Re: Re: Re: M Minimum Rear Wheel distance

Posted by Hugh MacKay on July 09, 2003 at 07:33:48 from (209.226.106.186):

In Reply to: Re: Re: M Minimum Rear Wheel distance posted by Bill Perry on July 08, 2003 at 21:46:23:

Bill: My 300, 560 and 656 were all on 72" centers, which made them very close to flush with axles on outside, or 84". They all had 3" plus on each axle I could have moved them to make then about 78" to 80" on outside. Those tractors all had double bead rims, will depend on age of M whether you have the double bead rim. Shame to switch if you don't have to, I think you will like them much better dished out. I know my 300 with 13.6 tires could be made less than 78" outside with wheels dished out I had 16.9 on 560 and 656, probably closer to 80" with those.

I may have seemed a bit harsh on my earlier post. I have owned about 5 trailers in my lifetime, and never was happy with any of them until I had deck over wheels. Trailers with deck between wheels and wide enough for big tractors tend to be just too wide for country roads. I've never had it happen but I have seen a few broken trailers along the road. I saw one that broke with a Farmall A on it. I stopped to help him, there was not a casting on the A that wasn't broken from the tumble. It was a car hauler,rated for 4,000 lbs. Trailers even the big highway trailers get cracks in steel, and that has to be monitered very closly. Many many times I have come home with scarey looking cracks on trailer frame, and not from excessive loads. Having owned a single axle highway tractor and 40' equipment trailer along with all the others, my opinion, nothing over gross weight of 15,000lbs. should be allowed on highway today with out air brakes. The others were fine 40 years ago when no one else was on the road. I just have a 5,000 lb rated car hauler today but I never haul anything larger than my SA, 130 or 140. Its just wide enough for those tractors set on 52" centers 60" outside.

Just be careful, tractors with broken castings aren't much good, and flesh and bones even worse. Afterall an old guy like me has to keep you young fellows alive to chew the rag with about old iron. We need old knowledge, but even more important fresh ideas.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Re: Re: Re: M Minimum Rear Wheel distance Bill Perry 19:36:01 07/09/03 (1)
  • Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: M Minimum Rear Wheel distance Hugh MacKay 21:06:53 07/09/03 (0)

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