Duals Wheels For Garden Tractors

Duals Wheels For Garden Tractors TRACTORS Conversions Chuck Shelato designed duals for his zero-turn mower and garden tractor After posting a YouTube video he launched a business building them for others The key selling point is easy alignment “Full-size tractors have J-bolts and spacers between the rims and that’s what I try to emulate ” says Shelato “My key ingredient is my tie rings The second thing is where they go I put them down next to the valve stem With my open throat design you can reach through to air up the tires ” Shelato notes that his duals are especially popular with people who drive on slopes In his area a lot of people have high banks and stability is a problem “The duals lower my center of gravity ” he says “They also increase my traction ” What they don’t do he stresses is carry more weight “Armchair engineers drive me crazy suggesting duals will overload an axle ” says Shelato “Adding weight is not the point ” Shelato suggests four lug extensions on heavier zero-turns and compact tractors Lighter machines need only two to hold the tie rings tight His first tie rings were built with 20-ga steel as it was the heaviest he could form in his home shop He would wind it like a clock spring while fitting it to the rim-size form “After a few months wrestling with the 20-ga steel I found a slip ring roller locally ” says Shelato “With a few modifications I could use 10-ga steel Now everything that goes out has the heavier 10-ga rings ” The only promotion Shelato has done for his small-scale duals is to post videos on his YouTube channel and his personal and High-Noon Group Facebook sites That has been enough He has shipped dual kits from N C to points as far as Maine Minn Utah and Texas “My kits range in price from $70 up to an $1 100 custom kit for a Deere 111 used to mow canal banks in Fla ” says Shelato “I tried to talk the latter out of doing it but his attitude was spending $14 000 on a 4-WD or have me build him a set ASAP ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup High-Noon Duals 128 S McCoy Rd Salisbury N C 28144 ph 704-798-5014; shelato61@gmail com

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