Tires tires in wide stance

[clemsonfor]

Im thinking of switching the tires to the wide stance from narrow (i have a ym2000). How much width will i increase in my tracks. My only drawback to doing it is if my disk is narrower than my tires i will leave tracks. Does anyone have pics of their 2000 from the back with the tires in the wide stance?

 

[Smoody]

You will get about 6" total to outside of tires

 

[DZEL]

Here is my YM-2000 with the wheels in the wide stance.

 

[clemsonfor]

Thanks for the pic, Dzel and the measurements smoody. I think i may as well swith them, thats not much of a defference to worry about a disk not covering any way. Looking at the offset on the rim i figured that there was only about 3-4 inches to gain per tire, which is right on with the advice. But wider is better so i will swap, esp. before i decide to put water in them, i dont want to try and rotate filled tires and dont want to drain them to do it. The pic looks wider but not very much but you can tell its wider. Will give me more clearence to help worry about the chains loosening and the bushhog catching one of the paddles on the tire and ripping it off or worse! Since i probly will only plow foodplots tire tracks will not matter

 

[kthompson]

Clemson, when you go to switch your rear tires be sure you support both right and left rear axles as the front axle pivots and the tractor will not be stable if you only use one jack under the rear end. I all but had one to fall doing this.

 

[careyo63]

Here is a pic. with a YM2000 and a RS1400 tiller with the tires reversed.I will note that the valves are not as easily accessible.

Carey

 

[clemsonfor]

keith thanks for the tip. im gald you told me. I had planned on supporting both sides as i did not know about strain on the rear axle itself? but i will make sure i jack then use my stands on the sides.

CArey that is the pic i wanted , i can see enough diff from mine that im sure i want to do it now.

 

[deepNdirt]

keith thanks for the tip. im gald you told me. I had planned on supporting both sides as i did not know about strain on the rear axle itself? but i will make sure i jack then use my stands on the sides. .

I think you may have misunderstood, wasn't so much of the strain put on the rear axle but more for safety reason,
supporting the rear from both sides is to keep the tractor from falling over one way or the other, the front of the tractor rest on a pivot center of the axle
and by using just 1 jack at the center of the rear housing will make it susceptible to tilt over when removing the wheels, although while wheels are still on the tractor you may jack by center and slide jack stands or some adequate support under each side of rear axle before removing the wheels,
The frontend works kind of like the same princible as this picture, so any weight shifting could cause the tractor to fall over with the use of only a center support,

 

[clemsonfor]

Deep, i totally understood, i guess i was a little vauge. I understand that the front axle is just connected via 1 piviot point so when you support the middle of the rear the tractor will want to flop over, kind of like the first time i jacked a suburban up with 1 jack in the front and 1 in the rear, did not go so well had to have some one hold the side while i let the rear down, still remember that moment. I was just pointing out i had though to support both sides of the rear b/c of the tire size and worried about the weight change when i pulled one off of 1 side. Thanks for making sure i would have hated to have the tractor fall over, or anyone else who may be readin g this and have not understood.

 

[deepNdirt]

Deep, i totally understood,

OK!
I thought perhaps you were concerned of doing dammage to the rearend by jacking on it at some weak point and would cause a strain on the rearend,
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