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John Deere Wheel Spacing

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Spudm

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Since this is a 45 hp. MFWD loader tractor that I also use for row crops, would moving the rear tires in about 3-4 inches on each side from factory settings make much of a difference in the way the tractor handles with the loader? I can get more rows per acre by doing this, but not sure if it is a good idea or not. Thanks!
 
Not as long as you are careful......limit side hill slope, and keep the loader as low as possible, use fluid ballast vs wheel weights to lower the Centre of gravity, get a ROPS and use the seat belt! Be careful out there. Ben
 
We have ours set for narrow rows so we can spread urea on standing corn. We have rolling hills but nothing steep.
 
We had a tricycle JD that we used for row crops and haying. Constantly moving wheels in and out depending on job at hand. Go ahead and move them, stability wise you'll never notice the difference, unless you are a real wild driver.
 
I get a kick out of your phrase "factory settings". When new tractors come into dealers as rolling stock, not crated with seperate wheels and tires, the wheels are set as narrow as posible to reduce the shipping space they take up. That being said the dealers adjust the wheel spacing to suit the customer, and the job it is to do. I certainly would not consider a 40hp tractor set for 30" rows to be unstable or to perform negativly from where it is set now.
The safety police get a bit carried away on ocasions on this site.
I have a saying, "You need to be smarter than the peice of equipment you are using", be it a hammer, or a tractor. Both of them can hurt you if your brain is in neutral.
Loren
 
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