Farmall 200 axle question

tractordanp · Mar 25, 2015

So I just picked up a farmall 200 from a guy down the road I noticed tonight that the left axle is 6 to 8 inches longer than the right axle is this
normal or not?
Thanks Dan

fastfarmall · Mar 25, 2015

Uhm are you in surgar beet country, That the only reason i know they had one longer than the other, but always thought they were too small for a beet lifter.

dewy · Mar 25, 2015

seen both sizes..a lot have been gotten from super c ... cause alot have been bent from sticking out so far,,,,,move the wheels out until you get use to it......got mine hung on a fence post first time i mowed with it ...pulled me right into the barb wire.....thank the lord the clutch and brakes stopped me............dewy

Wayne in MN · Mar 25, 2015

Long axles were an option for cultivating row crops when straddling 4-22" sugar beet rows for example.

kub6040 · Mar 25, 2015

Dewy you and most people have at least once , some are not so good and do it often.

LMack · Mar 26, 2015

The 200 came with long axels standard to allow the rear wheels to extend to 88-inches center to center with the wheels turned out to the maximum width. The C and SC originally were stock with axels 4" shorter for 80" center to center on the rear wheels. Longer axels could be had to extend the rear wheel spread to a full 96-inches. Someone may have changed out one of the 88-inch axels for a shorter 80-inch version since they were identical for the C through the 240 and beyond except for length. My dad had a 200 that was his primary tractor for at least 20-years and he never got the 88-inch axels into a fence or anything else and neither did I nor my uncle or brother. We do not need to blame the equipment for our errors. The tractor goes right where we drive it.

dewy · Mar 26, 2015

dont start non......dewy

LMack · Mar 27, 2015

The reason we were able to keep off the ends of the axel was because we drove the units with the wheels widened out to 80-inches for 40-inch rows so much. The tractor was wide more than in for plowing. We just drove it the same with the wheels in as we did with the wheels out. I have seen these tractors at shows with the long axels blown off with a cutting torch and that sickens me. Sorry I sounded gruff and please do not take it personal. I may be kind of abrasive but I was trying to poke fun. Fell flat I guess. God Bless.

dewy · Mar 29, 2015

sorry just trying to prevent a dewy....thanks

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