Slider things for moving out/in wheels

Anonymous-0 · Aug 14, 2010

Does anybody know if you can still get the "slider pads??" that you put between the wheel and axle to make moving wheels easier. My cousin said they once had them and used on the 450, but he lost them. I could sure use them on my Super C...with 2 sets of weights and fluid...cousin said they worked great....kinda like the "Furniture mover pads" sold at Home Depot only for tractor wheels....Thanks, Cmore

rustyfarmall · Aug 14, 2010

I've never heard of such a thing, and can't imagine how you would get them in between the axle and the hub without even more heavy lifting. I always just squirt some oil on the axle and wipe off the excess when done.

evilboweivel · Aug 14, 2010

used to use one that was a metal strip with ball bearings in it.
now this was on Oliver tractors not certain how IH tractors are.
worked by loosening up the ubolts, turning the wheel until the keyway pointed down, slide the strip in the keyway and rotate the wheel 180 so that the key in the hub was supported on the strip with the ball bearings. then slide the wheel in or out.
Havn't seen one in over 20 years.
Want one for my own use if somebody knows where to get one.

Tried something this spring I had read about on here. jack the tractor up, loosen the ubolts a lot, push the top of the tire in to move the wheel out/ top of the tire out to move the wheel in, then lower the tractor and the wheel will move in/out. second wheel went better than the first one. definitly something that you need to pratice some with to consistly get the results you want.
good luck
Ron

Brownie 450 · Aug 14, 2010

A hydraulic jack between the wheel hub & some place on the side of the rear casting. Use blocking to cushion where the jack rests.
Going back in, use a chain wrapped around the axle casting back of the implement mounting brackets. Connect the loose ends to opposite spokes on the wheel. Roll wheel/ tire either direction to bind the chain & pull the wheel in.

Rick(MN) · Aug 14, 2010

Wow, forgot all about them. Remember seeing them at the dealer whan I was a kid.If memory serves me right, it was a metal strip sized to fit in the keyway with about a dozen ball bearings pressed in.

glennster · Aug 14, 2010

ah rusty, but how bout the super-dee duper hotchkiss wheel mover inner-outer!!!!

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rustyfarmall · Aug 14, 2010

(quoted from post at 14:24:33 08/14/10) ah rusty, but how bout the super-dee duper hotchkiss wheel mover inner-outer!!!!

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I guess I've lived a sheltered life 'cause I've never seen nor heard of such a thing, and why would most farmers have needed it? The rear wheels were only slid in or out maybe twice a year, and it just wasn't that hard to do once you learned how.

mkirsch · Aug 14, 2010

C more,

Jack the wheel up, roll so clamp side is down.
Remove clamp, or loosen as much as possible.
Lower jack so axle comes away from hub a little.
Lean wheel in or out, depending on which way you want to go.
Jack wheel back up.
Repeat as necessary to move the wheel to its final location.

Lowering the jack more gets more movement per "cycle" because the wheel can lean over further. You'll lower the jack more as you get more comfortable with the process.

Anonymous-0 · Aug 14, 2010

Used them years ago, never was too impressed with them. Easier just to jack them up wiggle back and forth till you got them to where you wanted them.

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