I drove the wheels off her...

[The Tuul Crib 7,336]

I wonder what kind of noise it would make if you rolled it off a cliff! Would it clink clank 

clunk? Or like a tree in the woods does it make a sound when it falls?

[AHS 1,440]

13 hours ago, 953 nut said:

Sounds logical to me. You may be able to remove the snap ring from the top of the spinel and disconnect the tie rod and have a friend with a welder repair it.

 

MTD and others who make mowers to sell at the Big Box stores.               

I have had that happened to me before once! Make sure you oil your tie rod ends!

[krystolo 504]

With these tri-rib tires, should I be worried they’ll sink in the mud? Seems like they would cut in rather than spreading the weight over a wider surface like a turf or ag tire? Educate me, please!

I like the look, and seems like steering is easier compared to wider tires, but just want to be sure I’m making the right choice for my conditions. (We’ve got solid clay with anywhere from 1-6” of mucky, slippery horse poo, decomposing hay, dirt mix on top. I’m generally using the rear axle mounted belly blade for scraping and grading. Other tasks include dragging a chain harrow over fields, and grooming the sand arena with the harrow.)
 

Thanks!

[ranger 1,750]

Hi

You will find it much easier to steer with the tri ribs. I originally tried the eight inch ones, then ten inch, but I kept getting punctures from thorns, etc, from the hedges around the paddocks. I now have ten inch “AG” tyres on the front, ride is harsher compared to turf tyres, but control is better. I think, the larger diameter the better, especially in muddy conditions. But you would need to convert to trailer type hubs to use larger than eight inch wheels. There are quite a few posts relating to converting. Converting to trailer hubs also gives you access to a much greater selection of wheels in the correct widths for the narrower tyres. Mentioning “Horse Poo”, last year we used some from one of our heaps, which has stood for about 2/3 years, and is the consistency of peat, to plant some potatoes as an experiment. We ended up with foliage growing over six feet tall. (Too much nitrogen feeding the greenery). But we had some huge potatoes as well!

Doug.

p.s. You may find that with the tri ribs, you could use a bit of extra weight on the front of your tractor, especially if you have a heavy-ish implement on the back, or you’re towing/pulling something heavy or ground engaging!

p.p.s.  It’s getting embarrassing, but I’ll post this photo that I keep posting to show the ten inch ag tyres on my machine. The other pic shows one of the paddocks in March this year.

Edited April 10, 2021 by ranger

[krystolo 504]

@ranger thanks for the tips!

If it weren’t for the thorns, would you say the tri-ribs would have worked as well as the ag tires?

Seems like converting to bolted on wheels would be sturdier, but I’ll need to look into what that takes. 
Beautiful fields! Our grass is getting going really well, too. Had a wet winter, which I think helped. 
We have about 10 horses on 5 acres, so practice intensive rotational grazing to keep things looking good, but that means they spend about 1/3 of the time on a sacrifice lot which gets really mucky. Boot sucking mud, at times. 
I ask Santa for gravel every year, but he says it’s too heavy for his sleigh. 😬

[Pullstart 62,912]

3 hours ago, krystolo said:

With these tri-rib tires, should I be worried they’ll sink in the mud? Seems like they would cut in rather than spreading the weight over a wider surface like a turf or ag tire? Educate me, please!

I like the look, and seems like steering is easier compared to wider tires, but just want to be sure I’m making the right choice for my conditions. (We’ve got solid clay with anywhere from 1-6” of mucky, slippery horse poo, decomposing hay, dirt mix on top. I’m generally using the rear axle mounted belly blade for scraping and grading. Other tasks include dragging a chain harrow over fields, and grooming the sand arena with the harrow.)
 

Thanks!

I’m not sure if you’d be happy with a 4” wide tire on a 6” (I think) rim.  They might be 5”... which wouldn’t be terrible.  Let me measure these wheels first if it’s not too late.  

[Pullstart 62,912]

@krystolo these are 4” actually, so perfect for those tri-ribs!

[krystolo 504]

1 minute ago, pullstart said:

@krystolo these are 4” actually, so perfect for those tri-ribs!

Great! Haven’t purchased yet. Headed to the farm for damage assessment. 

[ranger 1,750]

On 4/10/2021 at 1:34 PM, krystolo said:

@ranger thanks for the tips!

If it weren’t for the thorns, would you say the tri-ribs would have worked as well as the ag tires?

Seems like converting to bolted on wheels would be sturdier, but I’ll need to look into what that takes. 
Beautiful fields! Our grass is getting going really well, too. Had a wet winter, which I think helped. 
We have about 10 horses on 5 acres, so practice intensive rotational grazing to keep things looking good, but that means they spend about 1/3 of the time on a sacrifice lot which gets really mucky. Boot sucking mud, at times. 
I ask Santa for gravel every year, but he says it’s too heavy for his sleigh. 😬

We have very wet ground here, mostly clay. At the moment we have only one horse on 2 acres, a 16 year old Connemara. We lost our 29 year old Skewbald / Paint in October last year. At the top end of one paddock is an underground spring, so even when we’ve had temperatures of 80 / 90 degrees + F we had lush grass when all around people’s lawns, etc, have been burnt off by the heat.

The tri-ribs should be ok for your purposes, although you might have difficulty finding narrow wheels to fit them to. Thats a good excuse for converting to trailer hubs. Mine were a bolt on conversion, I slipped a 3point linkage adaptor sleeve 1” o/d - 3/4” bore over the spindle, then the 4x4” hub with 1” bearings fitted over the sleeve. Narrow trailer wheels are available to suit 8”-10”-12” tyres maybe more?

Doug.

Edited April 11, 2021 by ranger

[krystolo 504]

Ok, here’s the current situation. 
 

it does appear that the weld holding the tie rod connector to the spindle failed. Also, there was no grease in the plastic bushing. Guess I missed that one when I did my initial lubrication. 😔

 

On the “good” side, the tire seems to rub on the upper part of the spindle in a sharp turn. Assuming 8”  (and narrower) wheels would fix this?

 

Still not sure where that big bolt came from. 🤷‍♀️
 

[ranger 1,750]

2 minutes ago, krystolo said:

Ok, here’s the current situation. 
 

it does appear that the weld holding the tie rod connector to the spindle failed. Also, there was no grease in the plastic bushing. Guess I missed that one when I did my initial lubrication. 😔

 

On the “good” side, the tire seems to rub on the upper part of the spindle in a sharp turn. Assuming 8”  (and narrower) wheels would fix this?

 

Still not sure where that big bolt came from. 🤷‍♀️
 

With the weld repaired, and the correct offset wheels, you should have no more trouble.

Doug.

[krystolo 504]

2 hours ago, ranger said:

We have very wet ground here, mostly clay. At the moment we have only one horse on 2 acres, a 16 year old Connemara. We lost our 29 year old Skewbald / Paint in October last year. At the top end of one paddock is an underground spring, so even when we’ve had temperatures of 80 / 90 degrees C we’ve had lush grass when all around people’s lawns, etc, have been burnt off by the heat.

The tri-ribs should be ok for your purposes, although you might have difficulty finding narrow wheels to fit them to. Thats a good excuse for converting to trailer hubs. Mine were a bolt on conversion, I slipped a 3point linkage adaptor sleeve 1” o/d - 3/4” bore over the spindle, then the 4x4” hub with 1” bearings fitted over the sleeve. Narrow trailer wheels are available to suit 8”-10”-12” tyres maybe more?

Doug.

I see you are in Cambridgeshire. My little brother was stationed at Thetford for several years and I had a chance to visit a couple of times. Lovely countryside. 

[Pullstart 62,912]

Does the farm have a welder, or do you know someone who could weld?  If not, I have a spindle for ya 

[WHX?? 48,828]

Don't  even bother having it welded I also have spindles I have never even seen. Yours for shipping. Throw those rims in the scrap pile as well ... let's get you the correct ones. Any tire in 16x6.50-8 will be fine I think. For the type of muck you are running in ags or turfs might be best thinkin tris, especially skinny ones might "furrow" too much for lack of a better word. I would lean towards ags since they might be less prone to plugging up and are kinda self cleaning. 

[haydendavid380 759]

On 4/9/2021 at 11:14 AM, Achto said:

 

It ain't fun ! But you can change the tires at home with a couple of large screw drivers, once you get the bead to break. It may be less frustrating to take them to a shop. In my area it cost about $10 to $15 per tire to have them changed.

 

Note: if Kevin sends you some 8" rims your 6" tires will not fit on them.

 

It's not bad with the mini tire changer from harbor freight. They can be had for like $20-30

[Pullstart 62,912]

We got your parts pulled off 

 

They are super nice with virtually zero wear!  The wheels have bearings that are nice and tight too.  
 

 

[OldWorkHorse 3,045]

2 minutes ago, pullstart said:

We got your parts pulled off 

 

They are super nice with virtually zero wear!  The wheels have bearings that are nice and tight too.  
 

 

Make sure to disconnect the battery b4 you start wor........ never mind. Good job!

[Pullstart 62,912]

Just now, OldWorkHorse said:

Make sure to disconnect the battery b4 you start wor........ never mind. Good job!

I’m sure if I did that, it would dead short the mouse nest!

[Tractorhead 9,064]

Great Work Rylee 😎👍

[krystolo 504]

13 hours ago, pullstart said:

We got your parts pulled off 

 

They are super nice with virtually zero wear!  The wheels have bearings that are nice and tight too.  
 

 

 

Woohoo!  I am so impressed.  Keep up the good work, and keep learning!

I cannot thank you enough for your help!

 

 

[haydendavid380 759]

20 hours ago, pullstart said:

We got your parts pulled off 

 

They are super nice with virtually zero wear!  The wheels have bearings that are nice and tight too.  
 

 

I wondered if that's where they were going when I saw the video yesterday.

 

👍👍