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RandyNark

05-08-2005 19:44:58




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hey guys, I need to move my rear wheels out a bit to fit rows in my garden so I can cultivate.
I can't seem to get what they're talking about in my Ford manual can any tell me how in plane english, Thanks




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Dan

05-09-2005 04:56:16




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 Re: rear wheel spacing in reply to RandyNark, 05-08-2005 19:44:58  
If you look at your wheel carefully, you will see it is made up of a conclave disk mounted to a rim whose "hat" or loops are offset closer to one side of the rim. You can change the wheel spacing by attaching this center disk on opposite sides of this hat or loop, by turning the rim only so the hat or loop is closer/farther from the tractor, then attaching the center to either side of the hat or loop while in this position, and finally, by turning the concave center disk so instead of the dome facing out it is the cup side. All of these configurations require you to seperate the center disk from the outer rims, and some configurations (turning the hat/loops so they are further/closer to the tractor) require your tires to be re-mounted so the lugs are facing the correct direction.

HTH,
Dan

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2fordsmike

05-09-2005 12:14:46




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 Re: rear wheel spacing in reply to Dan, 05-09-2005 04:56:16  
When these Fords (and Fergusons) were new some of the neighbors simply turned the rear wheels around backwards and cultivated corn and beans with the chevrons running in the wrong direction. Did not make any real difference because the summer cultivating was always performed when the soil was dry. In those days folks had fewer resources, very few hand tools and only one jack. I am not kidding. Folks with acreages today have more tools, trailers and gadgets than we used to farm 300 acres in the 1950s. Mike-Iowa

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SteveB(wi)

05-09-2005 06:07:37




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 Re: rear wheel spacing in reply to Dan, 05-09-2005 04:56:16  
You should never have to remount the tires, but move them to the opposite side of the tractor.



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Dan

05-09-2005 06:40:21




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 Re: rear wheel spacing in reply to SteveB(wi), 05-09-2005 06:07:37  
Good catch! I should have put more thought into that one.

Dan



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Rip VanWinkle

05-09-2005 04:23:50




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 Re: rear wheel spacing in reply to RandyNark, 05-08-2005 19:44:58  
You can also just move youre rears side to side if you want them real wide.



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Rob

05-09-2005 02:48:01




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 Re: rear wheel spacing in reply to RandyNark, 05-08-2005 19:44:58  
The rear "wheel" is made up what a concave disk, rim and tire. You space the tire by mounting the rim on one side of the disc or the other; moves each wheel 2". That, and you can reverse the disc (8") and mount the rim on one side or the other (2").



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