[Farmall] M - Tricycle Wheel Spacing

[Roberto Rivero]

On 4/21/05, Jim Becker <jim.becker at verizon.net> wrote: 
> 
> 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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> From: <szabelsk at gdls.com>
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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:
> >
> > 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)
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Carl Szabelski
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> > Spacing
> > 04/21/2005 02:56
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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.
> >
> > I have a loader on the tractor and will be picking up lots of heavy 
> rocks
> > soon.
> >

 
> What spacing is best for what application? eg - Narrow spacing vs wide
> > spacing.

  But how is this tractor equiped???? is a tricycle?? is a narrow or is a 
wide front????
  Sorry may be i did not understand all the posts, but if the tractor is 
equiped with a front loader, a wide front end is needle for a lot of reasons 
(some of them were posted here). 
    
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