| Yosemite Sam |
04-08-2016 01:30 PM |
Doing that will give you a larger spindle diameter and the ability to use a hub and heavier wheel.
The problem with it is that it moves the weak spot to the area of the spindle where the "washer" is welded on and the curved area of that style spindle.
You can weld small gussets on the curved area of the spindle, but the weak spot continues to move toward the middle of the tractor every time a modification is made.
If the axle doesn't break, the weight of the loader creates HEAVY wear, where the spindles contact the bottom of the axle, inside the bore of the axle and on the spindle where it goes through the bore. Not to mention the added weight to the main pin holding the axle in the tractor and the saddle that the axle sets in. There just isn't enough meat on the axle to machine the bores large enough to accept bearings.
The Wide Frame axles are some better since they use a "bushing" inside the spindle bore but at the end of the day all the weight is setting on two 1/2" bolts and a cast iron axle that wasn't made heavy enough for this type of application in the first place.
I do love my FEL but I'm always aware that it's just a matter of time before something breaks and I find myself in a what could very well be a precarious situation.
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