A rear wheel width set out to 64

We took off the rear wheel weights today and turned the centers around to increase the wheel width to 64" per the operators manual. Heavy hard job, tires were loaded as well. I think the tractor looks better this way. Looking online I don't see any done this way, why?

Narrower set up for truck-farming rows . . . The offset design sold a lot of them for mowing roads, and the left rear hanging out in the road any further than necessary was undesirable . . . On my BN, they turned the wheels with the concave of the dish out to get the row spacing for cultivating, but turnd them back around for utility use the rest of the year -- nobody could ever tell me why.

Set it up the way you want it and don't give it another thought. Whether for looks or utility, it's your tractor.

Scotty

have the wheels all the way out on my 1650D for plowing, same place they would have been for cultivaing and mounted picker. When uncle Carl drives it backing up a wagon in the barn he starts cussing as the tractor dosn't handle the same and he will hit the inside walls. Guess buying it new in 67 and running it until 97 putting over 4000 hrs on it he got used to the wheels being in not out

Ron

Tack: Here is my 140 at 60"

Hi Hugh, your seeder units look like UK built Stanhay ones MJ

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think they look like giant ugly bugs with the wheels all stretched out away from the tractor. It totally ruins the lines of the tractor. You're not supposed to be able to see the inside of the fender, let alone be able to park a Toyota Corolla in between the fender and the tire.

The As and Bs look better with the wheels dished in IHMO, and the Hs and Ms look better with them dished out. That's just me. Some people like the look the other way round.

Plus as you said it's a lot of work to change them, so unless you have a reason to set them out wider, like for row cropping or sidehill mowing, then they generally don't get moved.

MJ: That is indeed a Stanhay, down side is it's a Mark I, and we're told by the Canadian distributor parts are no longer available for the Mark I. Stanhay have for years serviced the whole country (Canada) with one dealer. I grant you he has been a good dealer. I doubt if Stanhay enjoyed big market share across Canada.

I bought these three 4 row units at a farm dispersal. Some of the row units had physical damage, however I'm going to be able to salvage 8-10 row units. One item I'm short on is seed belts. Are there aftermarket belts available in the UK? I know Stanhay had huge market share in the UK and across Europe. If you know of a source, I certainly be interested.

I dismantled all these sorted the good from the bad. I've put together a 4 row set on 10" spacings for use behind my 140 set on 60" wheel tread. This is mostly hobby although I do have a vegetable marketer wanting me to grow him some bunching carrots, beet, onions, etc. He has agreed to do the harvest. I am on a very early sandy loam. At this point I want to keep the capital investment down.

I ran an add on the other 4-6 units, getting good responce. Would be better if I had a source of seed belts.

M Kirsch: I guess your right, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Personally I like my offset Farmalls with wheels dished in. By the same sign, I like the large Farmalls, wheels dished out.

I dished the wheels out on my 140 this summer as I had an opportunity to make some money. I competed for this work by the acre and was able to take in $50. per hour, burning 2,8L of gas per hour. Let me tell you, I can sit on a 140 a lot of hours for that kind of dollars per hour. Out of that work has come an opportunity to do much more next year.

Now, I don't like the 140 set that wide, takes up too much space in my shop. But if I can compete row cultivating 30" rows, I may have to widen the 130.

60 inch looks the best