Chains Hit Inner Fender
 

Anyone experience this on a 149? i went to put the chains on and they hit pretty bad on the inner fender i mean it lookes like i have to have to space out the wheels like two inches!

I put chains on my 1450 and I will have to say, the clearance is "tight". You may want to consider some spacers like the attached.....

i did see those on one website there were also 2.5 spacers fore sale as well. i talked to Rich @ Patton about this and he said maybe the wheels are not orig. thus the need for spacers. i wanted alittle more inpute before i drop a bunch of money on new wheels and tires plus chains:bigeyes:

i put wide wheels on my 125 and found that the chains were closer then i would like so i put 2 spacers on for a total of 1/2 inch and worked fine for me. i also change over from the standard wheel bolts to wheel studs on the axles. so much easier when you go to change tires around

I have not had this problem. My tractors have all had the correct wheels and the chains were tightened with a bungee. It's also a good idea to duct-tape the extra links to the rest of the inside circumferential chain so it can't hit the fender as you drive along.

i justed checked the backspacing @ 4 1/8th does that sound right?

I was going to recommend bungees also, but Matt beat me to it. Now, the handy man's secret weapon....humm...I wouldn't duct tape if I had new tires unless you like cleaning the residue off. I would probably use the zip ties instead.

Cub Cadet 123

If the links are extra them then why not just cut them off?

Some off topic tractors have weird spacing. Maybe you can mount the rims to the hubs on backwards? I know the little taper part of the rim wont be right but it will work.

i wish i had the dayum usb cable here for pics. You guys really need to see a pic when i took of the wheel the TIRES are rubbing the inner fender! there is NOOO way they should rub with a 23 x 8.50 tire

Any chance the wheels are mounted inside out? Just a thought....