Tires Tire Clearance

[1yammerslammer]

Ive read a lot of posts about swapping the tires around to give more clearance for the tires to not hit the 3 point hitch arms. I bought a new 4 foot rotary cutter last week, and ran into the same problem. Since I had to assemble the cutter anyway, I thought I would try turning the hitch pins towards each other, instead of away. I gained an enormous amount of room this way. There is no way I couldve used it the other way with out damageing the tires, and after this, had plenty of room. Are there any draw backs to this? Thanks guys!

 

[California]

If it works then you've solved the problem.

The disadvantage, for some, is that if the turnbuckles are on the outside then you need to loosen a turnbuckle to swing the arm in, when you want to detach the mower. It sounds like you don't have this problem, so there is no disadvantage in this case.

 

[LMTC]

We turn the pins in on most of our cutters, due to the limited span on the lift arms on these compacts.

 

[arthr31]

hi there 1yammerslammer,
I'd still recommend swapping the tires out too- you'll gain A LOT of stability doing this and it'll make for a safer tractor too.

 

[California]

... I'd still recommend swapping the tires out too- you'll gain A LOT of stability doing this and it'll make for a safer tractor too.

Welcome home Arthr! We've missed, and sorely needed, your good sense around here!

 

[Gizmo36]

Welcome back arthr31, I thought you were lost .

 

[arthr31]

gee, thanks guys for the welcome back...

 

[kenmac]

been a while ain't it arthr ?? Good to see you posting again

 

[arthr31]

Hey kenmac, thanks, man. Yah, been awhile, too long. But I'm back, and wiser! ;-)

Yammerslammer, didn't mean to high-jack the thread, pls ask questions as you need, and btw, welcome to TBN !

 

[corey]

Yammerslammer,

Rear tire tread slap with the lift arms on my 240D has always been a problem.
The 11.2 X 24 rear ag tire tread allows little space for 3 pt. sway with a five foot Woods brush hog or a loaded 3 pt. scoop.
Gets really nasty if the tractor travel is parallel or angled on a hillside and not perpendicular.
Turning the pins in vs. having them out helps, but does not eliminate the problem for me.
Suspect it could be worse if I had a set of high tread rice tires on the rear wheels.

corey