Farmall 450. Locking rear axle

Yes but In doing so you would cause major turning problems because to do so you weld up the spider gears In the rear end
 
Do a Google search on Lincoln Locker and read for a couple hours. I really don't think it would work well
on a 450. Most pullers modify the differential so it has less friction by putting needle bearings on the
side gears and cupcake gears where they run on the cross.
 
There is two different companies in Rushville Indiana that builds positive track units for farmalls. About $500 for the unit. Both said it would be the best $500 I can spend on a farmall pulling tractor, and they were right! I would never go without it.
 
Regardless of what it can appear like, with an open differential both wheels are always pulling the
same amount since the torque on the two axle shafts is by definition equal. If just one wheel
spins out it simply means the traction at that wheel is the limiting factor in how hard both sides
could pull - it doesn't mean the non-spinning wheel isn't still pulling just as hard. A locked
rear end would allow one to pull harder than the other and could cause the tractor to head off
course. And as Used Red MN stated you won't be able to steer with the brakes.
 
If one wheel is spinning twice as fast as normal & the other wheel is not moving at all they are no longer pulling equal. These positive track units act the same as a car or truck, you steer just the same, or if your front is off the ground you can step on the brake to correct. You don't feel or see anything different til you spin out, both wheels spinning the same and your ten feet further down the track than you used to be. When I was thinking about buying one I could only find five people that would admit to having one, and they all said do it. For those of you that may pull against me I would say spend your money on something other than traction.(lol)
 
With an open differential even if one wheel is spinning and the other is stationary they are both exerting the same tractive force against the ground since the torque on the axle shafts is the same. The power would be unequal since the spinning wheel is turning it into heat but the fact remains that both wheels are always contributing equally to moving the vehicle. It is a common misconception that an open differential only drives one wheel but this isn't true. The benefit of a limited slip or locker is that it allows the differential to drive the wheels unequally.
 
I should have said...If you weld the differential solid... at the front of my other reply. I should have known someone builds a locker type differential for these things. Pulling tractor owner equals person with to many coins in pocket, which draws in other parties willing to remove them. Lol, like I said in another recent post...to each his own.
 
Well Howard, Brendon has made a believer out of me. My tractor can't be performing better with the positive track. It must just be wishful thinking. Please disreguard my earlier statements. I wish I would have spent the money on a paint job. Good luck.
 
(quoted from post at 12:46:14 01/08/18) Well Howard, Brendon has made a believer out of me. My tractor can't be performing better with the positive track. It must just be wishful thinking. Please disreguard my earlier statements. I wish I would have spent the money on a paint job. Good luck.

Heck, I don't even know why they put dif locks on EVERY modern tractor produced.
 
While it may be the same amount if your right tire is in a slick spot, your left tire will only get amount of torque required to make the right wheel spin out. The amount of toque applied to the ground with an open differential is only as high as the wheel with the least resistance. Put one wheel on a patch of ice, easy to demonstrate.
 
(reply to post at 18:39:00 01/07/18)

Hey lee460
Do you have a name or number of the people in
Rush like that makes them
I have a 450 I take to plow days
Sure needs a diff lock
Dugger
 

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