tire chains

[ring3]

Anyone running chains/turfs on a b3030? I got the chains, now need the spacers. Any pics of the spacers? Anyone make their own or have a set made?

Local dealers can get them but $280 seems high. I have access to a shop with all the necessary equipment. interested in knowing how they attach.

Thanks.

Rob

 

[beenthere]

Ones I've seen are just cold roll steel whatever thickness you want to "space out" that bolt to the axle flange with recess for bolt heads. Then the spacer is drilled and tapped to accept the wheel bolts. Pretty simple if milling tools are available.

So bolt the spacer on in place of the present wheel rim, and bolt the present wheel rim to the spacers.

 

[David s Von Gieserbrechta]

Anyone running chains/turfs on a b3030? I got the chains, now need the spacers. Any pics of the spacers? Anyone make their own or have a set made?

Local dealers can get them but $280 seems high. I have access to a shop with all the necessary equipment. interested in knowing how they attach.

Thanks.

Rob

You've lost me on the spacer thing, could you please explain "what spacers and why"

 

[Redneck in training]

Anyone running chains/turfs on a b3030? I got the chains, now need the spacers. Any pics of the spacers? Anyone make their own or have a set made?

Local dealers can get them but $280 seems high. I have access to a shop with all the necessary equipment. interested in knowing how they attach.

Thanks.

Rob

You need hub centric type I am guessing.
If you have access to a machine shop they are easy to make.

Check this:
8 lug wheel spacers items - Get great deals on eBay Motors, Business Industrial items on eBay.com!

or this
http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=tr...spacers&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

 

[easygo]

Here you go. A Kubota 1.5" wheel spacer on my B7800. I attached it with high grade bolts. I forgot what I payed for it but it was around $230. The manual that came with the spacers specified 150-170 lbs of torque and I stripped the thread on a lug and was very mad. The tractor manual (I checked too late and was fuming) specified 130 lbs or so. That worked better.

 

[ring3]

Thanks to all for the info. E-bay option looks promising although price is similar to Kubota's. Will check with the machine shop this week.

David- Wheel chains will not clear the rear inner fender on my B3030 with turf tires. There is only about an inch between the 2 in it's stock configuration. I need some type of spacer to set the rear wheels out in order to let the chains pass.

When connecting the wheels to the spacer would I use bolts or have studs attached to the spacers? Thinking ahead a bit about the weight of these loaded tires. Hanging the tires on studs might be easier.
Could I use standard thread or is metric recommended (I have better access to STD).

 

[easygo]

Ring3, Just a word of caution. If you have a mid-mount mower the wheel spacers will make the rears too wide and they will catch on the mower wheels.

Edit: This is the case with my B7800 I'm not sure if the mower deck for the B3030 is the same arrangement, but that would be my guess.

 

[ring3]

Easygo, I can see that might be a problem. As much as I hate to, I'll have to remove the spacers when installing the deck. The tires are loaded with "beat juice" (I forget the proper brand name but this is how the fluid was described to me) and as I just found out they are heavy!

Machinist friend is going to make the spacers for me. I simply traced the bolt pattern for him. Outside diameter will be 8", width 2". Spacer holes recessed .5" and 6 holes will be drilled and tapped to attached the wheels.

Can anyone tell me the thread size for the factory bolts? I will need 6 new ones 1.5" longer to attach the spacers. Will also need 4 new ones to replace the 2 studs on each wheel.

 

[easygo]

The liquid in the tires is branded as Rim Guard, a product made from beat juice.
I will be able to post the proper thread size but I have to check on the box at home. I bought grade 8 if memory serves right.

 

[srs]

Here you go. A Kubota 1.5" wheel spacer on my B7800. I attached it with high grade bolts. I forgot what I payed for it but it was around $230. The manual that came with the spacers specified 150-170 lbs of torque and I stripped the thread on a lug and was very mad. The tractor manual (I checked too late and was fuming) specified 130 lbs or so. That worked better.

Just wondering out loud. Does moving the wheels out farther have the potential for damaging the axle in anyway, adding additional stress to any components? I'm curious as I have the B3030 cab tractor (with loaded rear tires) and really question the integrity of the axles. I could be wrong but I'm thinking the axles don't have the "strength" of older tractors that used cast iron vs cast steel or aluminum on the newer tractors. I also am not sure what my axles are made of. Perhaps I'm making too much of this but would appreciate any feedback.