Wheel Spacers

chieffan

chieffan

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Local fabrication shop is going to make a pair of rear wheel spacers for the Bever loader CUT. Going to take one wheel off, use the loader to load it in the pickup and it goes to the shop today. About an 8 mile drive so decided this would be easier. Both wheels have to come off to install the spacer anyway. Tractor has a couple small jobs to do first this morning.
 
chieffan said:
Just assumed he would make them from steel, but he is making them so whatever he does will be what they are.. A little spray paint wont hurt either .
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Steel will be just fine like you say Roger some paint and they will last as long as the tractor, if one is to worry about that then remember alum to steel is dissimilar metals and you get electrolysis and corrosion
3" per side will make a big difference that's what the spacers my brother installed on his Yanmar
 
Fully agree on the dissimilar metals, tractor and wheel are both cast. With the wheels set with the dish in make it a bit wider already, maybe 3" but not more. Still can get tippy enough to get ones attention so keep the loader bucket low when traveling.
 
I've put Aluminum spacers on my JD without any issues. I haven't seen any corrosion and doubt I will in what's left of my lifetime. I put them on so I could use chains and then couldn't use them anyway as the tractor rode too rough with them.
I think your going to like them Rodger as they really improved the tractors stability.
 
I sure hope your right Chris. It needs all the help it can get when it come to stability. Had it lift one rear wheel a bit with a bucket of wet clay with the bucket about 2 foot off the ground. I dumped 1/2 the load and moved on. The hydraulics on this tractor are way over powered for what the tractor can handle. Just wish it had power steering, but I am looking. Charline torque converter and an older Chevy pump with reservoir.
 
The guy running the welding shop injured himself over a month ago and was back to work yesterday. Carolyn talked to him and he has not got them done yet. Shop has been closed for 5-6 week during his recovery. Haven't heard what actually happened but with all the big heavy stuff he works with it is a hazardous occupation.
 
chieffan said:
The guy running the welding shop injured himself over a month ago and was back to work yesterday. Carolyn talked to him and he has not got them done yet. Shop has been closed for 5-6 week during his recovery. Haven't heard what actually happened but with all the big heavy stuff he works with it is a hazardous occupation.
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Dang! A machinist can be very dangerous for sure. About 25 years ago there was a local one man machine shop operator that caught his arm in a lathe and it got yanked off at the shoulder! After a lengthy recovery, he was back in his shop operating it alone again with one arm! Still in business!

Almost happened to my brother in law too. He's got a gigantic old 8' lathe that the company he was part owner of was going to scrap. He took it home and it still works just fine, but "low tech". He got his arm caught in it 3 years ago. That thing tried to take his arm off but somehow he got out of it. Shoulder was dislocated and tendons needed to be reattached but no lingering affects!

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This guys Dad started the business many years ago. Went through bankruptcy once and went back in business again. Had a heart attack in his sleep. The boys took over the shop with the older doing the welding fabrication and his younger brother was into race car frame building, etc. Built an addition for the race car shop and Thom stayed in the welding fabrication. Tried different guys to help him but none worked out, but Thom is a worker, and I think the others just wanted a paycheck. Carolyn stopped and he said the spacers were not done yet. He is probably behind about 6 weeks so will wait til he gets them done.
 
Roger, are your rear tires fluid filled? I have enough methanol to blend with water to fill my BX rear tires and really need to get that done. Should really help with side or frontal tipping. But when using loader I either have the backhoe on, or my quick attach nearly 700 pound counter weight assembly.
 
As far as I know the none of the tires have fluid in them but all have factory weights. Alos have about 400 lbs of pickup brake rotors on the 3 point. With a full bucket if I keep it low so I cannot see the back edge of the bucket over the hood I get along fine. Still waiting on the welding shop. Changed welding shops for my last two projects. Just as good a work and lot cheaper and much faster.

Thought about loading the rear tires with washer fluid when I can catch a sale. Probably take about 3 cases per tire.
 
Plan is to stay with iron spacers. Wheel and hub are both cast so no sense mixing things up. Good advice with using dis-similar metals for sure. Especially true in electrical connections. Can use it in small amounts on the small battery connections to prevent corroding also, like the springs and small plate contacts.
 
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chieffan said:
Can use it in small amounts on the small battery connections to prevent corroding also, like the springs and small plate contacts.
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Maybe yes and maybe not.
Yesterday I had to clean the contacts for the battery in my wife’s garage door opener. Battery had not leaked but the negative contact had turned black and the door would not open. Cleaned it with a stainless wheel on the dremel tool and it works fine.
 
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