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Old 11-28-2011, 12:41 PM
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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!
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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.....
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Old 11-28-2011, 01:27 PM
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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
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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
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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.
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i justed checked the backspacing @ 4 1/8th does that sound right?
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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 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.

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