Kit Lets You Mount Narrow Front Ends On 66 Through 86 Series IHC Tractors
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I make a kit that lets you mount narrow front ends on 66 through 86 series IHC tractors that weren't designed to accept a narrow front. We use a double-tire front end from IHC series 460 to 560 IHC tractors on up to the 856 and 1256 tractors. Vegetable farmers around here like the converted tractors because tire tracks are evened out and greater flotation is provided in soft plowed ground.
The kit consists of an adapter plate with 3-in. dia. center shaft in a brass bushing-lined sleeve with heavy-duty thrust bearings to carry the weight of the heavier tractor. Once you've got the conversion plate mounted on the narrow front end, you can swap out the axles in minutes.
The conversion raises the front end of the tractor 5 1/4 in. That's OK because many of these later tractors have larger, taller tires (18.4 by 38 or 42-in.) than the 460's through 560's so the kit actually helps level the tractor.
Kits sell for $500, not including the steering cylinder. (Jeff Weitzel, 150217 Experiment Farm Road, Mitchel, Neb. 69357; ph 308 623-1128).
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Kit Lets You Mount Narrow Front Ends On 66 Through 86 Series IHC Tractors TRACTORS Accessories 21-4-37 I make a kit that lets you mount narrow front ends on 66 through 86 series IHC tractors that weren't designed to accept a narrow front. We use a double-tire front end from IHC series 460 to 560 IHC tractors on up to the 856 and 1256 tractors. Vegetable farmers around here like the converted tractors because tire tracks are evened out and greater flotation is provided in soft plowed ground.
The kit consists of an adapter plate with 3-in. dia. center shaft in a brass bushing-lined sleeve with heavy-duty thrust bearings to carry the weight of the heavier tractor. Once you've got the conversion plate mounted on the narrow front end, you can swap out the axles in minutes.
The conversion raises the front end of the tractor 5 1/4 in. That's OK because many of these later tractors have larger, taller tires (18.4 by 38 or 42-in.) than the 460's through 560's so the kit actually helps level the tractor.
Kits sell for $500, not including the steering cylinder. (Jeff Weitzel, 150217 Experiment Farm Road, Mitchel, Neb. 69357; ph 308 623-1128).
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