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Farmall b with narrow rear wheel spacing

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Hello I just purchased a 1945 Farmall b today on auction. And it doesn"t have the standard left axle tube. Wheel and fender and axle are short and set in right to the seat. All other pics I have seen on internet show long axle housing on left rear wheel. Just wondering if this is common or not for my tractor not to have it ? Thanks
 
Mine is the same way the previous owner took the left housing off to be able to mow between grape rows i guess this was common to do when using the tractor to mow
 
Sort of sounds like the BA I built last fall. Use the front from the transmission forward of a B and from the transmission back of an A so I built a BA. Could have fixed it as a B but had a sickle mower for the A so figured why not build a BA so I could use the mower
 
We had an A that someone had added the longer left rear axle tube from a B onto. Still have the tube and other various parts.
 
It is not safe to operate in that setting. The right cast center for an A was heavy to prevent overturning. The B used a standard weight center or even a stamped center. I bought one set up like that and did not waste any time finding a tube and extending the left wheel to the proper spacing.
 
(quoted from post at 19:36:26 08/31/11) It is not safe to operate in that setting. The right cast center for an A was heavy to prevent overturning. The B used a standard weight center or even a stamped center. I bought one set up like that and did not waste any time finding a tube and extending the left wheel to the proper spacing.
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Why couldn't you just use the cast center?
 
The BN has two axels that are equal in length. I owne one which I am restoring. It was my fathers. The B also had two axels equal in length but 6 inches longer than the BN or b/narrow. The BN started @ 56 inches and went to 84 inches. The B started about 62 and went to about90 inches in whell width adjustment. Half the nerrow distance to the middle of the differentail / trsansmision and you will discover which one you have. Some one has obviously played with / modified yours to sute their ussage. Be careful dirving yours since it could more easily tip in this condition. My sugestion is to locate and reinstall the proper axel.
Wm.E.J.
 
You would need the cast centers from an A or SA since the right is much heaver than the left. Also the narrow front reduces the stability as well. It is just not a safe thing to do.
 
(quoted from post at 15:06:40 09/01/11) You would need the cast centers from an A or SA since the right is much heaver than the left. Also the narrow front reduces the stability as well. It is just not a safe thing to do.
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Wide front and narrow front are equally tippy. The only way a wide front would be more stable would be if it was solid.
 
An extra wheel weight on the right side will have the same effect as the cast center...

Properly weighted, a B with a short left axle is no less stable than an A. The problem is a lot of these conversions are not properly weighted because a lot of people don't know about the special cast center.

Even without the cast center the tractor is just fine to drive on level ground and mild hills as long as you're not trying to do donuts with it...
 
Thanks Guys for all the replys. My tractor has rear wheel weights on back. I found the long axle and tube from a gentleman on here. That way if I want to put it back to original someday I can. This is my first antique tractor purchase and needless to say I'm excited about it.
 
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