YM2000 Front Axle repair coonass/redneck style

[Neat 1500]

My you like to live dangerously! No Rear Guards or ROPS :shocked:

 

[winston1]

Is that mud or a weight in you back wheel? Looks sort of like my home made weights.

Edit. My bad, I looked back at a thread when you made your weights. I had forgotten. Nothing unusual for me.

 

[284 International]

You have good pictures of your fix and your explanations make clear why you did things as you did. I'm just curious about other's experiences with this issue: I would personally worry that reinforcing the axle would in turn make the center pivot the weak link, and snap the tabs locating the pivot, or otherwise cause damage to a less or non-repairable part. From my limited understanding, I think I would prefer to have the axle as my "fuse" as opposed to the casting or center pivot. Does anybody have some enlightenment about what works and does not with respect to these types of repairs?

 

[clemsonfor]

I dont think its that necessary. I too would not like to trash my frame or pivot because i have an I beam for an axle. I have some uneven fields that i mow pretty fast. I have turned and hit a bank with the tire turned and so far been lucky and nothing has happend. If you realize the limitations and not use your tractor where you had needed a bulldozer or a 80hp tractor i think you will be fine.

This guy needed to do it for his terrain, but honestly i would try and get a bulldozer or a bobcat out there to smooth that area out. I mean whats the point to bushhogging something that uneven, your not making foodplots out there or really driving through it, i guess to keep it open for looks or anticipation of smoothing it later?