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Topic: Wd45 wide front question.

Posted By: Allis Forever
Subject: Wd45 wide front question.
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2020 at 3:55pm

Hey everyone quick question

Never noticed this until I power washed the 55 plus year of grease and grime and today noticed that the front wide end is adjust at two separate holes for left wheel/spindle and right side. Attached are pics.

I thing looks bent or out of place with spindles but the rear tires are out pretty far.

I know with after market tie rod ends a friend once needed to use his front end on different setting due to different length I believe but that was a farmall.

My first wd45 so any help or ideas is appreciated. I was thinking of either adjusting one side in or out but Not sure if this was stock with the offset seat and steering or if this assisted with turning to the right or left quicker. Any help appreciated
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Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2020 at 4:37pm

Front end is adjustable for width for different rows or whatever reason you want. If you are just using the tractor for pulling stuff then you need to make both left and right the same. Then adjust your tie rods as well to get approx 1/16 in toe-in or so.

Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2020 at 7:15pm

Not normal we had a tractor at the farm like that I got one side adjusted and couldn't move the other. Next time it was in the shop I put it back in. Never did get the left side loose. Now the front is narrower than it should be

Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 12:03am

Actually, this is quite normal for a tractor that plowed ground a lot. My WD45 is still set up just the way she was back when she was the main tractor with her 3 btm SC plows. She has 16.9x28s on the rear set in as far as they can be without hitting the fenders. The front axle was adjusted so that the front tires were just barely in line with the rears so that only 1 tire track showed on each side but keeping the front axle as narrow as possible. This left 2 exposed holes on each side on the front axle. It was quickly discovered that this setup wasn't optimal while plowing. With the rear tire properly placed in the furrow and the plow setup accordingly, the front tire was pressed right up against the furrow and constantly trying to climb out. The only solution was to set the right front tire out 1 more hole so that the tire rode properly in the furrow. To this day, she has 3 exposed holes on the right front axle but only 2 holes on the left side. The XT took over as main tractor in the early 70s and the 45 has been driven like this doing everything except plowing with no problems from it.

Also, with the aftermarket tie-rods, most that I have seen for sale state right on most seller's sites that they are generic for a majority of AC tractors from the W series up through the 100 series and will need to be cut down to fit the narrowest settings on the W series front axles. You simply cut the proper amount off the male tie rod end to achieve the required length to fit properly.

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Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2020 at 8:45pm

My grandfather's WD-45 was set up as offset (both front and rear), he also pulled a 3-bottom SC. He was pretty proud of his setup too... he could line it up, lower the steel, and let go of the steering wheel, it would follow the furrow cut and curl the soil beautifully. He said once that he set it up that way so Zippy (his dog) could spell him for a few passes while he was taking a lunch break...

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Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2020 at 9:28pm

Huh, guess I screwd up. Put '77 3/4 ton Chevy tie rod ends on mine. Took some doing but it's worked fine for years now. Leon