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other Will

10-18-2007 12:02:02




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Why are the two front wheels on a tricycle tractor toed in at the bottom? When was the last tricycle tractor made?




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Fordfarmer

10-19-2007 06:22:52




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 Re: Tricycle tractors in reply to other Will, 10-18-2007 12:02:02  
Optional on Ford 3- and 4-cylinder row-crops through '76, if I remember right. Never seen a Ford 6-cyl. with a narrow front other than a 6000, but I think they were an option on the 8000, which means they would also fit the 8600, 9000, and 9600. (86/9600 also ended in '76)



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Herald

10-18-2007 20:50:09




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 Re: Tricycle tractors in reply to other Will, 10-18-2007 12:02:02  
The "toe in" also helps clean them in mud, unlike a trucks dual wheels.



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buickanddeere

10-18-2007 15:08:59




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 Re: Tricycle tractors in reply to other Will, 10-18-2007 12:02:02  
If you look they have both caster and camber for stability and less wobble on the road.



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Steven f/AZ

10-18-2007 14:13:13




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 Re: Tricycle tractors in reply to other Will, 10-18-2007 12:02:02  
I know they were an option on the IH 1206... and I"ve seen them retro-fitted onto a 1086.

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Dan-IA

10-18-2007 17:23:21




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 Re: Tricycle tractors in reply to Steven f/AZ, 10-18-2007 14:13:13  
Is it just me, or does it look a little weird to put a narrow front on any tractor bigger than, say, 70hp?

I'm a little nervous anyway with the 1086; we've had to replace front wheel bearings several times and apparently it's even the same P/N as the wheel bearings on the 560. And tractordata says the 1086 weighs nearly twice as much.



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GeneMO

10-19-2007 08:01:42




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 Re: Tricycle tractors in reply to Dan-IA, 10-18-2007 17:23:21  
We used to take the wide front off of our 706 each summer and replace it with a narrow. My dad commented that it was "just like a big M".
We used it to bale square bales with and it was so much handier. We switched back to wide for fall disking, plowing, etc.

I have 16 acres of trees planted in rows that I need to mow inbetween this fall and I am planning on switching to narrow for that task. Since I dont row crop or have livestock anymore, I may just leave it narrow.


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Coloken

10-18-2007 13:19:22




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 Re: Tricycle tractors in reply to other Will, 10-18-2007 12:02:02  
The other reasons and So they will follow on top of a ridge better. Like a lister furrow. I drove enough of them when I was a kid. Allis UC.



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RobMD

10-18-2007 12:16:44




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 Re: Tricycle tractors in reply to other Will, 10-18-2007 12:02:02  
The First reason is to allow the front wheels to fit between rows. Tighter rows meant single front wheels.

The other reason is to get more directional steering. For example, turning hard to the left makes the left tire push against the forward motion of the tractor so it gets that grip. (so the front end doesn"t slide forward)



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JT

10-18-2007 12:12:15




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 Re: Tricycle tractors in reply to other Will, 10-18-2007 12:02:02  
A lot of that is for ease of steering. If the tires were straight up and down, it would wonder around a lot and steer hard. It also helps keep the wheels going straight when you hit a dirt clod, corn stalk, etc when using in the field instead of kicking it one way or the other



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Chances R

10-18-2007 12:10:37




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 Re: Tricycle tractors in reply to other Will, 10-18-2007 12:02:02  
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I know that the narrow fronts were a option on the 4230 John Deeres.



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