Power Adjust Wheels For MFWD Tractors

Power Adjust Wheels For MFWD Tractors TRACTORS Accessories 19-5-32 "We have crops on both 36 and 30-in. rows in our operation so we have to continually change wheel spacing. On our front wheel drive tractors this is a real chore," says Jeff Laskowski, Plover, Wis. "First you have to remove the entire front tire, rim and center dish off the tractor, and then unbolt the dish, turn it around, rebolt it and move the complete unit to the other side of the tractor and remount it. If the tires have fluid in them, as ours do, it's quite a job. "The rear wheels on our Deere tractors are easy to move because of the rack and pinion system they have. But the fronts were a real bear, and it took 1 1/2 hrs. to convert a single tractor. "Our solution was to go to a actor salvage yard and purchase some old Allis-Chalmers power adjust rear wheels that were the same size as our fronts - 14.9 by 28. We then put the centers in a lathe and cut out the Allis bolt pattern to accommodate a new plate with the Deere bolt pat-tern needed. The Deere adaptor was also custom-made on a lathe_ We just welded it in place and we were set. "Now we can change tread width on the entire tractor - front and rear - in about 15 min. It's simple and works slick "Total cost was just $500." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jeff Laskowski, Laskowski Farms, 5924 Cty. J, Plover, Wis. 54467 (ph 715 344-8076).

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