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Speakin of spreaders

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ScottyNY

11-16-2005 16:03:44




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Any thoughts/conventional wisdom on which way to mount the tires on ground-drive implements?

I've seen them all whichaways. Both with arrows pointin' forward at the top. Both pointin' aft. Where they've been pointin' both ways, the aftways has USUALLY been on the right.

Am I mad?




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Larry(Pa)

12-01-2005 13:54:35




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to ScottyNY, 11-16-2005 16:03:44  
They are supposed to have the tread pointing rearward when on top. The argument for the opposite direction (grabbing and holding more dirt) is not valid for that very reason. Once it grabs all that dirt (or mud) the tire is basically smooth and looses traction. The whole point of having the tread angled is to provide a self cleaning action so a bare tread bar is always coming down against the ground. The little bit of slip that you always have pushes any stuck dirt out toward the sides of the tire where it gets loose and falls off.

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Leroy

11-19-2005 18:29:02




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to ScottyNY, 11-16-2005 16:03:44  
Tire makers say for use on ground drive equipment run in reverce of the way they would be on the tractor



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Tom-Pa

11-18-2005 02:13:28




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to ScottyNY, 11-16-2005 16:03:44  
I have several original spreader manuals and the pictures of the spreaders all show the tires on the reverse of the tractor. The open end of the arrow is fwd at the top of the tire. This lets the tire grab the ground, snow or whatever and helps prevent the tires skidding when the apron chain gets slightly stuck with a full load.



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FrenzFarms

11-17-2005 16:06:27




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to ScottyNY, 11-16-2005 16:03:44  
Mount them whatever way looks attractive to you. The weight of the spreader and manure is going to give them enough traction to run the drive chains regardless.



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ScottyNY

11-17-2005 15:45:46




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to ScottyNY, 11-16-2005 16:03:44  
I had kind of the same thinking on the direction of the traction. I will look, just to see if the tires have arrows like the tractor tires do.
And I may just swap 'em around, just to be cuss-ed and contrary.

Thanks, guys!



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FergieFlyer

11-16-2005 23:08:54




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to ScottyNY, 11-16-2005 16:03:44  
third party image

Hopefully the picture will load this time, showing 1950 Ferguson AJO-20 spreader with original tires (mounted backwards from tractors).
Mike



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FergieFlyer

11-16-2005 22:33:19




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to ScottyNY, 11-16-2005 16:03:44  
Here"s a picture of a 1950 Ferguson AJO-20 spreader with the original tires. They are mounted backwards from the tractors, which are originals, too, from 1955. Mike



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Sid

11-16-2005 19:32:53




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to ScottyNY, 11-16-2005 16:03:44  
I was taught to mount them the same direction as a tractor tire. The reason given was the ground will be pulling(so to speak)into the back or inside of the V and not againt the point of the V. Resulting in less chance of the wheel slipping.



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old

11-16-2005 16:34:39




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to ScottyNY, 11-16-2005 16:03:44  
Sort of depends on if they get drive from one side or both sides. I thnik but I'm not sure that the tires should be mounted back wards of what they would be on the rear of a tractor. The reason is that a tractor is pulling forwards and the implament would be needing traction sort of in the opposite direction.



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paul

11-16-2005 18:43:18




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to old, 11-16-2005 16:34:39  
My understanding as well.

--->Paul



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JMS/MN

11-16-2005 19:42:40




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to paul, 11-16-2005 18:43:18  
You're right. Tires used to have a directional arrow, for traction of driving the implement. Driving the implement, the 'V' was reversed.



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old

11-16-2005 16:34:11




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 Re: Speakin of spreaders in reply to ScottyNY, 11-16-2005 16:03:44  
Sort of depends on if they get drive from one side or both sides. I thnik but I'm not sure that the tires should be mounted back wards of what they would be on the rear of a tractor. The reason is that a tractor is pulling forwards and the implament would be needing traction sort of in the opposite direction.



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