He Specializes In Wide Front Axles For Deere Tractors

He Specializes In Wide Front Axles For Deere Tractors TRACTORS Miscellaneous If the wide front axle on your Deere tractor breaks I can help you no matter what the tractor s year or model says Ed Beem Hornick Iowa who has been offering replacement wide front axles for more than 20 years     Beem is 80 years old When he retired from farming in 1983 he saw a need for a heavier duty wide front axle for Deere tractors especially tractors fitted with loaders He drew on his experience as a metalsmith and set up a big shop where four employees work full-time He goes to salvage yards and implement dealers across North America to buy used wide front axles and then hauls them back to his shop and rebuilds them He sells most of the rebuilt axles back to salvage yards and dealers who then sell them to customers He also sells direct to customers living within a 500-mile radius     At first he modified front axles from Deere 5010 and 5020 tractors to fit Deere 3010 through 4230 tractors He later adapted a number of other front axles to Deere tractors including Case 70/90 series front axles and those off Deere and Case-IH cotton pickers Now his most popular wide front axle conversion uses front axles from Deere 30 Oliverand 40 series tractors including the 4000 4010 4020 and 4320 He also rebuilds wide front axles for Deere 4030 4230 and 4430 models     He has also tooled up to make tie rods spindles front axle knees and other parts for Deere wide front axles for the 2 cyl models      No one else offers a replacement wide front axle with the quality of mine says Beem Used wide front axles aren t the answer because they re either not available or too expensive Some salvage yards charge enormous prices because they know farmers have no alternative I don t charge as much as I could but I m helping farmers make a living and I m making a living too and enjoying my retirement years at the same time      Unmodified replacement axles don t solve the problem because they re built too light for today s needs The 12 hp Deere tractor your grandfather bought in 1936 had a wide front end equipped with a 1 1/2-in dia spindle Yet the 110 hp Deere tractor your dad bought in 1972 still has a 1 1/2-in spindle even though farmers use these tractors to haul 3 000-lb round bales It s no wonder the axles on these tractors break     The replacement wide front axle sells for less than $1 700     Beem says one of his newest offerings is a cushion wide front axle for the Deere 6000 Hi-Cycle self-propelled sprayer The factory axle is solid with no spring to it at all My replacement axle has motorcycle-type shocks that absorb much of the shock and make for a much easier ride Another benefit is that the spray boom is much more likely to stay attached to the machine notes Beem     The cushion axle sells for $950     Beem cautions readers that he s extremely busy and may have trouble taking on a lot of new business     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Ed Beem 2669 Grundy Ave Hornick Iowa 51026 Phone # Disconnected 712 876-2275

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