CobyRupert
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Here's before and after pics of widening the 5075 another 15+ inches
Feels like a totally different tractor.
Feels like a totally different tractor.
Finally widened tires-before & after pics
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Creamer
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Stability wise it is a lot better. I always try to run mine as wide as is reasonable for the jobs I do.
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Quite a difference :thumbsup:
Did you have to turn the rims around and remount the tires or were you able to get that much w/o doing that ?
Did you have to turn the rims around and remount the tires or were you able to get that much w/o doing that ?
Sawdustsmb
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Did the same with my NH. HUGE difference. Should be done at the dealership before they are sold.
IndyIan
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Do you notice the extra width in the woods? Going from a 4' atv to the 6' tractor has required alot of trail work at my place, but I need to run my tractor as wide as it goes for the hills.
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CobyRupert
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Sort of, if you mean by swapping the left outer rim and tire to the right side and vise-versa. That keeps the tread direction the same and no bead busting required.
Yes, definitely noticeable squeezing through the barn door or on the paths, but a lot less pucker fatigue when working the FEL on a side hill to pick up branches and tips with stumps (surprise!). Which are going to get even sneakier bidding under snow.
creekbend
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Does it affect the turning radius of your tractor? IMHO, I would think that the wider tires would take time to get used to.
LindenBruce
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Okay, so what did you do to widen the stance? Wheel spacers? B.
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Ag type tires-rims normally have 4-5 different width possibilities built into the rim. So just by switching things around a person can get several different widths with no cost other than the time and labor it takes to do all the moving of everything around.
creekbend
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Thanks for posting. I learned something new.Ag type tires-rims normally have 4-5 different width possibilities built into the rim. So just by switching things around a person can get several different widths with no cost other than the time and labor it takes to do all the moving of everything around.