[AJD] stressed axles

[Dean VP]

Kreig:

When one lives close to Lynden, WA one tends to fence with windmills too
much. For almost all of what you will use the 530 for, the odds of you
twisting off or breaking a rear axle are very low. Now if you had a 227 or
237 corn picker mounted on it and the tractor took a 2 to 3 foot drop that
might be a different situation. 

Not something that needs to be worried about much.

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

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Subject: [AJD] stressed axles

I removed, cleaned up, painted, restored, all parts for the wheels on the
530.   When I reassembled the wheels I installed the wheel hubs and rims in
the widest possible setting.  Sure makes access around the tractor much
easier but sure makes for a wide tractor.    I wonder about the stresses
involved on the axles.  The ride sure is a lot softer and there is more
bounce when wheeling down the road.  Seems to me that wheels set in the
widest position would greatly increase the stresses on axles and an increase
in possible axle breakage.  I certainly would not want to be pulling really
high loads, seems like the axle would want to "wind up"  so to speak.

Any experiences out there?

Kreig
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