[Farmall] M - Tricycle Wheel Spacing

[Jim Becker]

I'm not sure how much difference a few inches of front track will make on 
stability, probably not much.  It is more important to lower the bucket. 
Don't expect to move much of a rock pile in one pass in any case.

One more factor is that setting the track out will increase the loading on 
the outer wheel bearings and the spindles.  I would keep them set pretty 
well in.

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

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> To avoid tipping over sideways when making a very tight turn at high speed
> with twice the recommended weight in the bucket, I vote for the wide
> setting.  The main things to be concerned about are:
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> Having an idea of where your center of gravity is (keeping the load as low
> as possible lowers the overall center of gravity)
> The type of terrain your driving over (slope, how rough)
> How high will the bucket be when your driving (see above)
> How fast or slow will you be going (the slower you go, the less likely to
> tip)
> How much are you going to try and move at one time (the more trips you 
> make
> the lighter the loads can be)
> How wreckless will you be (versus how wreckless can you be)
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> Hope this helps.
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> Carl Szabelski
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> I'm putting on some shiny new 6.00 x 16's on the front and the book says I
> have 4 different spacing options for the tires/rims as they are bolted to
> the wheels.
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> I have a loader on the tractor and will be picking up lots of heavy rocks
> soon.
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> What spacing is best for what application?  eg - Narrow spacing vs wide
> spacing.