8000 mfwd tire wear

johndeeregreg · Feb 8, 2017

i was noticing the front tires on our 8400 have some uneven wear, on both tires the right lug is noticeably wore down further on the center 2/3rds of the lug, the other 3rd of the lug and the lugs on the left side of tire have what i would consider normal wear. have done seals in both sides of axle with in the last 6 or 7 years one side more recently that the other so the hub bearings shouldn't be loose. does a guy need to check king pin bearings for extra play? would think if king pins were loose both tires would have the abnormal wear on the inside lugs. have seen similar wear on other mfwd tractors just wondering why and what can be done to prevent it

Bob · Feb 8, 2017

Starting with the simplest thing first, have you checked "toe-in"?

Tx Jim · Feb 9, 2017

Ditto on checking toe-in.

4520BW · Feb 9, 2017

our 8300 does the same thing,one thing to watch out for is the dish that the rim bolts to the bolts will work loose. We ended up welding ours.

tim s · Feb 9, 2017

They will wear badly if the front end is not shifting out on the road.

johndeeregreg · Feb 9, 2017

front end disengages as it should. pretty sure those bolts are tight but ill check them, seems like that's something that would be pretty noticeable. haven't checked toe in yet or ever than i know of. maybe its just the tires i don't remember the old ones wearing like this, still have them around i'll have to look at them next time i'm by them.

hd6gtom · Feb 10, 2017

what brand of tire do you have?

johndeeregreg · Feb 10, 2017

had firestones on it, put BKT's on front before last spring or before the fall of 15

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