Was kind of thinking the same thing. The backside of the lugs are not very thick. And the rim they are bolted to is sure not very wide either.
I have driven tractors on steel, but not an Oliver. Always wondered how bad this style of Oliver wheel sunk into to the ground. Would likely have to get off of the sod, and into mud of soft dirt (worked ground) to find out.
Skeleton steel is bad about sinking in anyways. But boy, there really isn't much to keep these from just going right on down. Deere lugs for example, had a really thick backside. IHC lugs for the letter series were bolted on in staggered pairs (had meat in between lugs that met up with the ground surface). Even in between the paired lugs, was a good 2 inch thick rim.
About the only thing stopping these is the lugs that are about the 4th or 5th one up from the bottom that are starting to hit the ground more horizontally. And they'll only slow the sinking then if you have already sank in that far.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo and video filesizes should be less than 5MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Oliver 550 Purchaser Checklist - by Greg Sheppard. Pound for pound the 550 is better than anything I've seen. It has great power for its size and can really hunker down and lug. Classified as a 3-bottom plow depending on soil conditions. I personally don't think it can be beat for a utility tractor in the 40 HP range. They are extremely thrifty on fuel, at least my DSL is. Most drive train parts are fairly easy to get. Sheet metal is probably the hardest thing to
... [Read Article]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
