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redpower200

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I restored a 925 John Deere wagon with rubber tires and just a plain 12 ft by 78 inch flatbed. After finishing the bed I noticed the bed slopes backward. After measuring I found the front is about 4.5 inches higher than the back. Sitting on the concrete floor I knew it couldn't be that so I started checking the tire sizes, the running gear cross bars and everything I could think of that would make this thing slope back. Everything checks out perfect! Does anybody have any thoughts on why this wagon slopes back? The only conclusion I came up with is that its made by design to help in shoveling grain off the back. A wild guess.
 
Maybe it's a farmer hybred, meaning, maybe put a 953 front on a 952 back, or some reason the spindles are to tall !!
 
Measure the front bolster then measure the rear one. There is probably a difference there. It has to do with the spindles. The rear spindles are right at the bottom of the axle. The front axle has the spindles coming in then turning up to go into the swivel pockets on the end of the axle. Thus the front is about 4-5 inches higher than the back. Now you could weld or bolt a piece of tubing across the rear axle or bolster to level it up. Some wagon gear companies did just that.
 
Yes, there is a difference between the centerline of the rear vs. The front spindles. So I'm guessing for reasons unknown it's made that way. Possibly an oversight at the factory?
 
I think it may be unique to your running gear. Here's a photo of a JD 952 gear that I rebuilt into a parade wagon. The bed is level on mine. Does your gear have bolsters on both axles? It sounds like maybe you have the front bolster but not the rear bolster. That would make the rear of the bed about 4" or so lower than the front.
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