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Nebraskafarms
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Posted: 01 Jan 2016 at 8:50pm |
I have a 8070 and just noticed something. I has 26" rims on the front and noticed in a prior post they show 24 and 28" as options not 26.. Not such a big deal if they are appropriate height for the Rear tires... But want to make sure they are. Rears are 18.4R38 and the Fronts have 420/85/26. If Im calculating that out correctly that makes I have 16.9R26's on the Front with 18.4R 38's on back. Help me out!! uploads/14834/8070.jpg
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are you having trouble with the front wheel assist binding or trying to pop-out?
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Nebraskafarms
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Just bought so no... when i drove it around didnt notice anything funny either nor did i think the front tires were taller proportionally compared to the rears. When i was looking through the fourms on here someone posted this so im a little nervous ... again this is on someone elses post
.. Front Rear 13.6 x 28 18.4 x 38 14.9 x 28 20.8 x 38 or 18.4 x 42 14.9 x 24 16.9 x 38 Edited by Nebraskafarms - 03 Jan 2016 at 2:48pm |
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jiminnd
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Could be 16.9 26 is the same height as 13.6 28, I don't know but I used 15'5 38 duals with 18.4 34s, maybe the circumphrense is the same, just a thought.
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eighty nine
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This link may help , rolling circumference chart. http://commercial.firestone.com/content/dam/bcs-sites/firestone/PDF/RCI.pdf
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Nebraskafarms
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Gerald J.
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Tall tires on the front will make the fronts try to out pull the rears and the FWA drive won't survive that well. It will also tend to jump as the fronts slip occasionally.
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ILGLEANER
Orange Level Access Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Willow Hill,ILL Points: 6448 |
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We bought an 8070 new with 20.8x 38s on the rear and 18.4x26 on front. Front always pulled a little more then the rear. It's still going and has never had the front end touched.
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SHAMELESS
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NE Farms...did you get that one on Big Iron Auction?
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Nebraskafarms
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What your saying you have actually have matches/converts over right mine does not
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Nebraskafarms
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yes I did ... were you bidding against me..haha?
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Unit3
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Ours are set up the same as ILGleaners. Ours both have diff lock in the front axle.
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2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C
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Nebraskafarms
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Yes how IL Gleaners is setup and yours goes along with the appropriate tire height... mine does not according to tire calculators and the Owners manual
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ILGLEANER
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And they drag there ass going thru the field and look dumb ! What tire does it recommend for 20.8x42s on the rear ?
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Nebraskafarms
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This is what the manual says according to a prior post Front Rear 13.6 x 28 18.4 x 38 14.9 x 28 20.8 x 38 or 18.4 x 42 14.9 x 24 16.9 x 38
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Nebraskafarms
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Again what i have is 16.9R26's on the Front with 18.4R 38's on back.......... so around 2.5 inches Taller then what im seeing in the prior post as recommendations with those rears what are your guys thoughts? I didnt notice any pulling or anything when i test drove it or anything with the Front wheels on
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427435
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Engineering tried to have 2-3% more travel speed (lead) with the fronts compared to the rear (gearing and tire sizes figured in). This primarily was to help with turning. According to the Firestone Tire Data Book http://dawsontireservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/FirestoneAgTireDatabook.pdf the 16.9-26 has a 4% larger loaded radius than the 13.6-28. This would result in a 6-7% higher travel speed (lead). This will wear out front tires faster and won't help the life of the FWA drivetrain components. The clutch for the FWA will limit the torque to the front wheels, so you may not notice a problem on high traction surfaces. However, the clutch won't be happy doing that continuously either. Edited by 427435 - 01 Jan 2016 at 11:46pm |
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Nebraskafarms
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Thats interesting... You confirmed what I was thinking and its appreciated. Now my question now become why do so many of these 8070's have 26" rims on them??? since atleast according to the one owners manual this was not a option for the front rims. Then another question you mention the 3% lead. if one was to put smaller tires on the front then what is called for in theory that would prolong the life of the MFWD but would also lead to less "help" when the 4wd is needed correct?
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dpower
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That tractor was cheap on BIGIRON, cant believe they let it go for that. Congrats
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SHAMELESS
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yes I was ya bum! lol....shucks...if i'da know'd that i'd a run it up more! lol...well...if ya drives it home, you'll prolly drive past my place!
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SHAMELESS
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the rules is Dpower...ya gits what ya gits on their auctions...I know sum of them fudge, but if they gits caught...well I don't know what they can do about it!
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SHAMELESS
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you shoulda bid on it Dpower!
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DrAllis
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I know I've sold 8070's before with 20.8 x 38's on the rear and 16.9 x 26's on the front or maybe it was 18.4 x 26's. Anyway, it was in 1985 model year and probably wasn't in the Owners manual yet....by Fall of 1985 it was all over............
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Peterson
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To make a long story short, Allis was wrong with putting the 18.4-26's on the front with 20.8-38's. They are to tall. Correct tire size with 18.4-38's are a 13.6-28, or a 14.9-26 if that size is even available. 20.8-38's would be 14.9-28 or 16.9-26. 20.8-42's would take a 16.9-28 or 18.4-26. We put 20.8-42's on our 8050 and I went over all the tire sizes with the tire dealer to find the correct height.
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Leon B MO
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We run 13.6x28 fronts with 18.4x38 with duals on the rear of our 8050, always have.
6500 hours and never been in the front end. Leon B
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WD45
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Our 8030 had 20:8x38 with 14:9x28 on front.
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Nebraskafarms
Bronze Level Joined: 01 Jan 2016 Location: Omaha, NE Points: 28 |
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Appreciate all your guys help and thoughts.... Was any of you the 2nd to last bid? This was actually the first time I ever bid on anything at a farm auction (that was over 100 bucks). So bidding one time and winning was kind of unexpected. My dads first cab tractor was a 7030 that he bought in the mid 80's and he always was interested in getting one of the 8000 series but ended up settling on a all green line up..ha I do think the tractor is a solid good tractor that has the MFWD rebuilt not long ago
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Peterson
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That would be my guess. Our 8050's front was wore out from the oversized tires too. Find yourself either a set of 13.6-28's or put some 20.8-38's on the rear.
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dpower
Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Madison Ne Points: 1576 |
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You did good. Neighbor sold his 8050 two wheel drive last year and it brought 26000. It was rough to and needed work
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