I doubt that 2 or 3" is enough to cause problems though. Im sure the tractors are designed heavier than needed.

Aaron,
Parts@HoyeTractor.com
(940) 438-0386

 

[ridgetop]

Yes, the internet is amazing. Thanks very much to the members who invested time and thought in calculations on this subject. It's good to have "country boy" guesstimates bolstered by 'rithmatic & engineerin'. I'd even be tempted to try thicker spacers, but my 2" ones have added the stability I wanted without making the wheel track wider than my tiller and give the tractor a more appealing "stance", methinks.

And they were easy to obtain. Just took a wheel to a machine shop around the corner where they measured it, found the dimensions to be unremarkably standard, and called me in a couple of days to pick up the spacers. Pretty simple way to gain stability on my hilltop.

 

[Zoster]

When I posted this spacer-thingy question (which was my very first post on this forum) I expected maybe three or four replies. The interest in this issue and the time many of you invest to help out, just plain and simply boggles my mind.
Thank you very much to all of you who went through the trouble of thinking about this and then to share your expertise/ gutfeelings/ experiences/ opinions/ knowledge.
Herbert

 

[Soundguy]

Phillip_l



I also didn't figure it would amount to a huge diference. Since the prevelance of adjustable width axles and rims, and dual rim combos have been around for soooo long. Heck.. the old JD's had splined axle stubs, and you slid the rim and hub out as far as you needed it.

Even the old 'small' fords could run dished out rims or full dual setups or mud paddles outside regular rims.. etc.

Soundguy

 

[jdmar]

Phillip L,

WOW what a first post. Thanks for the advice backed by brains and "figurin." Makes me feel better that I am not destroying my ltttle tractor.

Thanx
Peter