My land has some slopes and hills that I just avoid. To add stability am considering adding a Bora 3.5" wheel spacer to each side of rear. Anyone tried spacers? If so, how well did they work and did they cause any maintenance issues. Thanks.
L3901 Wheel Spacers for stability
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What type of tires do you have? If R1 ag tires are you aware that they mount at different track widths?
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Spacers will change your butt-pucker for sure! Great add on - as UP mentioned, AG tires/rim can be moved out and spacers are not needed. R4 and Turfs will need spacers.
They change everything for the better! I would not get so far spread that your tracks are wider than you bucket however.
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GreensvilleJay
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re: My land has some slopes and hills that I just avoid
never,ever drive crossways on a slope or hill !!
leave bucket low to the ground
I drive my stock BX23S up/down a 35* hill ( access ramp to garden ) all the time, no worries......
never,ever drive crossways on a slope or hill !!
leave bucket low to the ground
I drive my stock BX23S up/down a 35* hill ( access ramp to garden ) all the time, no worries......
That is easy to say, but if I had to follow that advice 90 percent of the time my tractor would stay parked.
Granted you have some hills where you are...I take it that 35* is percent? But you must have a lot of flat area if you can move your tractor around without crossing a slope. Do not think there is any way I would even attempt going up or down a 35 DEGREE slope!
Wheel spacers certainly do improve stability from what I have seen. How much can be debated though...still, I am a fan of wheel spacers...
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35 degrees, not percent, it'd be 70 percent slope
not really a big deal
My neighbour's land has some nice 50* degree or more slopes to have 'fun' on. One Spring day, I'll measure them just for a giggle,probably closer to 60...
not really a big deal
My neighbour's land has some nice 50* degree or more slopes to have 'fun' on. One Spring day, I'll measure them just for a giggle,probably closer to 60...
Please do measure that slope and report back!
I totally agree driving across a 35 degree slope on a normal tractor larger than a BX would be close to insane, even with wheel spacers of any thickness. Still 35 degrees is really steep, but not as steep as 45 degrees...
I will say that my BX with four foam filled tires and the MMM on, is extremely stable on slopes. On the other hand, my B2910 scares me on about any cross slope I have here, after tipping it on its side once when using a box blade on a close to flat area...(built up an area a couple feet, then slid off the edge after becoming inattentive due to the monotony of going back and forth so many times...)
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Before buying spacers you might take a look at the rear wheels to see if they are one piece rims or two piece (outer donut bolted to center dish). If two piece and you’re running R4’s or R1’s you should have multiple width choices based on how you have the outer rims bolted to the centers. If you have two piece I’d check the owner manual for the max width with your tires and compare to current rear width. Obviously, if you have one piece rims, spacers are the only option.
OP has a L3901 so R4's are solid with no adjustment (and majority of these Standard L's are sold with R4's....
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My L4701 came with the 2 piece 4 position rims and R4’s. Didn’t know what the L3901’s came with.
My L3901DT has R1's and there were others on the lot when I bought mine. I think the dealer I got mine from sells a lot with R1's.
I don't have my rims set to the widest, but they are set wider then when I looked at the tractor.
I don't have my rims set to the widest, but they are set wider then when I looked at the tractor.
Not ag tires. My L3901 has one piece rims that do not allow for changing width. Bummer. It's either spacers, or nothing. Just worried about breaking something with 3.5" spacers (although I have seen posts where some people actually put 6 on both sides !)
Thanks for the suggestion. I have one piece rims so spacers are the only answer (other than loading tires which have already done). Not sure what my maximum spacers would be without messing up reliability. From looking at how much can be added to width by changing wheels (on those where it is possible), I think 4.5 inches on each side would be ok. Can't get Kubota to comment on reliability issues though. Not at all.
I’ve never fitted spacers to any of my tractors, I don’t have hills to worry about. If I was looking to fit spacers I think I would look in the 2-2.5” per side, 3.5”+ seems a large change.
I have the Bora 3.5" on my L2501 along with filled rear tires. I think it's much more stable. Like you, I questioned the size to get and called the company. They were very helpful and suggested at least 3" as I recall.
I also will go with spacers about the same width as roybell, if I buy them. Looks like the Bora ones are what I would go with. I am thinking of 4" spacers for my B2910. Being relatively expensive, if I am going to spend around $400 I want to get some real benefit from the purchase. Might be a little off on the cost...did not check in a while...but probably not by much delivered...
The salesman I spoke to about wheel spacers said that he has some guys running 5" spacers with no problems at all. They are working in the woods in steep terrain, so they wanted to go as wide as they could. My land is also very hilly. He recommend 4" spacers for my B2650, so that's what I'm having installed.
Thanks for the comment! Would you mind letting me know about how many hours you have on the 3.5" spacers? Thanks!
I don't use it a lot, so probably somewhere in the 13-15 hour range. I had the dealership install them and rear remotes at the same time.