Kubota B6200 wheel position

[Nick Mayne]

I have just bought a second hand B6200 and noticed that the wheels were mounted on the hexagonal axles with the end of the axle set back from the end of the wheel hexagonal casing ie. overhanging. There are options on positioning as the location pins cab be mounted in different holes at different distances from the axle end. I assumed these options are for different wheels and so repositioned the wheels so the axles protruded just outside the wheel casing for the maximum engagement. Is that correct and was the original posion wrong?
Thanks for anyone who can answer...I cannot find this in the handbook or other threads, Nick (UK)

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

As long as the safety pin in a hole and hub are on the axle more than 1/2 then all is good, there is a multitude of different arrangements that can be done with the wheels and hubs.
Really there is no right way, rule of thumb is to set them so that the loader bucket fits just outside the tracks or a back blade, but some need the added width for stability.

 

[chyduke]

I had the same question. Now that it seems to be answered by the last post, I have a couple more about my B6000E:

1) Should the rear wheels be mounted on the outside or the inside of the hubs. When I purchased my tractor, it had one of each (sorry if this sounds like a rookie question )

2) I ran across a picture of a wheel hub (below) and noticed that my hubs do not have the hub "shims" as the one shown. The hubs are a little loose on the rear axle, and when it is on jackstands the rear wheels wobble a bit. However, it looks like the shims in the picture would make the hubs far too tight. There is maybe a total of 1/8"-3/16" clearance between the hubs and the rear axle. Were some tractors produced with different hubs that did not require shims?

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[bmblank]

I have a question along the same lines. I know the older 7100 (and I assume all 6000 and 7000 series tractors) have a 4 bolt pattern on the wheels and the newer 7100 has a 6 bolt pattern. Can the hubs be swapped between the old version and new version?

 

[kubotasam]

I have a question along the same lines. I know the older 7100 (and I assume all 6000 and 7000 series tractors) have a 4 bolt pattern on the wheels and the newer 7100 has a 6 bolt pattern. Can the hubs be swapped between the old version and new version?

It is the front wheels on a B7100 that have a different bolt arrangement 4 bolt old--6 bolt new. As far as I know the rears are the same with a 6 bolt pattern. There are 2 different style hubs new/old they are interchangeable. The new cast hub is a much better design.