Narrow Wheel Tractor For 10 Inch Beans

Narrow wheel tractor for 10 inch beans SPRAYING Miscellaneous 17-3-7 Richard Cox, Franklin, Ill., went to a lot of trouble to set up his Allis Chalmers D14 tractor sprayer to work 10-in. soy-beans. "These specially-designed narrow rear and front wheels are for bean rows but I can change back to the original wheels for other jobs," says Cox. The narrow wheel rims rims were originally used to convert old hay rakes from steel wheels to rubber. A nearby dealer still had some of the narrow rims on hand but Cox had trouble finding tires to fit them. A tire dealer finally found a brand called "Stunner" that had been imported from Italy. The 4-ply tires have a load rating of 1,000 lbs. "We're right at that weight, maybe even pushing it a little. But we have had no trouble," says Cox, who had to build rear wheels to fit the steel rims and tires. He found a new Idea wheel that had the right bolt pattern and used them for the inner part of the wheels. He took the outer part of the wheel hubs from Deere 38-in. wheels. He welded the three parts of each wheel together (inner and outer parts of hub and rim). Up front he used Ford tractor wheels after reworking the hubs to get the lug bolts to line up right. He fitted them with 19-in. single rib tires the same size as the rear tires. A 3-rider bean bar mounted on front covers a 16-ft. width, the width of Cox's planter. He mounted the bar on brackets originally designed for saddle tanks. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Richard Cox, Rt. 1, Box 52, Franklin, Ill. 62638 (ph 217 245-5692 or 243-3253).

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